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VOL LXX NO. 29 Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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COM DAY 2015

Provost’s Awards

for Excellence

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Herrera, Ascencio elected ASI President, VP

Alan Rivera / The Poly Post

The newly elected leaders of the 2015-16 Associated Students, Inc. student government pose for a photo.

Julian Herrera and Diana

Ascencio have been elect-

ed as Cal Poly Pomona’s

Associated Students Inc.

next president and vice

president.

ASI announced the new-

ly elected 2015-2016 stu-

dent government leaders

on Friday at the University

Plaza.

Herrera, a fourth-year

communication student,

and Ascencio, a third-year

management and human

resources student, faced

stiff opposition during

this year’s election against

three other presidential and

vice presidential candi-

date pairs: Tyler Glick and

Melisa Tovar, Uriah Sand-

ers and Brenda Calderon,

and Orlando Smith and

Edgar Rodriguez.

Herrera said that the

most important goal for

them as they start their

new positions is increasing

CPP’s sense of commu-

nity and ASI’s engagement

with the student body.

“We really want to focus

on bringing some kind of

campus unity,” said Her-

rera.

“We’ve started build-

ing some of that frame-

work this year by getting

some councils — Inter-

hall Council, Business

Administration, Education

and Integrative Studies,

Multicultural and Student

Interest Council — to en-

dorse us. We’re building a

platform to bring councils

together, figure out their

needs, and work on all

those things.”

Aden Tessman, Marina

Sung and Karen Romero

all ran unopposed for sen-

ator-at-large positions with

Greek Council, Inter-hall

Council and Multicultural

Council respectively. Bi-

anca Pescina was elected

as Student Interest Council

senator-at-large.

Eight students were also

elected as ASI college sen-

ators:

• Bryce Von Helms for

the College of Agriculture,

• Tammy Fong for the

College of Business Ad-

ministration,

• Michael Sandoval for

the College of Education

and Integrative Studies,

• Leslie Simoni for the

Collins College of Hospi-

tality Management,

• Joshua Ebiner for the

College of Letters, Arts

and Social Sciences,

• Reeza Demonteverde

for the College of Engi-

neering,

• Brandon Whalen for

the College of Environ-

mental Design,

• and Gregory Kommel

for the College of Science.

CHRISTOPHER GALVANStaff Writer

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Ellerbee wins CPP’s � rst national pole vault titleSenior pole vaulter Justin Ellerbee (right) poses with junior pole vaulter Rodger Mantor (left) and assistant track and fi eld coach Josh Linker (center) at the NCAA Division II Championships. Ellerbee is the national pole vaulting champion in Division II athletics, and is the fi rst-ever Bronco national champion in pole vaulting.

To read more, see page 8.

Provost’s Awards honor facultyJennifer Switkes,

Richard Willson

and Winny Dong

have received the

Provost’s Awards

for Excellence.

Three of Cal Poly Po-

mona’s top professors will

receive the university’s

2015 Provost’s Awards for

Excellence, honoring ac-

complishments in teach-

ing, scholarly and creative

activities and service.

This year’s recipients

are Mathematics Profes-

sor Jennifer Switkes, Ur-

ban and Regional Plan-

ning Professor Richard

Willson and Chemical and

Materials Engineering

Professor Winny Dong.

According to the Pro-

vost’s Awards website,

the purpose of the three

awards are to recognize

outstanding CPP faculty

accomplishments.

The Provost’s Award for

Excellence in Teaching

rewards professors that

demonstrate significant

classroom performance

and are leaders in effec-

tive teaching methods

and innovations. Switkes

teaches her students

that they are capable of

achieving anything and

encourages them to follow

their dreams.

“I think it’s important to

EDUARDO CASTANEDAStaff Writer

See AWARD / Pg. 3

ELECTION TURNOUTPresident Julian Herrera and Vice President Diana Ascencio

608 votes

Agriculture Senator Bryce von Helms

97 votes

Business Senator Tammy Fong

147 votes

Collins College Senator Leslie Simoni

136 votes

CEIS Senator Michael Sandoval

59 votes

C.L.A.S.S. Senator Joshua Ebiner

270 votes

Engineering Senator Reeza Demonteverde

190 votes

Environmental Design Senator Brandon Whalen

86 votes

Science Senator Gregory Kommel

243 votes

Greek Council Senator-at-Large Aden Tessman

1,563 votes

Inter-Hall Council Senator-at-Large Marina Sung

1,516 votes

Multicultural Council Senator-at-Large Karen Romero

1539 votes

Student Interest Council Senator-at-Large Bianca Pescina

881 votes

-Julian Herrera, fourth-year communication student,

2015-16 ASI President

“We really want to focus on bringing some kind of campus unity.We’ve started building some of that framework this year by getting some councils to endorse us.”

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THE POLY POST2 Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Reckless Driving

May 19, 10:48 a.m.

An offi cer initiated

activity at Oak Lane.

Disposition: Moving

Violation Cite.

Welfare Check

May 19, 10:53 a.m.

The reporting party

was checking on a

resident at the Univer-

sity Village. He said he

was concerned for his

roommate’s safety. The

subject was looking

at weapons online for

two days. The subject

was also reported to be

quiet and distant. The

subject met with his

resident advisor.

Disposition: Checks

OK / Area Secure.

Recovered Stolen

Vehicle

May 19, 11:16 a.m.

Parts of the interior of a

White Acura car parked

in Parking Lot B were

missing. The car had

a Mount San Antonio

College parking permit.

Disposition: Report

Taken.

Welfare Check

May 19, 3:52 p.m.

A female student re-

ported that she was sui-

cidal and said that she

wanted to jump off of

the University Library

because she didn’t want

to live anymore.

Disposition: Assisted.

Other Drug Offenses

May 19, 4:02 p.m.

The reporting party

stated that there was

a smell of marijuana

coming from one of the

rooms in Vista Bonita.

Two subjects were

inside the room and

met with the resident

advisor.

Disposition: Canceled

Assignment.

Call for Assistance

May 19, 6:22 p.m.

There was a call for

assistance at one of the

emergency phones in

Parking Lot B.

Disposition: Checks

OK / Area Secure.

Found Property

May 19, 7:31 p.m.

A large black toolbox

fi lled with art supplies

was found in Parking

Lot F8.

Disposition: Log Note

Only.

Burglary from Vehicle

May 20, 7:14 a.m.

A burglary from a ve-

hicle occurred at iPoly

Parking Lot.

Disposition: Report

Taken.

Remove/Tamper Auto

Parts

May 20, 7:18 a.m.

The incident occurred

at Parking Lot B.

Disposition: No Dis-

position Noted.

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Professionals impart advice to communication students

Communication profes-

sionals shared the knowledge

and bits of wisdom they’ve

gained in the trenches with

Cal Poly Pomona students at

COM Day.

COM Day is an event com-

pletely produced by students

in the Special Events Plan-

ning course, offered through

the communication depart-

ment and taught by Professor

Vinita Dhingra. The event

brought in speakers working

in different sectors related to

the communication fi eld. This

year, the 32-student class had

eight weeks to come up with

and plan an event.

“For the students who are

planning the event it is a really

valuable experience because it

exactly exemplifi es what the

Cal Poly Pomona motto is,”

said Dhingra. “The students

learn to be responsible, meet

deadlines and recognize the

fact that they have to deliver.

“For the students that are at-

tending the event, they get lots

of networking opportunities.

There are students that have

gotten internships as a result.

And of course, there is the

take away from all of the pro-

fessionals that come to share

their wealth of knowledge.”

The all-day event on Thurs-

day featured over 20 speakers

and panelists that discussed

a range of topics from story-

telling to personal branding,

vlogging to blogging and en-

trepreneurship to design.

Students who attended the

event also had the opportu-

nity to get resume advising

and professional headshots.

University President Soraya

Coley also delivered remarks

at the end of the event.

The theme of the event

revolved around the phrase

“Your One-Way Ticket to

Success.”

“Our whole goal was to get

people from different majors

interested, so we took that into

account when we were select-

ing the different speakers and

just making people aware that

communication is everywhere

and it’s in every aspect of ev-

ery job,” said Andrew Gin, the

event’s co-chair and a fourth-

year public relations student.

Some of the brands and

companies the speakers work

with include “Good Day LA,”

Activision, the Vans Warped

Tour, Southern California

Edison, Edelman Public Rela-

tions, Disney University, Pop-

Sugar, Amy Poehler’s Smart

Girls and Live Nation.

“We just had some really

cool speakers,” said Bonnie

Paresa, a fi fth-year journalism

student who also served as co-

chair for the event. “To have

everyone come and share their

expertise with the students

meant a lot to us, because they

did it on their own time and

they are all very busy profes-

sionals.”

The event had 400 students

pre-register, and more stu-

dents were welcomed as drop-

ins.

“There is only so much

teachers can tell you and then

you are just studying it, but

this is a day to actually meet

people in the industry see if

this is for you,” said Agnes

Musee, a third-year journal-

ism student who attended the

event.

The concepts that were

echoed by most speakers were

the importance of attitude,

networking, goal-setting and

authenticity.

“Attitude is everything —

approach situations with a

positive outcome and that is

most likely what will result,”

said Scott Boczek, who works

as a Disney University facili-

tator and director of fundrais-

ing for a high school.

The keynote speaker for the

event was Michelle Pulfrey,

a producer for the morning

show “Good Day LA.” She

talked about her experiences

coming out of college and en-

couraged students to choose

their internships wisely and

take them seriously.

You are one of your most

valuable assets,” said Pulfrey.

For the speakers, the event

provided an opportunity to

give back and talk about

subjects they are passionate

about.

“It was such an exciting op-

portunity,” said Jessica Airey,

who works at Edelman Public

Relations. “I really wanted to

come here because it wasn’t

too long ago that I was a stu-

dent myself, and personal

branding is such an interesting

topic.

“I wanted to give some clar-

ity on that and on how person-

al branding could be such an

important part of your career

path.”

For alumnus Robert Taylor,

a public relations manager for

Activision, participating as

a panelist was important be-

cause he wanted to make him-

self available to students. He

also believes this type of event

helps manage expectations.

“I wanted to give students

just a blunt force of it’s not

rainbows and cookies out

there,” said Taylor. “It’s hard

work, it’s great work, but you

better prepare yourself. Post

Cal Poly life moves fast. If

you don’t stop and smell the

roses, life is going to pass you

by.”

