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CSU system supports DACA recipients

The closure of the I-10 westbound on-ramp is due to additional pavement work to enhance public safety, according to Caltrans.

An August press release by the California State University (CSU) system announced the official actions the system will take to ensure support of all CSU undocumented faculty and staff.

T h e 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 California Department of Social Services budget changed the one-time payment of $7 million into a recurring fund that is set to extend to 2024. These funds will be used to contract direct immigration legal aid and programs to all 23 CSU campuses.

The decision is spurred by the Trump administration’s recent attack on the Obama a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ s

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

If DACA is terminated, this would rescind work authorizations and deportation protections for DACA and Dreamers alike.

A c c o r d i n g t o worldrelief.org, the loss of legal protections would impact about 800,000 people living in the United States.

T h e D r e a m e r s bill would support citizenship access if an individual is actively attending college, maintaining a job or serving in the U.S. military. These are specifically individuals who came to the country as children and are attempting to gain citizenship or legal

residency.On Nov. 12, the

U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments against the White House’s actions to terminate.

The Court plans to review recent federal court cases and ultimately decide the future of DACA sometime before June 2020.

A f o u r t h - y e a r mechanical engineering student recently took the U.S. citizenship exam to continue her studies in the U.S.

She has lived in the U.S. since she was 13 years old but this year marked the expiration of her permanent residency card, otherwise known as a green card.

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Caltrans closes I-10 westbound on-ramp to Kellogg Drive

On Sept. 19, Police Chief Dario Robinson circulated a university-wide email announcing the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would be closing the westbound San Bernardino Interstate 10 freeway (I-10)

on-ramp at Kellogg Drive. The project began on the

evening of Sept. 20 and is expected to last an estimated 45 days.

Robinson noted the closure was “unanticipated,” which was apparent given the late notice of the road work.

This closure is just after the recent shutdown of the

westbound Kellogg Drive off-ramp, which concluded on Aug. 21.

Both projects are in connection with the I-10 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Project which will add carpool lanes in each direction “along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) ... between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605)

and Orange Freeway (SR-57),” according to the Caltrans website.

A Sept. 19 press release from Caltrans stated the Sept. 20 closure is due to “additional pavement work.” According to the statement, the Kellogg Drive on-ramp recently underwent pavement rehabilitation, “but

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Dining Services responds to meal plan confusion

Students have called out for changes to be made to meal plan options and the Foundation Dining Services are finally answering.

A meeting took place on Sept. 19 in the Blue Room at Los Olivos, which included Zachary Deigert, a third-year computer information systems student, and Brandon Melson, a second-year political science student, to meet with Dining Services Director Aaron Neilson. The goal of this meeting was to discuss the meal plan issues head on.

“I find that the price per meal swipe is kind of inconsistent between different plans,” Deigert asked Neilson. “Was there anything that I missed, was there something in my math? Or was there some sort of oversight on your end?”

Student were getting a cash-out value of $6.50 compared to the intended $7 at the beginning of the semester.

O n h i s R e d d i t post, Deigert posted spreadsheets showing the prices per meal plan. The math allowed him to find out how much students pay per meal swipe based on each meal plan.

“In terms of the $6.50 to the $7, we screwed up,” Neilson said. “It was a system issue and we didn’t get (it) fixed until Friday. We could go through and count and give everyone 50 cents, but we’re just going to give everyone a meal.”

The Suite Flex Plan had a limit of one cash-out per day. Now students with this meal plan have more freedom to cash-out multiple times a day.

Both Deigert and Melson wanted to find answers to meal plan overcharges, swipe reimbursements and to-go box fees. They and other Cal Poly Pomona students have been discussing their meal plan concerns, which See MEAL PLAN/ Page 3

CARECEN’s legal team is partnering with CPP to assist all Bronco Dreamers and DACA recipients in need.