Panelist Claire Ayoub, a

blogger for Amy Poehler’s

Smart Girls, comedy writer,

director, producer and actor,

likes speaking to college stu-

dents because they have not

encountered too many “Nos.”

“You do not need permis-

sion to create,” said Ayoub

during the panel.

Her advice to students is to

keep a passion project: “espe-

cially when you fi rst get out

of school because it is very

up and down, topsy-turvy and

confusing, but if you have

something that is very close

to your heartbeat that you re-

ally like doing, no matter what

you are going through, it’ll be

okay,” said Ayoub.

Todd Pruyn, who graduated

from CPP in 2003, works for

Activision as its director of art

services and gave a lecture on

design.

COM Day for him was a

good opportunity to help stu-

dents understand what options

they have after graduation.

“When I was a student here,

I would have loved to go and

visit other alumni and see

them in their natural habitats

and understand better what I

was getting myself into,” said

Pruyn.

His advice to students is

that they remain grateful.

“Happy people have one

thing in common, and that is

that they’re thankful for where

they are and where they come

from,” said Pruyn.

“Always try to fi nd oppor-

tunities in the things that go

wrong.”

MIREYA MARTINEZ

Staff Writer

[email protected] Mireya Martinez at

CPP buildings up to earthquake code

For most students liv-

ing in California, earth-

quakes are just a fact of

life. Many, however, aren’t

aware of the safety precau-

tions and procedures their

universities take to ensure

their safety.

Part of the Cal Poly Po-

mona campus is on the San

Jose faultline, which runs

through the 10 Freeway

and ends just north of Uni-

versity Drive.

This location on the fault

not only makes construc-

tion tricky, but could put

the university into a state

of emergency in the event

of a large earthquake.

CPP buildings are safe

to occupy and all up to

code, but facilities that

were built in the early days

of the university require

retrofitting to reinforce the

structures.

“The seismic review

board did a study a while

ago and started identify-

ing buildings that needed

to be seismically retrofit-

ted,” said Walter Marquez,

CPP’s associate vice presi-

dent for facilities, plan-

ning and management.

“We have a few of those

on our campus.”

Buildings 1, 3, 5, 9, 13,

and the CLA Building are

among the structures that

needed to be addressed

with seismic reinforce-

ment.

“The CSU looks at this

collectively as a whole

[and] make a request for

funding,” said Marquez.

“Funding for retrofits or

new academic buildings

typically come from the

state.”

The retrofitted buildings

with the seismic joints did

their part when an unex-

pected quake happened a

few years ago.

“In the event of an

earthquake of a significant

magnitude, damage is min-

imized,” said Marquez. “If

there is an earthquake of

a specific magnitude, it’s

going to do damage re-

gardless of building codes,

seismic codes or any other

element,”

For construction of new

facilities, there are strict

building codes so they do

not have to be retrofitted

later.

The university does

have emergency plans in

the event of a large-scale

earthquake. Emergency

Services Coordinator

Debbi McFall makes sure

those plans are up to date.

“I built a structure of

emergency teams,” said

McFall. “I don’t have an

emergency coordinator in

every single building, but

I have 25 emergency coor-

dinators and every build-

ing is assigned to one of

those 25.”

If necessary, those coor-

dinators orchestrate evac-

uations. If there were an

COREY KLEINSASSERStaff Writer

See BUILDING / Pg. 3

Brittney Fleshman / The Poly Post

THE POLY POST 3Tuesday, May 26, 2015

recognize that each stu-

dent is gifted and is an

amazing person,” said

Switkes. “I treat each stu-

dent as an individual and

make them feel resource-

ful in the class.”

Switkes teaches applied

and upper division math-

ematics. She teaches stu-

dents how to apply math

creatively and have fun

with it.

Her commitments out-

side of the university play

a major role in her teach-

ing methods and cred-

ibility. In her most recent

endeavor, Switkes taught

calculus at the California

Rehabilitation Center in

Norco for five weeks just

for “fun.” She said she

was proud of all the work

her students accomplished

in the short amount of

time they had.

In summer 2015,

Switkes will travel to

Uganda to teach for three

weeks through the Prison

Education Project.

As for her goals, Switkes

said that she wants to ex-

plore her opportunities in

administration at CPP and

hopes to find a new focus

for her career.


Excellence in Scholarly

and Creative Activities

highlights faculty that are

engaged in activities out-

side the classroom.

Willson, who is also the

urban and regional plan-

ning department chair,

is considered a parking

policy and transportation

expert with many publica-

tion bylines under his belt.

He is most proud of his

books “Parking Reform

Made Easy” and “Parking

Management for Smart

Growth.”

He also wrote an essay

for ACCESS Magazine

about merging his land-

scapes paintings into his

research. He said that his

books and essay are a val-

idation of the last 25 years

of his career.

“It takes decades to see

your impact in this field,”

said Willson. “It’s not just

publishing. It’s having an

impact and making pre-

sentations to planners and

having them change their

minds because of that.”

Willson said he’s also

interested in helping his

students become more ef-

fective in their work. He

wants to teach them what

he has learned in the last

30 years and help them

understand the challenges

they may face in an urban

and regional planning ca-

reer.


Excellence in Service ac-

knowledges a professor’s

contributions to both the

university and local com-

munity.

Dong’s continued ef-

forts in undergraduate

research have provided

many students more op-

portunities to succeed at

CPP.

Dong, who is also a

chemical and materi-

als engineering depart-

ment faculty member, has

served as the director of

the McNair Scholars Pro-

gram, the Achieve Schol-

ars Program and the Engi-

neering Scholars Program.

She has secured more than

$10 million in funding

for these programs and

scholarships, and has been

heavily involved in CPP’s

Office of Undergraduate

Research.

As a four-time Provost

Teacher-Scholar award

recipient, Dong said that

she wants to help students

reach their goals and un-

derstands their struggles.

“It’s always nice to get

recognized for the things

you’ve done,” said Dong.

“ I am doing exactly what

I love. This is where I

want to be.”

Provost’s Award for Ex-

cellence Committee Chair

Kimberley Miller, an as-

sistant professor in the ag-

ricultural science depart-

ment, said that all of the

recipients were amazing

and strong individuals.

“They are very deserv-

ing people and are experts

in their fields,” said Mill-

er. “Their engagement and

passion for their students,

faculty, university and

community are the most

important.”

Each professor will be

recognized at his or her

college’s Commencement

ceremony and will speak

at the Provost’s Awards

Symposium in fall 2015.

They will also receive a

plaque, monetary award

and inscription on the Pro-

vost’s Award Wall of Ex-

cellence in the University

Library.

[email protected] Eduardo Castaneda at

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AWARD: ‘I’m doing what I love. This is where I want to be’

earthquake, they would do

damage assessment.

“They would coordinate

the shelter in place,” said

McFall. “They coordinate

all the education, because

I go and do as much train-

ing as I can with them.”

University Police offi-

cers are also trained in tak-

ing damage assessments.

“They will stop answer-

ing to calls and will go

to a predetermined list of

where our high priorities

are, and they’ll evaluate

them at the same time the

people inside the build-

ings,” said McFall.

McFall also trains stu-

dents that live in the

dorms.

“I do drills in the hous-

ing population, daytime

and nighttime, the Chil-

dren’s Center and iPoly

High School,” said Mc-

Fall. “I try and do them

whenever there’s a little

bit of lag time, so that the

people who are here will

be [who] the students will

turn to for assistance [and

they] will have the training

to respond. I feel like they

could handle just about

anything.”

McFall cannot always

train all faculty and staff,

but hopes that everyone

will be ready in a crisis

situation.

“This is a learn-by-

doing institution, and to

assume that the world is

going to take care of you

in an earthquake is really

missing the boat,” said

McFall. “In an emergency

it’s really empowering to

have done some planning

for yourself.”

Terry Cheiffetz, a sec-

ond-year graduate geo-

physics student, believes

that students, staff and

others living in the area are

not ready for a large-scale

earthquake because they

have not been exposed to

one in recent years.

“Our age group has been

in a period of reduced

seismicity since the North-

ridge earthquake in 1994,”

said Cheiffetz.

“Basically, we have

college-aged students that

don’t have any remem-

brance of $20 billion in

damage and 100 people

perishing.

“You start to relax and

get [back] into your rou-

tine. Nobody has bottled

water or an emergency

plan for an event like that

with a moderate magni-

tude, let alone a devastat-

ing earthquake.”

Cheiffetz chose his field

of study not only because

he enjoys it, but because

he wants to be a mediator

to those that are unfamiliar

with the subject.

“I just want to let people

know and be a liason to

be able to describe things

to people on their level so

they can understand what’s

going on,” said Cheiffetz.

[email protected] Corey Kleinsasser at


Jairo Pineda / The Poly Post

BUILDING: emergency plans are important for safety

Interim Senior Coordi-

nator for Student Life Sha-

ron Rocacorba said that

this year’s elections saw a

larger student turnout.

The elections drew al-

most 4,000 votes from

across the campus for the

various positions.

“One reason why more

people voted this year is

because we had more pres-

idential and vice presiden-

tial tickets,” said Rocacor-

ba.

“With more tickets there

is more interest on campus

with people gauging who

is winning.

“We had a little more

marketing this year for the

campaign than last year,

and a lot of the candidates

are starting to move to-

wards social media cam-

paigns versus paper cam-

paigns.

“It was a very different

feeling this year, which

was also part of [the turn-

out].”

ASI Elections Chair

Tommy Ward said ASI

boosted their own market-

ing campaign for the elec-

tions as well.

“We hosted six instead

of three information ses-

sions for elections this

year, and had them in mul-

tiple quarters as opposed

to only one,” said Ward.

“Instead of doing the

typical flyers and posters,

we also made t-shirts and

vinyl banners.”

The new ASI represen-

tatives will begin transi-

tioning into their positions

next week.

[email protected] Christopher Galvan at


ASI: student representatives will transition next week

LIFESTYLE4 Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Art students and return-

ing alumni are currently dis-

playing their art at the Cal

Poly Pomona Kellogg Art

Gallery and Don B. Huntley

Art Gallery for PolyKroma

2015.

The exhibition showcases

student work within the uni-

versity’s Department of Art,

including fi ne arts, graphic

design and art history. It

encompasses three events:

2D3D Juried Art Exhibi-

tion, the Fine Arts/Art His-

tory Senior Shows and the

Graphic Design Senior

Show/Industry Night.

“Kroma is a word for

color,” said Michele Caire-

lla-Fillmore, director and

curator of the Kellogg Art

Gallery and the Don B.

Huntley Art Gallery. “I

think traditionally in the

arts, we associate color with

art. So it’s all the different

shades of the art department

and what they have to offer.

“The word ‘kroma’ has

to do with the spectrum and

the rainbow, but it’s this

idea that each component

is a different shade in the

color of that rainbow.”

At the Kellogg Art Gal-

lery, the Senior Show exhib-

its works from fi ne art, art

history and graphic design

students. Fine art pieces us-

ing drawing, sculpture and

hand-rolled paper are on

display at the front gallery.

In the middle of the gallery

are summaries of students’

art history papers, and in

the back gallery are graphic

design students’ wall and

motion graphics.

“With my guidance, [stu-

dents] also learn to install

the show,” said Cairella-

Fillmore. “They all had to

participate in installation,

so they learn how to present

their work and how to get it

up on the wall.

“While you’re learning

how to paint and you’re

learning graphic design,

you don’t necessarily learn

how to present it in a pub-

lic space. It is part of that

practical learning experi-

ence. It’s good for an artist

to know how to install their

work.”

The 2D3D Juried Art

Exhibition, located in the

Huntley Gallery, is a show

displaying 2-D and 3-D art

forms. The pieces included

drawings, photography, mo-

tion graphics, pottery and

packaging design. Jurors

selected 57 art pieces to dis-

play from over 250 submis-

sions.

Jennifer Nguyen, a

fourth-year graphic design

student, won fi rst place in

graphic design for her 3-D

paper cutout poster series.

“I discovered that I was

really interested in paper

cut,” said Nguyen. “So

I thought it would be re-

ally innovative to make a

poster that is 3-D, because

I’ve never really seen that

done before. So I decided to

make a series of posters for

the four seasons.

“I just really enjoy mak-

ing them, so I thought it

would be nice for other peo-

ple to enjoy them too.”

On Thursday, profession-

als in the art industry were

invited to view graphic de-

sign students’ portfolios and

network with them at Indus-

try Night.

This year, graphic design

students created wall pieces

based on what represents

them or their spirit animal.

At the bottom of their wall

piece, students placed port-

folios and business cards

displaying their talent and

skill.

Many industry profes-

sionals arrived, hoping to

hire students to help rebrand

a corporation’s image, build

a website, or create designs

for their clients’ needs.

“In our business, you

have to understand the cli-

ent in order to win the

work,” said Louise Le, a

marketing designer for Olt-

mans Construction Co. “We

are defi nitely looking for a

lot of people with a print

emphasis and a little bit of

coding, and defi nitely peo-

ple who can communicate,

because that is really im-

portant.”

Le’s advice to aspiring

students is to show that

they are willing to learn and

always call the employer

back.

“The one advice I’ve no-

ticed for students is to show

breadth in your work,” said

Le. “We’re not looking for

standouts, but we’re defi -

nitely looking for range in

teachability.”

PolyKroma gave art stu-

dents the chance to show

professionals their talent

and impressive work.

“I’m very impressed,”

said Winnie Phan, a career

services employee at Cali-

fornia Institute of Advanced

Management. “The candi-

dates who I’ve spoken to

[are] very warm and very

professional. You can have

all the intelligence and all

the creativity, but when you

don’t have the people skills,

I think that’s so fundamen-

tal. This [event] is very pro-

fessional, and everybody

has their unique style.”

PolyKroma will be on

display until June 14. Ad-

mission to both galleries is

free.

PolyKroma showcases student work

IZBEL TORRESStaff Writer

At PolyKroma, student artists showcased their work and networked with industry professonals.

Jennifer Contreras / The Poly Post

“[Learning how to present art

in a public space] is part of that

practical learning experience. It’s

good for an artist to know how to

install their work. ”

- Michele Cairella-Fillmore,director and curator of the Kellogg Art Gallery and

the Don B. Huntley Gallery

[email protected] Izbel Torres at

Brewery

wins

acclaimed

award

Cal Poly Pomona’s

Innovation Brew

Works has won the

Loyal E. Horton

Dining Award.

This is the second

year CPP has

received the award.

THEA O’DELL

Staff Writer

Cal Poly Pomona stu-

dents enjoyed a night of fi t-

ness and fun at the fi rst ever

Bronco Fitness Expo on

Tuesday.

Associated Students, Inc.

Campus Recreation held

the fi ve-hour expo on the

second fl oor of the Bronco

Recreation and Intramural

Complex. The event was

free to all registered BRIC

members.

“The point of the event

was to really highlight what

we offer in a small setting so

that people can come in and

experience all the aspects,”

said ASI Campus Recre-

ation Fitness Coordinator

A’Naja Bass. “We have

something for everyone.”

Students were able to

participate in a fi tness boot

camp, physical challenges

and personal training ses-

sions.

They could even chal-

lenge Campus Recreation

student staff members with

exercises selected by spin-

ning a wheel.

“It’s so much fun,” said

fourth-year industrial engi-

neering student Adrian Zurita

at the event. “The staff here is

really awesome.”

Students who came out to

the expo received multiple

fi tness related freebies, in-

cluding shaker bottles, water

bottles, sweatbands, sport

armbands and Jamba Juice

samples.

Student Health and Coun-

seling Services, as well as

other campus clubs and orga-

nizations, participated in the

expo by sponsoring booths

with educational games and

prizes.

“I wanted to fi nd a way

to collaborate with as many

different organizations and

departments on campus, and

really focus on health and

wellness,” said Bass.

For example, the Foods and

Nutrition Forum, a club for

food & nutrition students, had

a food safety game where stu-

dents had to decide whether

they should eat or toss a food

based on the given situation.

“Not a lot of students re-

alize the impact that food

choices can have on their

health,” said fourth-year

foods and nutrition student

Hannah Reynoso, who is

also the club’s publicity of-

fi cer. “It’s really important

for students to eat healthy

now to maintain their

health later on in life.”

The Martial Arts Club

also engaged students with

martial arts demonstrations

and tips on how to defend

yourself.

“I didn’t know we had a

martial arts club on cam-

pus,” said Zurita. “I’m

looking forward to join-

ing.”

Group fi tness classes

demonstrated throughout

the night included “Trim N

Tone,” “Kettlebell Blast,”

yoga and a new class called

“Tabata Challenge.”

“Tabata is a new fi t-

ness trend that’s becom-

ing popular,” said Bass. “I

wanted to demo it tonight

and hopefully add it to the

group fi tness classes in fall

quarter.”

The BRIC already offers

48 group fi tness classes ev-

ery week as well as one-on-

one personal training ses-

sions with certifi ed student

trainers and instructional

clinics.

Campus Recreation staff

members also conducted

equipment demos for stu-

dents who wished to learn

more about a certain ex-

ercise machine or just be-

come more familiar with

what the BRIC has. These

demos are also available to

students Monday through

Thursday at the BRIC.

“[The staff] make it easy

for me to work out and

learn new techniques,” said

Zurita.

Bass is pleased with the

enthusiasm that CPP stu-

dents have for the BRIC

since its opening in Sep-

tember.

“Students come here

for any and everything,

not just to work out,” said

Bass. “It has really created

a focal point, and it gave

students a new outlet for

doing things together.”

Zurita is always in the

BRIC and appreciates hav-

ing the facility at CPP.

“It’s been amazing hav-

ing the BRIC on campus

now,” said Zurita. “It’s a

welcoming environment. I

come here, and I feel like

I’m at home.”

Bronco Fitness Expo makes working out fun

At the Bronco Fitness Expo, registered BRIC members took home freebies

after learning about the facility’s equipment and classes.

[email protected] Alexandria Waldron at

ALEXANDRIA

WALDRON

Staff Writer

Jaylene Guevara / The Poly Post

Cal Poly Pomona’s In-

novation Brew Works

has won the National As-

sociation of College and

University Food Services

2015 Loyal E. Horton

Dining Award, a presti-

gious award for excep-

tional campus dining ser-

vices throughout the U.S.

and Canada.

Craft brews and good

food go hand-in-hand,

and Cal Poly Pomona

was quick to catch onto

this trend. The university

launched Innovation Brew

Works in October, mak-

ing it the first educational

brewery and restaurant

open to the public in the

United States. In Decem-

ber 2014, two months af-

ter its grand opening, the

brewery started to make

and serve its own beer.

“Innovation Brew

Works is very unique as it

is part learn-by-doing ed-

ucational laboratory, part

microbrewery, and part

café that is also open to

the public,” said Amanda

Therrien, marketing assis-

tant and writer for the Cal

Poly Pomona Foundation.

“It was the perfect venue

to enter into this competi-

tion.”

CPPF entered Innova-

tion Brew Works under the

“retail sales-single con-

cept” category, which is

See AWARD / Pg. 6


Two individuals who love

and give themselves to Cal

Poly Pomona were recog-

nized at the seventh annual

Crowning of the Bronco

Court. Fourth-year psychol-

ogy student Benjamin Mur-

dock and fourth-year gen-

der, ethnic and multicultural

studies student Teaira Martin

were crowned Mr. and Ms.

CPP.

From deciding if CPP

was even a good fi t for him

to being Mr. CPP, Murdock

has grown as a student and

individual. School pride is

a huge portion of being Mr.

CPP, and Murdock cannot

express enough how much

he loves CPP.

“Being able to connect to

have that name Mr. Cal Poly

Pomona makes me really

happy, because I love Cal

Poly Pomona,” said Mur-

dock. “I’m so happy to show

my pride for the campus.”

During his freshman year,

Murdock did not like the

detachment of being a com-

muter and considered leav-

ing. He felt college should be

a place where he could meet

people and have a sense of

community.

“Maybe this wasn’t the

right place for me,” said

Murdock. “My mother chal-

lenged me to stay one year

and get into at least one club.

Thanks [to my] mom, she

helped me get involved and

kept going, and now I love

Cal Poly Pomona because

there is so much diversity.”

For Murdock, Mr. CPP

represents someone who

cares for the school and

shows their pride and spirit.

He wants to voice the stu-

dents’ opinions.

“With this title, I hope I

can help other students be-

come more passionate about

school,” said Murdock. “One

of the problems I’ve had with

Cal Poly Pomona was we are

a commuter campus, and it

is so sad that people are just

interested in getting to class

and leaving. There are so

many clubs out there doing

fun events.”

Murdock also made friend-

ships in the many groups he

got involved with. Some of

these include Cal Poly Cru,

Student Interest Council, As-

sociated Students, Inc. and

theatre.

Rebeca Ramirez, a third-

year theatre student, is one of

those friendships Murdock,

made. While taking a theatre

class together, she was drawn

to his positive attitude.

“I’m defi nitely not sur-

prised when I learned that he

was running,” said Ramirez.

“I had a hunch that he would

win. [He is] a ray of sun-

shine. I [am] really excited

for him, because I think Ben

is such a kind person.”

At the crowning, the con-

testants showed off their tal-

ent. Murdock put a twist on

William Shakespeare’s “Ro-

meo and Juliet.” He played

fi ve characters at once while

running around stage and en-

tertaining the audience with

his charm.

“For Juliet, I’d throw

on a wig and put my voice

into a nice high tone,” said

Murdock. “I just had fun

and wanted to make people

laugh.”

Murdock thanks his fam-

ily and friends for support-

ing him in everything he has

done.

“My friends who came to

the event and actually sup-

ported me showed me a lot of

love and made me feel spe-

cial and made that whole day

memorable,” said Murdock.

Martin enjoys theatre as

well. At the crowning, she

performed a monologue

called “My Short Skirt” by

Eve Ensler. Martin uses act-

ing as an outlet to express

who she is and what she be-

lieves in.

During the showcase, Mar-

tin’s friends couldn’t believe

how the list went on. Re-

naissance Scholars, Shades

of Queen, House of Ruth,

ASI and California Youth

Connection are only a few of

the organizations Martin has

given her time to.

“I’m big on community

service and giving back to

my community, because I

know if it wasn’t for my

community, I wouldn’t be

where I am today,” said Mar-

tin.

Martin is compassionate

about helping her commu-

nity and those in need. Af-

ter being a part of the foster

youth, Martin is motivated to

follow her dreams. Ms. CPP

is a dream she had since she

began attending CPP.

“When I started here as

Summer Bridge freshman in

2011, [Ms. CPP] was some-

thing I set a goal for myself,”

said Martin. “I told my men-

tors at the time what I was in-

terested in. I want to be Ms.

CPP, work for ASI and be

involved in clubs on campus,

and just listed all the things I

wanted as goals.”

Her determination and am-

bition led her to the crown.

Martin puts the glitz and

glamour of the crown aside

and appreciates the mean-

ing and responsibilities that

come with the title.

“I want people to know

that as Ms. Cal Poly, this

isn’t just a title for me. This

is who I am every day,” said

Martin. “The title to me rep-

resents involvement, com-

passion and being transpar-

ent.”

According to Martin, the

title comes with responsibili-

ties.

“One of my responsibili-

ties is to be the best student

I can be in class and off cam-

pus,” said Martin. “If I’m in

public and I’m speaking and

someone says she is a Cal

Poly Pomona student, then

that credits my school. I want

to make sure I uphold my

school to the upmost respect,

because they have given me

the blessing of education.”

While playing Powder

Puff football for Shades of

Queen, fourth-year chemis-

try student Darionna Malone

became closer to Martin.

Malone thinks Ms. CPP is a

determined person that wants

to make a difference in the

world by being an example.

“I feel like she very much

deserves it and I wouldn’t

want anybody else to repre-

sent Ms. Cal Poly but her,”

said Malone. “I think the im-

pact she’ll have on other peo-

ple would be to never give up

on the things that you’re do-

ing in life and always follow

your dreams.”

With their new titles, both

Martin and Murdock hope to

set a positive example for all

students and provide a closer

sense of community for CPP

students.

“I don’t want it to come

off as some popularity con-

test,” said Martin. “I want

students to know I am a re-

source to them. If I can’t

help them in something, then

I know I can direct them to

somewhere they can have an

outlet. I want the commuters

to know that there is so much

that your campus can offer to

you.”

Newly crowned Mr. and Ms. CPP hope to set a positive example

[email protected] Karina Ultreras at

Fourth-year psychology student Benjamin Murdock and fourth-year gender,

ethnic and multicultural studies student Teaira Martin were crowned 2015

Mr. and Ms. CPP.

Victoria Kernen / The Poly Post

KARINA ULTRERASStaff Writer

Cal Poly Pomona’s Society

of Women Engineers chapter

makes the effort to create an

environment where female

engineering students can

thrive and reach their full po-

tential.

Through outreach pro-

grams and events, CPP SWE

encourages both young girls

and women to excel in en-

gineering and advocates for

gender equality within the en-

gineering fi eld.

CPP SWE’s latest effort

to further this mission came

in the form of the newly-

launched “HeForSWE”

campaign, promoting gender

solidarity among science,

technology, engineering and

mathematics students.

Inspired by actor and

Goodwill Ambassador for

the United Nations Emma

Watson and her “HeForShe”

speech that encouraged men

to support gender equality,

CPP SWE created “HeFor-

SWE” to allow men to show

their support for women in

STEM fi elds.

Club members started the

#HeForSWE hashtag to pro-

mote the campaign on social

media. Supporters have start-

ed posting pictures of them-

selves holding signs with the

hashtag along with a personal

statement describing why

they support women pursing

STEM careers.

While making its way

through Facebook, Twitter

and Instagram, the campaign

has garnered some celebrity

support.

At a recent drag conven-

tion, CPP SWE students met

singer Jordin Sparks, who

showed her support for CPP

SWE by holding up a sign

with “#JSForSWE.”

At the same conference,

CPP SWE students met mem-

bers of RuPaul’s Pit Crew,

including aerospace engineer

Bryce Eilenberg, who showed

their support by posing with a

“#HeForSWE” sign.

To gain national academic

support for “HeForSWE,”

representatives from CPP

SWE will attend the 2015

STEM Think Tank and Con-

ference in Nashville, Tennes-

see in July. At the conference,

they will lead discussions

about “HeForSWE” and its

mission to raise awareness

for gender inequality and pro-

mote gender collaboration in

STEM fi elds.

According to Lily Gos-

sage, director of the Maxi-

mizing Engineering Potential

program and advisor to CPP

SWE, only 10 percent of

women who graduate with

CPP’s Society of Women Engineers launches campaign, gains supportKLARIZE

MEDENILLA

Staff Writer

Courtesy CPP SWE

Singer Jordin Sparks showed her support for CPP SWE.

See CAMPAIGN / Pg. 6

“The [CPP SWE] community is

very uplifting. It’s this community

of people who are going to raise

you up and constantly be fi ghting

the battle with you.”

- Breanna Haigler,president of CPP SWE and third-year industrial

engineering student


REVIEWS

Courtesy Disney

Brad Bird’s sci-fi movie

“Tomorrowland” is an ad-

venture in and of itself.

The Disney film focuses

on the idea of hope (or lack

of) and centers around nev-

er giving up.

Although this movie

is beyond farfetched, the

main idea wouldn’t have

been relayed if Bird didn’t

focus on the futuristic de-

tails that make up “Tomor-

rowland.”

After the prologue, in

which George Clooney’s

character addresses an un-

identified audience, the

film goes back in time

to the 1964 New York

World’s Fair. The fair sig-

nifies technological evolu-

tion and advancement.

A preteen Frank Walker

(Thomas Robinson) pres-

ents his semi-functional jet

pack to a British scientist

named Nix (Hugh Laurie).

Nix brushes Frank off see-

ing that there is no purpose

to his invention and sends

him on his way. Despite

this, Frank explains that he

is not going to give up.

Fortunately for him,

Frank meets a young Athe-

na (Raffey Cassidy). Athe-

na, who at first appears to

be Nix’s daughter, slips the

boy a World Fair pin that

transports him to a whole

other world that lies some-

where between time and

space.

For Frank, anything is

possible. It is this very fact

that links him and Casey

Newton (Britt Robertson),

a present day teen whose

dad is in charge of dis-

mantling rockets that will

never be used. Outraged

by the lack of support for

the space program, Casey

sends homemade drones

to destroy the equipment.

In doing so, she winds up

getting caught and taken to

jail.

After getting bailed out,

Casey finds in her belong-

ings the same pin that

changed Frank’s life. Ev-

ery time she touches this

pin, it takes her to another

land.

It becomes quite clear

to the audience why Frank

and Casey both received

the pin: they have a driving

force inside that can’t and

won’t be put out.

Once Casey joins forces

with the middle-aged Frank

(Clooney), the movie takes

off with action and futur-

istic details joined with

human-like robots and out-

of-this-world ideas.

But the most capturing

moral of the movie is that

people and their compla-

cency are pulling the world

down. Not thinking of so-

lutions that will salvage

humanity can be detrimen-

tal.

Despite the fact that the

movie did get a bit confus-

ing at times, “Tomorrow-

land” gets the mind going.

Apart from being serious

in many ways, the film also

has a soft and touching side

that adds to its effect.

Without completely

spoiling “Tomorrowland,”

there is a death scene that

is one of the best and most

attention grabbing scenes

in the entire film.

The cast selection defi-

nitely met expectations.

Clooney, Robertson and

Cassidy give “Tomor-

rowland” that extra push.

Clooney’s grumpy yet op-

timistic character contrasts

with Robertson’s excited

and willing character, as

well as with Cassidy’s per-

plexing character in all the

right ways.

This futuristic film is

definitely one to see.

“Tomorrowland” is rated

PG for sequences of sci-fi

action violence and peril,

thematic elements and lan-

guage.

“Tomorrowland” is in

theaters now.

SERINA MOLANOStaff Writer

[email protected] Serina Molano at

4 / 5 STARS

‘Tomorrowland’ review: futuristic

film is farfetched, but captivating

Courtesy AMC

One of the many things

that television critics say is

that we are in a golden age

of television. Television, in

all creative aspects, has never

been better.

In some ways, AMC’s

“Mad Men” spearheaded that

evolution. It introduced a so-

phisticated cinematic style of

storytelling that has become

standard in contemporary

television drama.

The most basic understand-

ing of “Mad Men” is that it’s

a show about Madison Av-

enue’s advertising men in the

1960s. The show centers on

ad man Don Draper, spectac-

ularly played by Jon Hamm.

Early on in the show, the au-

dience comes to fi nd out that

there is much more to Don’s

personal and professional

lives than meets the eye.

Rather than making the

show a dull and objective

documentation of the pe-

riod, show creator Matthew

Weiner crafted a narrative

about American historical

events and a changing world,

viewed through the diverse,

complex perspectives of fi c-

tional advertising men (and

later, women) and the people

in their lives. Weiner gave

those born after the 1960s a

glimpse of life in the volatile

social climate of the time pe-

riod.

If there’s one thing to praise

about “Mad Men” it should

be the impeccable character

development — particularly

with its female characters.

The 1960s were a precursor

to the women’s rights move-

ment in the 1970s, and that

gradual change is refl ected in

each of the female characters.

The evolution of Peggy

Olsen (Elisabeth Moss)

from naïve secretary to con-

fi dent copy chief established

her as the show’s feminist

icon. Joan Holloway-Harris

(Christina Hendricks) also

proved herself as more than a

pair of legs in the male-domi-

nated industry as she climbed

up the corporate ladder. Even

the frustratingly traditional

Betty Draper-Francis (Janu-

ary Jones) enrolled herself in

college towards the end.

But to me and many televi-

sion critics, the most impor-

tant female character on the

show was Sally Draper, beau-

tifully portrayed by Kiernan

Shipka. Her growth from a

wide-eyed little girl into an

inquisitive, responsible indi-

vidual was one of the show’s

highest points. She learned

forgiveness in the roughest of

ways in the sixth season, and

became an unlikely fi gure to

ground her father Don back

to reality.

Eight years and several

accolades later, the fi nale

revealed mostly satisfying

character conclusions. Some

fi nd love, some venture into

exciting new career paths

and some discover the inner

strength within themselves

that was there all along.

But one character’s ending

did not follow suit. For many

devoted viewers, Don’s end-

ing was frustrating. The few

episodes prior to the fi nale

showed us Don on a Kerouac-

esque road trip across the

country, leading us to believe

that he had left advertising for

a life of self-improvement.

Instead, the fi nal shot of the

series shows Don meditating

on a cliff in California. When

it cuts to Coca-Cola’s classic

“Hilltop” commercial from

1971, we can surmise that

Don eventually re-enters the

advertising world, unchanged

and with yet another brilliant

idea for an ad. It wasn’t the

self-affi rming realization we

had thought. Weiner has been

making the rounds to explain

the ending, confi rming that

Don had created the ad.

Weiner’s choice to end the

show this way was necessary,

given Don’s character. The

show ended the same way

it began, with Don concep-

tualizing an idea for an ad.

It was a perfect end for this

enigmatic, deceptive charac-

ter. Of course he goes back

to advertising, because that’s

where his fraudulent nature

thrived.

Despite the perfect end

to one of television’s most

original characters, the fi nal

weeks of the series focused

on some weak storylines that

didn’t require more than a

few minutes.

The latter half of the fi -

nal season dealt with Don’s

messy divorce from his wife

Megan, played by Jessica

Paré. Megan’s screen pres-

ence waned signifi cantly, and

her storyline felt dragged out.

Also, some worthy charac-

ters didn’t see their fair share

of screen time — namely the

charismatic Trudy, expertly

played by the underrated

Alison Brie. The writers also

should have also expanded

the storylines for the show’s

only two African-American

characters, secretaries Dawn

(Teyonah Parris) and Shirley

(Sola Bamis).

Overall, the series fi nale

felt like a rushed affair. There

were some quick charac-

ter conclusions that would

have been nice to have seen

fl eshed out over a span of

episodes rather than a span of

minutes. After seven seasons,

the fi nale didn’t do some

characters enough justice.

Despite an ending that

could have been improved,

the infl uence of “Mad Men”

as a series will live on as an

important part of American

television history and the cul-

tural dialogue of what a TV

show should be.

KLARIZE

MEDENILLA

Staff Writer

[email protected] Klarize Medenilla at

4 / 5 STARS

‘Mad Men’ series finalereview: a rushed farewell

AWARD: Innovation Brew Works to be presented with award in July

open to any single, stand-

alone dining unit that is

not part of a marketplace

concept, according to the

NACUFS website.

Applicants are required

to send a comprehensive

book filled with exam-

ples and photographs of

the restaurant, as well as

detailed descriptions of

the menu. They are then

judged on a variety of

categories, which also in-

clude marketing, sustain-

ability, overall nutrition

and “wow” factor. Both

Innovation Brew Works

and the CPPF marketing

department spent over two

months creating the 60-

page project.

“To win such a distin-

guished award is an enor-

mous accomplishment for


and the entire Founda-

tion,” said Paul Storey,

CPPF’s executive director,

in a recent press release.

“The Foundation continu-

ally strives to provide the

best services to the cam-

pus and surrounding com-

munity, and we are proud

to do so with an award-

winning dining program.”

This is the second year

CPP won gold in the Loyal

E. Horton Dining Awards.

The Poly Trolley received

the honor in 2014 under

the same category.

“This honor is so ex-

citing and so gratifying,

considering how much

hard work and effort ev-

eryone who has been in-

volved in this creation has

put into it,” said Aaron

Neilson, CPPF’s dining

services director. “We’ve

put our hearts and souls

in this since day one. In-

novation Brew Works is a

university affair as much

as the grain, hops and or-

anges used for brewing

are grown on campus by

the College of Agricul-

ture. Even the spent grain

is sent back to campus to

feed our cows.”


is planning to continue

to find new ways to posi-

tively impact the univer-

sity as well as the commu-

nity. CPPF and Innovation

Brew Works will be hon-

ored for their award at the

2015 NACUFS National

Conference in late July

in Indianapolis, Indiana,

with CPPF set to be pub-

licly recognized at the

Loyal E. Horton Dining

Awards Luncheon.

[email protected] Thea O’Dell at

Continued from page 4 engineering degrees actually

go into the fi eld. Because of

the long hours, it is diffi cult

to balance family and work.

“The fi eld is not conducive

to family life or the female

biological time clock, and

that’s why a lot of women

don’t go in to get Ph.D.s in

engineering,” said Gossage.

“That’s why [college] is the

time for women to make

those decisions.”

Although SWE was origi-

nally created as a space for

women, Gossage stressed the

importance of collaboration

between male and female

students.

“There’s no need for

women-only events,” said

Gossage. “They don’t need

to be sheltered anymore, but

we also don’t want to criti-

cize the programs that are

women-centric. They still

have value, but trends show

that [female students] don’t

mind male students in their

groups.”

One of the largest outreach

events CPP SWE hosted this

year was the annual Youth En-

gineering Success program.

The club invited hundreds of

middle school students to CPP

to get a taste of the engineer-

ing college experience via

labs, activities and presenta-

tions.

Alyssa Emerson, CPP

SWE’s vice president of ex-

ternal affairs and a fi rst-year

electrical engineering student,

said that because of the lack

of engineering in the middle

school curriculum, the YES

program gives girls an op-

portunity to see if engineering

might be something they want

to pursue.

“Young girls might not

have a chance to take engi-

neering classes in middle

school,” said Emerson. “But

if they know there’s an op-

portunity out there for them to

go to college, get a degree and

get benefi ts, they’ll go into

high school knowing what

they want to do. It’s giving

them a goal.”

Apart from community

outreach, CPP SWE President

Breanna Haigler said that an

important mission of the club

is to support fellow CPP stu-

dents.

“The [CPP SWE] commu-

nity is very uplifting,” said

Haigler, a third-year industrial

engineering student. “It’s this

community of people who are

going to raise you up and con-

stantly be fi ghting the battle

with you. That’s something

that’s really important to us

and something we try to build.

“It’s not just about doing

these things for little girls. It’s

also about doing these things

for each other.”

CAMPAIGN: CPP SWE aims to stresscollaboration between men and womenContinued from page 5

[email protected] Klarize Medenilla at

OPINIONTuesday, May 26, 2015 7

Know JusticeKnow Peace

Ireland says yes to equalitySALINA NASIREditor-in-Chief

[email protected] Salina Nasir at

Stress is nothing to stress about

Sungah Choi / The Poly Post

MALAK HABBAKStaff Writer

[email protected] Malak Habbak at

If you’ve read articles

about stress management,

this isn’t one of them. This

is a story about redemption.

It’s about transforming the

way people typically think

about stress, a horned en-

emy, into a friend. It’s also

based on Stanford Univer-

sity psychologist Kelly Mc-

Gonigal’s viral 2013 TED

Talk, “How to Make Stress

Your Friend.”

Now the reason I’m retell-

ing this story today is be-

cause despite the abundance

of books, articles, videos

and shows about stress man-

agement, you’d think peo-

ple would cope better with

stress.

But the American Psy-

chological Association

reported in February that

while on average stress lev-

els are declining, Americans

have higher stress levels

than what is believed to be

healthy. Forty-two percent

report lying awake, 36 per-

cent report overeating or

eating unhealthy foods and

27 percent report skipping

meals because of it.

The reason I’m calling for

a truce is because although

stress may be one of the big-

gest problems facing man-

kind, it’s our perception of

stress that is the real prob-

lem.

In a study conducted by

the University of Wisconsin

that tracked 30,000 adults

over eight years, researchers

found that those who think

of stress as harmful to their

health had a 43 percent in-

creased risk of dying.

About 182,000 Ameri-

cans died prematurely from

the belief that stress is bad

for you. That would make

stress the top 15th cause of

death in the United States.

Meanwhile, those who ex-

perienced stress but didn’t

view it as harmful were least

likely to die — in fact, they

had the lowest risk of dying.

As you can imagine, hav-

ing the perception that stress

is bad for one’s health is a

problem in itself and the role

cognition plays often exac-

erbate the effects of stress.

Cal Poly Pomona Psy-

chology Professor and thera-

pist Erika DeJonghe once

explained that when we ex-

perience natural bodily re-

sponses to stressors — such

as heart palpitations, dif-

fi culty breathing, dizziness

and sweating — we often

respond by worsening the

situation with thoughts like

“I am dying” or “I am going

crazy.”

These thoughts intensify

the situation as they increase

those sensations, heighten-

ing the stress response and

debilitating the body.

When I fell prey to such

thoughts, I blamed stress

for keeping me up at night

and threatening my happi-

ness and health. Ironically,

I was giving my stress more

power.

But imagine if you viewed

these body responses as

signs that your body is do-

ing you a favor by preparing

you to meet a challenge and

keep you energized. That’s

what participants were

taught in a study conducted

at Harvard University. They

heard a pounding heart that

prepared them for action and

fast breathing that got more

oxygen to their brain.

Reframing the narrative

isn’t just a mind trick.

When adrenaline and cor-

tisol (two hormonal byprod-

ucts of stress) boost one’s

heart rate, blood pressure,

energy supplies and sugar,

they’re allowing the body to

enhance its performance un-

der pressure.

Another byproduct, oxy-

tocin, strengthens your

heart by helping heart cells

regenerate and heal from

any stress-induced damage.

Oxytocin, also known as

the cuddle hormone, causes

you to crave physical con-

tact, enhances empathy and

makes you willing to help

and support others.

Stress isn’t the enemy.

It’s a friend that is calling

on you to tell someone how

you feel instead of bottling

it all up.

The results of the study

revealed that participants

that viewed the stress re-

sponse as helpful were less

stressed, less anxious and

more confi dent. They phys-

ically altered their stress

response.

Usually, a stress response

causes an increase in heart

rate and constriction of

blood vessels, but these re-

sponses were similar to that

which is experienced in

moments of joy and cour-

age with relaxed blood ves-

sels and a healthier cardio-

vascular response.

If you’re looking for a

longer, healthier life, open

your arms and welcome

stress as a friend.

teaches life lessonsMELINA ORANTESStaff Writer

[email protected] Melina Orantes at

Tina Fey, Steve Carell,

Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell

and Bill Murray all have

something in common —

and it’s not just good looks.

They all come from im-

prov backgrounds.

In fact, many actors train

in improv, a theater tech-

nique that is commonly used

in TV and fi lm. Improv has

many benefi ts for both the

dramatic actor and the every-

day person.

Improv allows comedi-

ans to exercise the ability to

think quickly on their feet.

This technique is used a lot

in comedy, since making

something funny out of the

unexpected is part of the

genre. Good comedic timing

is a strategy all successful

comedians must master, and

is one that also works well in

everyday life.

The skills people exercise

in improv are not just skills

used in comedy; many can

be applied to everyday situ-

ations.

One of the few things co-

medians like to exercise in

improv is to always say the

fi rst thing that comes to their

mind. The more time you

have to think about what you

want to say, the quicker the

moment passes and the op-

portunity to “heighten the

scene” is gone.

There are times when we

hold back a thought, idea or

an opinion, but in comedy

this is never a good idea.

We don’t always realize how

valuable and important what

we have to say is.

Another skill improv par-

ticipants focus on is looking

out for one another. In an im-

prov show, you are perform-

ing with three or four other

people. Improv teaches per-

formers that you are part of

a team collectively trying to

reach the same goal: making

the audience laugh.

The most important rule in

improv is that you can’t say

no. In life, things get thrown

at you left and right, and

your ability to say “yes” and

adapt will determine how

you progress.

Not only should comedi-

ans refrain from saying no,

but they should be prepared

to elaborate on all of their

responses. The more you add

to a scene, the faster you will

be able to move forward.

A simple “no” will get you

stuck — just like it would in

reality.

Improv comes with a lot of

skillsets, but it’s also a great

way to boost overall confi -

dence.

Amy Poehler once said

there is power to looking sil-

ly and not caring that you do.

Looking “silly” is some-

thing a lot of people fear.

However, improv encour-

ages silliness. The sillier you

are, the more entertaining

and enjoyable things will

turn out.

As a college student, I

struggle with not thinking

I’m smart enough, talent-

ed enough or experienced

enough. But improv helped

me realize that what I have

to offer is more than enough.

There is a lot of success

to be had in improv, and the

big names in comedy are liv-

ing proof of that. Improv is

defi nitely an exciting experi-

ence, and helps anyone gets

out of a comfort zone.

Kanye’s honorary doctorate degree

unfair to hardworking students

The School of the Art In-

stitute of Chicago does not

care about the sanctity of

the college system.

On May 11, the univer-

sity deemed artist Kanye

West worthy of receiving

a doctorate degree from its

institution. West is now an

honorary Ph.D. recipient.

This act is a major slap

in the face to every stu-

dent who has slaved away

for years with the goal of

earning a doctorate degree.

Don’t get me wrong,

West has had an incred-

ible career. Since releas-

ing “College Dropout”

in 2004, he has won 21

Grammy Awards and 11

BET Hip Hop Awards.

“College Dropout”

to “My Beautiful Dark,

Twisted Fantasy,” were

both inspiring and revolu-

tionary.

Every time I have a bad

day, “808s and Heart-

break” always seems to

flood me with emotion and

a wave of relief instantly

washes over me.

On average, it takes stu-

dents four years to complete

a bachelor’s degree, another

two years for a master’s degree

and fi nally, eight years to earn

a doctorate.

A student must be will-

ing to spend around 14

years in higher education

to earn a doctoral degree.

While these numbers

may be subjective and de-

pendent on the student and

the discipline, 14 years of

higher learning is a feat

not many are able to ac-

complish.

West was granted an

honorary doctoral degree

after he publicly men-

tioned the university while

lecturing at Oxford.

According to Lisa Wain-

wright, dean of faculty and

vice president of academic

administration at SAIC,

she decided to give West

the honorary degree after

he publicly mentioned the

school.

Wait, what? West pub-

licly mentioned the name

of a university, so they

handed him an honorary

doctorate?

This publicity stunt is

a sham. It undermines

the hard work and com-

mitment put forth by ev-

ery person who has ever

earned a college degree or

is actively pursuing higher

education.

At the time “Through

the Wire” was released,

West had an ego the size of

the Staples Center; it has

grown substantially since.

From criticizing Presi-

dent George W. Bush on

live television to taking

the microphone on stage

and publicly humiliating

Grammy winner Taylor

Swift, West has proven

that he does not care about

anyone but himself.

I used to look up to West

as a role model. Despite

his setbacks and hurdles,

he always believed in him-

self and stood for some-

thing.

Now, West is a sellout

who only stands for mak-

ing money. He has lost his

original sound and lacks

the Chicago soul that got

him to where he is.

West dropped out of

college after completing

one semester at Chicago’s

American Academy of Art

and one semester at Chi-

cago State University.

By giving West an hon-

orary doctorate, SAIC is

inadvertently teaching a

new generation of students

that you don’t have to go

to college and study hard

to earn a doctorate degree.

All you have to do is be-

come famous and give a

university a shout out.

WILLIAM CUELLARStaff Writer

[email protected] William Cuellar at

“It undermines the hard work and commitment put forth by every person who has ever earned a college degree or is actively pursuing higher education.”

teaches life lessonsMELINA ORANTESStaff Writer

[email protected] Melina Orantes at

Tina Fey, Steve Carell,

Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell

and Bill Murray all have

something in common —

and it’s not just good looks.

They all come from im-

prov backgrounds.

In fact, many actors train

in improv, a theater tech-

nique that is commonly used

in TV and fi lm. Improv has

many benefi ts for both the

dramatic actor and the every-

day person.

Improv allows comedi-

ans to exercise the ability to

think quickly on their feet.

This technique is used a lot

in comedy, since making

something funny out of the

unexpected is part of the

genre. Good comedic timing

is a strategy all successful

comedians must master, and

is one that also works well in

everyday life.

The skills people exercise

in improv are not just skills

used in comedy; many can

be applied to everyday situ-

ations.

One of the few things co-

medians like to exercise in

improv is to always say the

fi rst thing that comes to their

mind. The more time you

have to think about what you

want to say, the quicker the

moment passes and the op-

portunity to “heighten the

scene” is gone.

There are times when we

hold back a thought, idea or

an opinion, but in comedy

this is never a good idea.

We don’t always realize how

valuable and important what

we have to say is.

Another skill improv par-

ticipants focus on is looking

out for one another. In an im-

prov show, you are perform-

ing with three or four other

people. Improv teaches per-

formers that you are part of

a team collectively trying to

reach the same goal: making

the audience laugh.

The most important rule in

improv is that you can’t say

no. In life, things get thrown

at you left and right, and

your ability to say “yes” and

adapt will determine how

you progress.

Not only should comedi-

ans refrain from saying no,

but they should be prepared

to elaborate on all of their

responses. The more you add

to a scene, the faster you will

be able to move forward.

A simple “no” will get you

stuck — just like it would in

reality.

Improv comes with a lot of

skillsets, but it’s also a great

way to boost overall confi -

dence.

Amy Poehler once said

there is power to looking sil-

ly and not caring that you do.

Looking “silly” is some-

thing a lot of people fear.

However, improv encour-

ages silliness. The sillier you

are, the more entertaining

and enjoyable things will

turn out.

As a college student, I

struggle with not thinking

I’m smart enough, talent-

ed enough or experienced

enough. But improv helped

me realize that what I have

to offer is more than enough.

There is a lot of success

to be had in improv, and the

big names in comedy are liv-

ing proof of that. Improv is

defi nitely an exciting experi-

ence, and helps anyone gets

out of a comfort zone.

On May 23, the Repub-

lic of Ireland became my

new favorite country.

For the rest of the world,

it set the precedent for co-

existence and equality.

Ireland became the first

country in the world to

amend its constitution in

order to legalize same-

sex marriages. It did so

by popular vote, as over

60 percent of the 2 million

Irish voters voted in favor

of the referendum.

By supporting the rights

of LGBTQ people, I — a

heterosexual Muslim of

Pakistani descent — defy

the traditional views of

my heritage.

But before I recognize

my creed, caste and cul-

ture, I must first recognize

the one thing that unites

me with everyone else:

Humanity.

This past weekend,

the Irish majority did the

same, and now my faith

in humanity has been re-

stored.

In our world tainted

with prejudice, Ireland has

become a beacon of hope,

reminding us all of the im-

portance of acceptance.

But this amendment

does not just signify a tri-

umph for tolerance; the

ratification will do much

more than merely tolerate

members of the Irish LG-

BTQ community.

Instead, legalizing

same-sex marriages will

bridge the gap between the

LGBTQ community and

heterosexuals by giving

everyone the same legal

right and placing egali-

tarianism on the highest

pedestal possible.

No longer will tolera-

tion — or simply “putting

up” with the LGBTQ com-

munity — be necessary.

As Ireland continues

to make a positive move-

ment towards equality, ev-

eryone will be considered

an equal member of the

society regardless of their

sexual preference.

As Fintan O’Toole of

The Irish Times said, “We

were asked to replace tol-

erance with the equality of

citizenship. And we took

it in both arms and hugged

it close.”

To the 1.2 million “yes”

voters in Ireland, thank

you for honoring marriage

equality — but it goes

far beyond that. For you,

I have so many words of

gratitude.

Thank you for protect-

ing the people who were

once-marginalized. Thank

you for listening to the

habitually silenced. Thank

you for enshrining univer-

sal human rights.

But most importantly,

thank you for rewriting

the narrative of a broken,

exclusive society by al-

lowing the world to real-

ize that human rights do

exist, and they exist for all

people, everywhere.

Tuesday, May 26, 20158

SPORTS

ENRIQUE

CERVANTESSports Editor

[email protected] Enrique Cervantes at

NFL changing

dynamics

of the extra

point

Bronco Legends: Damion Hill’s storied careerAMBER FRIASStaff Writer

[email protected] Amber Frias at

Zoran Liu-Moy / The Poly Post

Through 13 years at CPP, Hill has helped the Bron-

cos remain a stout defensive team.

Cal Poly Pomona’s

men’s basketball is not one

to break traditions, espe-

cially not the Bronco Ath-

letics tradition of bring-

ing in alumni as coaching

staff.

This past season for the

Broncos marked 13 sea-

sons for Damion Hill, a

former student-athlete and

2002 advertising alumnus.

Hill serves as the associ-

ate head coach under head

coach Greg Kamansky.

“It was a great opportu-

nity, and I couldn’t miss

out on it,” said Hill.

Hill has been with the

team since he graduated

from CPP.

During his senior year,

Hill was out of eligibil-

ity to play. However, he

stayed around to help out

the team as a student as-

sistant.

Once he graduated, Hill

remained with the program

as a graduate assistant.

Since then, Hill has not

left the Broncos’ coaching

staff.

“[Damion] and I have

worked together for al-

most 17 years and it’s been

great,” said Kamansky.

“There aren’t too many

coaches that have coached

together for that long. We

both have the same goal

for our players and for our

program.”

Kamansky claims that

although they may bump

heads at times, they main-

tain a strong relationship.

“We have a good time,”

said Kamansky. “He has a

good personality, he’s very

competitive. One of the

traits I like about him and

why we’ve been so good

is the way our characters

really complement each

other.”

Throughout his time at

CPP, Hill has become one

of the top associate head

coaches at the National

Collegiate Athletic Asso-

ciation Division II level.

Hill claims that his big-

gest accomplishment on

the court is winning the

2010 NCAA Division

II National Champion-

ship. With Hill’s help, the

Broncos won the Colle-

giate Athletic Association

Championships title twice

in the last three years.

The Broncos also made

history during this season

by finishing as one of the

top-ranked teams at the

Division II level, a first

time accomplishment for

the program.

“He gets on them pretty

good, which saves me from

getting on them,” said Ka-

mansky. “He knows what

he’s doing. He’s very good

at making players indi-

vidually better. Our young

guys really develop and

he’s really the main reason

for that.”

Hill’s responsibilities

with the team include

player development, con-

ditioning, budget, recruit-

ing and scouting. As a CPP

alumnus, Hill is able to

better communicate with

his recruits.

“I haven’t been put in

a box, which is one of the

reasons why I’ve stayed

here so long,” said Hill.

“[Kamansky] lets me act

like the head coach.”

Hill has had multiple

opportunities to coach at

other universities, but has

not taken any into consid-

eration. The reason why

he decides to stay with

the Broncos is because

he doesn’t think he will

be trusted with the same

amount of responsibilities

at other campuses.

“I feel that if my respon-

sibilities aren’t as vast as

they are here, I won’t be

able to grow as a coach

and a person,” said Hill.

Hill considers himself to

be a hard coach. His intent

is to push them to be the

best they can.

“They’re always capable

of more,” said Hill. “I keep

pushing them and keep

driving them to better stu-

dents, better players and

better people. There’s a lot

more out there for them.”

Assistant coach Matt

Okada claims that al-

though Hill can be strict on

the players, he is also very

personable and approach-

able.

“He talks about guys

coming back and raising

families and getting jobs

and everything,” said Oka-

da.

“The biggest reason why

he has such a good rela-

tionship with his players

is because he cares about

them.

“Those relationships are

genuine and the players re-

spond to that, because they

know he wants their best

interests in life.”

Hill’s time and experi-

ence is valued and appre-

ciated by the team.

“The program is very

lucky to have him, and I

feel blessed to have him,”

said Kamansky.

Ellerbee wins national pole vault title

Danny Huynh / The Poly Post

After reaching the NCAA Division II National Championships three times,

Justin Ellerbee has won the fi rst pole vault title for CPP and the fi rst national

title for the school since 1994.

CHRISTIAN

CATALDOStaff Writer

[email protected] Christian Cataldo at

Bronco student-athlete

Justin Ellerbee has been

crowned the national pole

vaulting champion at the

National Collegiate Ath-

letic Association Division

II Track & Field National

Championships in Allen-

dale, Michigan.

Ellerbee, a senior pole

vaulter, had his career-best

performance on the biggest

stage of the season, earn-

ing him the national title.

He is the first pole vaulter

in Cal Poly Pomona histo-

ry to secure a national title.

He’s also the first track and

field national champion for

the Broncos since 1994,

when Devon Edwards won

the 400 meter race.

Ellerbee was overcome

with joy with his perfor-

mance.

“I was kind of nervous

going into it, with it being

the end of the season and

all but after the competi-

tion started going every-

thing felt good,” said Eller-

bee. “After I made that last

bar I was just ecstatic, it

was great.”

Ellerbee broke his own

CPP pole vault record with

a mark of 17-6.5.

“Last year I kind of

did this at conference and

faded off a little bit at na-

tionals,” said Ellerbee. “I

really wanted to peak at

nationals this year and it

worked out perfectly, tim-

ing wise.”

Eight athletes in total

represented the CPP track

and field team at nationals,

held over Thursday, Friday

and Saturday.

Junior pole vaulter Rod-

ger Mantor also excelled,

placing fourth in the com-

petition with his personal

best mark of 16-10.75. The

last of the CPP vaulters,

senior Austin Allen, placed

11th with his mark of 16-

2.75.

Mantor and Ellerbee

both earned All-American

honors this season, with

Ellerbee also earning Col-

lege Sports Information

Directors of America Aca-

demic All-District honors

for the third season in a

row.

“Academics has always

been first when it comes to

college with pole vaulting

coming in a close second,

but academics has always

been a little bit more im-

portant just for future ca-

reers,” said Ellerbee.

Head coach Octavious

Gillespie-Bennett talked

about the strong pole-

vaulting team he had this

season.

“All year long they just

took care of business,”

said Gillespie-Bennett. “It

seemed like every week

one of the three guys

jumped pretty well. We

always had at least one

highlight coming from our

team because those guys

were always on it all year.

You can see that they

just fed off each other and

they’re great teammates

[that] support each other.

It’s awesome to watch.”

Rounding out the Bronco

competitors for the men’s

team, senior sprinter Lou-

is Martin III placed 13th

overall in the 100-meter

dash prelims with a time

of 10.63, barely missing a

spot in the finals. Sopho-

more distance runner Mark

Huizar also placed 13th

overall in the 5000 meter

run with a time of 15:01.77.

One the women’s side,

senior thrower Tiffany

Gray, senior Erin Zwinger

and junior distance runner

Lizette Huerta represented

the Broncos in Allendale.

Gray placed 19th in the

shot put event with a mark

of 44-0.5. Zwinger placed

18th overall in the hep-

tathlon with 4,337 points.

Zwinger earned 735 points

in the 200-meter event on

Thursday, and 623 points

in the 800-meter race on

Friday. Lastly, Huerta fin-

ished 17th in 1500 meter

run prelims with a time

of 4:38.17, which wasn’t

enough to get her a spot in

the finals.

Gillespie-Bennett re-

flected about his team’s

season.

“I’m incredibly proud

of this season,” said Gil-

lespie-Bennett. “Division

II track and field is getting

harder with more schools

coming into Division II,

and [it is] raising the stan-

dard of what it takes to

qualify for a national meet.

“For us to get eight to

the national meet this year

when this has been the

hardest to qualify as long

as I’ve been around in Di-

vision II, we had a really

nice year this year. I’m re-

ally happy with how every-

thing went.”

Every year, fans and me-

dia pundits alike propose

drastic changes for the

National Football League.

Some of them have been

about hits, celebrations of

a touchdown or even the

types of socks some play-

ers wear.

This offseason, however,

the NFL has finally tackled

one that has had many peo-

ple calling for change: the

extra point after a touch-

down.

Currently, the point af-

ter attempt, or PAT, starts

at the two-yard line. It’s

easily a 20-yard chip shot,

which is far too easy. When

watching games, you rare-

ly see the defense trying

to block the kick. It’s just

automatic that it becomes

a huge deal when a kicker

misses one.

However, after the

league owners met in San

Francisco, there’s a new

rule coming into effect:

backing up the spot of the

PAT.

The new rule now states

that the extra point kicks

will come from the 15-

yard line, making the kicks

now at 33 yards. It’s not

automatic anymore, and it

will change the way teams

defend this.

Of course, there is the

option of going for a two-

point conversion. How-

ever, these attempts will

still belong at the two-yard

line.

The best rule change out

of all this benefits the de-

fense. Before the change,

the ball was dead after a

blocked PAT.

Now, for both kicks and

two-point conversions, the

ball is live. If the defense

manages to block a kick,

they can run it back for

two points of their own

and still have their offense

get the ball next.

For so long, the PATs

have been one of the more

boring aspects of the NFL.

By doing this, the NFL

is desperately trying to

change their game. It was a

good start in the Pro Bowl,

where the goal posts were

narrower than usual.

However, it wasn’t

enough. Kickers, with an-

other experience, can eas-

ily adjust.

But now, the kicks aren’t

automatic anymore.

Teams will now be put-

ting in faster guys to come

off the edge to try and

block the kick. Kickers

will no longer have the

luxury of sitting back and

just booting the ball. It

now becomes a fierce race

to get the extra point.

On paper, it sounds like a

good idea. The NFL needs

to change the way people

view the game, and this is

one of those ways.

There’s more potential

to score, and now it adds

value to kickers.


Broncos fall in opening game of tournament

Hayden Yi / The Poly Post

Going into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Tournament, outfi elder Kyle Garlick has helped the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos reach an over-

all record of 43-15. Garlick, a transfer from University of Oregon, led the team and conference with 16 home runs, including two in the West Regional Final.

The Cal Poly Pomona

baseball team started off

their National Collegiate

Athletic Association Divi-

sion II Baseball Champi-

onship tournament with a

7-4 loss in extra innings

against the University of

Tampa Spartans on Sun-

day.

This was the Broncos’

first trip to the champi-

onship round since 1985,

when Bronco legend John

Scolinos led the team.

The game, held in Cary,

North Carolina at the USA

National Baseball Train-

ing Complex, was the

last game of the opening

round, pitting two No. 1

seeds against each other.

With the double elimina-

tion format, the Broncos

still have one more game

to keep their season alive.

This game was a battle

of offense and defense. The

Spartans came in averaging

nine runs a game with a .335

batting average while the

Broncos came in with a .932

fi elding percentage, the best

of all eight teams in the tour-

nament.

Tampa got off to a quick

offensive start, with their

first batter getting on base

early and stealing two bas-

es before a double into left

field brought him home,

the first run of the game.

Junior starting pitcher

Cody Ponce tried to get

out of the inning, but an

unforced throwing error

by junior shortstop Ryan

Webberley allowed a sec-

ond run of the inning for

the Spartans. After that, a

flare into center field al-

lowed another runner to

come across, putting the

Broncos in a 3-0 hole.

CPP made good quality

hits that allowed them to

get runners on bases and in

scoring position. However,

the Broncos couldn’t get

any runs across to bring

them back.

Ponce, who had a very

uncomfortable first inning,

seemed to find his groove

in the second inning. He

went three up and three

down, including a strike-

out to end the Spartans

half of the inning.

The Broncos formed a

rally in their half of the

second inning. To start it

off, Webberley got a hit

into the outfield for a sin-

gle. After senior first base-

man Mike Philp was hit by

a pitch, junior third base-

man Nicholas Bruno hit a

ball into left field to load

the bases with no outs.

CPP got on the board

with a sacrifice fly by se-

nior outfield Kyle Garlick,

which allowed Webberley

to tag up at third base and

make it home safely. That

was the only run the Bron-

cos could get in the inning.

The game turned into a

defensive battle from there.

Ponce was in his zone now,

racking up five strikeouts

in the first three innings.

He also went back-to-back

innings sitting down the

side and retired seven bat-

ters in a row.

The Broncos continued

to get runners on the bases

through hits and being pa-

tient in the box and taking

walks. However, CPP had

problems getting runs and

left a lot of runners strand-

ed on base.

It wasn’t until the bot-

tom of the fifth inning that

the Broncos began a rally.

After a single by Garlick

to center field, Kelley laid

down a sac-bunt that al-

lowed Garlick to advance

to second. With two outs,

junior outfielder Michael

Zidek cracked a single to

right field, bringing Gar-

lick home to trim the Spar-

tans’ lead to 3-2.

However, Tampa an-

swered right back. At the

top of the sixth, the Spar-

tans brought in another run

after an RBI shot into right

field. Ponce got out of the

inning after a pop fly to

center field and softened

the damage, keeping the

game at 4-2.

In the sixth inning, the

Broncos’ patience paid

off — they got two quick

walks with only one out.

With freshman outfield-

er Jacob Bernardy at the

plate, Betten decided to

make a change and bring

in senior outfielder Bren-

nen Salgado for a pinch-

hit.

After Salgado was hit by

a pitch and loaded the bas-

es, Garlick came up and hit

another sac-fly, bringing

Philp home and advanc-

ing Bruno from second to

third. Kelley then hit a pop

fly into shallow right field,

ending the inning and

keeping the score at 4-3.

Ponce finally saw the

end of his night after al-

lowing another hit in the

top of the eighth. The

CPP pitcher finished with

eight hits, 2 earned runs

and eight strikeouts. Ju-

nior pitcher Max Bethell

stepped in to take over the

mound for the Broncos

and picked up two outs.

Sophomore Michael Koval

replaced Bethell for the fi-

nal out.

With two outs in the

eighth inning, the Bron-

cos pulled off a success-

ful hit-and-run scenario,

with Garlick taking off

from first just as Kelley

hit a line drive to left field

to make it all the way to

third base. However, they

couldn’t keep the rally go-

ing and ended the inning

with no runs.

After bringing in se-

nior pitchers J.J. Franklin

and Austin Boyle to end

the top of the ninth for

the Spartans, the Broncos

went into the bottom of the

ninth for their last chance

to win the game.

Zidek started off the hit-

ting for CPP, registering

his third hit and cranking

one to right field for a sin-

gle. After a successful sac-

bunt by senior Matt Munoz

and a groundout for Web-

berley, Philp cracked one

just short of the fence, reg-

istering an RBI-double and

allowing Zidek to come

across for the tying run.

However, Bruno got

choked up on his swing

and hit a soft ball back to

the pitcher for the third

out, sending the game into

extra innings.

In the top of the 10th in-

ning, Tampa managed to

score three runs, including

one that came off a hit by

pitch with the bases load-

ed.

CPP had started a rally

with Garlick getting on

base early with one out.

However, after the Spar-

tan first baseman caught a

pop up foul ball and senior

Nick Cooksey popped up

to center field, the Bron-

cos failed to make a come-

back, falling 7-4.

The Broncos continue

their play at the national

championships on Tuesday

with an elimination game

against Truman at noon

PST.

ENRIQUE

CERVANTESSports Editor

[email protected] Enrique Cervantes at

UFC landing a knockout over boxing

It’s been three weeks

since the “boxing match of

the century”, yet the disap-

pointment still seems fresh

in our minds.

Boxing has become all

about hype and revenue,

and the Ultimate Fighting

Championship has sur-

passed boxing as a legiti-

mate sport rather than just

a paycheck.

This past weekend’s pay-

per-view event, UFC 187,

featured two highly antici-

pated matchups: UFC mid-

dleweight champion Chris

Weidman and Vitor Belfort,

and Daniel Cormier and

Anthony Johnson for the re-

cently vacated light heavy-

weight championship.

Some people may read

this and think to them-

selves, “Who are these

people?” or “The UFC will

never be as popular as box-

ing.”

Sure, it may be true that

boxing is more popular

than the UFC, but that does

not change the fact that the

sport only seems to care

about making a profi t.

People watch boxing in

hopes of seeing glimpses of

the glory days, where fi ght-

ers would battle each other

in the middle of the ring for

12 rounds — not just jab,

clinch and run. The Floyd

Mayweather and Manny

Pacquiao fi ght was a prime

example of that.

It’s rare that boxing fans

are actually able to see a

fi ght where the fi ghters try

to knock each other out in-

stead of just scoring points.

However, there are ex-

ceptions, especially in up-

and-coming fi ghters like

Gennady Golovkin, Saul

“Canelo” Alvarez or Bran-

don Rios.

But there is a sense that

these fi ghters aren’t pay-

per-view worthy. Golovkin

is undefeated in 33 fi ghts,

has 30 knockouts and has

won his past 20 fi ghts by

consecutive knockouts.

Yet, at 33, he hasn’t gotten

a chance to be featured on

pay-per-view.

Alvarez and Rios, on

the other hand, were given

pay-per-view events but

received signifi cantly less

money than their “prize-

fi ghter” opponents. Alva-

rez earned $12 million,

compared to Mayweather’s

$41.5 million. In his fi ght,

Rios earned $5 million as

compared to Pacquiao’s

$18 million.

The bouts, Mayweather

versus Alvarez and Pac-

quiao versus Rios, were

highly anticipated but failed

to deliver. Both were very

one sided and slow paced.

That is all pay-per-view

boxing is all about: scoring

money and points.

Contrary to boxing, UFC

pay-per-view fi ghts never

seems to disappoint its fans.

Of course, it is a busi-

ness and does hope to make

a profi t — but not at the

expense of the quality of

the fi ghts. Just about every

fi ght produced on the UFC

is full of excitement and

plenty of action.

Since the UFC is based

on mixed martial arts, fi ght-

ers specialize in various

martial arts such as Muay

Thai, Jiu Jitsu, wrestling, or

boxing.

This versatility is what

sets the sport apart. Rather

than just having the abil-

ity to use fi sts, UFC fi ght-

ers are able to use elbows,

knees, kicks and submis-

sion techniques as well.

With all those weapons at

the disposal of fi ghters, it

minimizes their ability to

run and make the sport un-

predictable. One good shot

or one fatal mistake can

change the outcome of the

fi ght in a matter of seconds.

Take UFC 187, for ex-

ample. In the bout between

Weidman and Belfort, the

champion Weidman was

in trouble early. He was

caught on a knee kick and a

series of uppercuts that left

him bloodied.

He was able to regroup

though, as he tackled Bel-

fort to the ground and un-

leashed a fl urry of punches

to retain his championship

belt.

Much was the same with

the fi ght between Cormier

and Johnson. Power punch-

er Johnson tagged Corm-

ier early, and it seemed as

if he was going to make

quick work of him. How-

ever, Cormier battled back

and was able to use his

wrestling ability to wear

Johnson down. And in the

third round, Cormier took

Johnson down to become

the new UFC light heavy-

weight champion.

The factor of unpredict-

ability and excitement re-

ally makes the UFC an

exciting sport. Every pay-

per-view event that has

been put together has easily

been more entertaining than

any pay-per-view boxing

match.

Modern boxing has be-

come too predictable and

uniform, and focuses on

sales and purses rather than

good battles between fi ght-

ers.

Fans are slowly losing

faith in the sport of box-

ing, and if something is not

done, the sport will wither

at the hands of the UFC.

ANDREW GORDOStaff Writer

[email protected] Andrew Gordo at

“Sure, it may be true that boxing is more popular than UFC, but that does not change the fact that the sport only seems to care about making a profi t.”

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