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POLICE BLOTTERHit & run - damage only no suspect info11:59 p.m., Sept. 8University Village - Beat 4, 3400 Poly Vista, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended

Petty theft - bicycle5:20 p.m., Sept. 9Building #17 - Engineering Labs, Olive Lane, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended

Hit & run - damage only no suspect info 9:50 a.m., Sept. 10Building #106 - Parking Structure, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended

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Disorderly Conduct - alcohol2:12 a.m., Sept. 14Suites - Building #54, 60, 61, 62, 63, PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest

Disorderly Conduct - alcohol4:57 p.m., Sept. 14Building #112 Kellogg House - Be, PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest

Obstruct public officer4:57 p.m., Sept. 14Building #112 Kellogg House - Be, PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest

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Due to her citizenship status, this student asked to remain anonymous.

Even though the cost was outside her budget, to stay she could either renew her permanent residency card or apply for citizenship.

“I am technically illegal right now, and I have been for the past month,” she said. “Just reading in the news that (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE) can knock on your door, I was really scared about that.”

The recent budget boost allows Cal Poly Pomona to join with the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) for accessible, free legal aid to students and faculty in similar positions.

CARECEN has worked to

defend the human and civil rights of immigrants residing in the Los Angeles area for over 30 years.

Their lawyers, paralegals and legal assistants will routinely visit CPP on Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to offer consultation appointments where students and faculty can receive the best legal options for their case.

According to the National Immigration Law Center, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is no longer accepting new applications for DACA, but under California legislation the service is required to accept renewals.

Elda S. Rosales and Andrea Garcia are legal assistants working out of the CARECEN’s

San Bernardino office. The legal team, along with the Bronco Dreamer’s Resource Center, understand the varying needs of the CPP community and are working tirelessly to meet them.

“We are really trying to offer a holistic type of approach,” Rosales said. “So, if a student also needs counseling and mental health services or need their basic needs met, we are working on a compiled list (of resources).”

While CARECEN’s services are free of charge, the application fees are up to the client to pay. In the case that one cannot, there are options to help. CPP has a basic needs budget that allocates an emergency fund that can assist on a case-by-case basis.

This can be discussed with

the Bronco Dreamers Resource Center.

Mecir Andre Ureta Rivera is the coordinator for the Bronco Dreamers Resource Center.

His center is working with CARECEN and offers access to these resources but also for student ally resources as well. This includes multilevel Dreamers ally trainings and workshops.

Demanda Estudiantil Para la Igualdad Educaciona (D.E.P.I.E.) is an organization to lift undocumented voices and promote positive awareness on the CPP campus.

CARECEN is hosting a Know-Your-Rights Workshop during U-Hour on Wednesday, Sept. 25 in the Lyra room in the Bronco Student Center.

Garcia will be speaking and welcomes everyone to attend

and to ask any questions.“A great way to be an ally

is to inform yourself on how you can help, how you can use your privilege to possibly protect someone if they’re in a situation involving ICE,” Garcia said.

To make a confidential appointment with CARECEN’s legal counsel, go to usscpplegal.youcanbook.me.

The Bronco Dreamers Cultural Center and student services are located in Building 26, room 101 and can be reached at 909-869-2728.

D.E.P.I.E. meetings are held every Thursday during U-Hour in Building 5, room 130.

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The California State University (CSU) audit of $1.5 billion was found and released as of last June and discussion of a new concert hall on campus is sparking as an idea to use some of the funds.

In June, the Los Angeles Times came out with the piece, “That mysterious $1.5 billion found in audit? Cal State says it’s ‘nothing nefarious,’” that revealed that the $1.5 billion audit primarily came from excess tuition revenue.

The $1.5 billion is a combined amount available to all CSUs to spend on operating costs and to support instruction. According to the L.A. Times article, the CSU claims that the money was never hid from legislators and students, and that the money is not a surplus.

Timothy P. White, CSU chancellor, stated in the L. A. Times that the money should only be used for “operating reserve,” which consists of three components: cash reserves (debt service), capital facilities and against an economic turndown.

After having read the article, Jordan Rivera, a fifth-year music composition student, has joined forces with the chair of the music department, Peter Yates, in creating a proposal to fund a new concert hall as a part of the Lanterman Project.

The state closed the Lanterman Developmental Center in 2014 and transferred the land to Cal Poly Pomona the following year.

F i v e Po i n t , a l a n d development company, and the university’s Lanterman Project plan to create an innovative community on the 250-acre property which would include entertainment, recreational activities, academic support, etc.

With the timeliness of the Lanterman Project, the music department community hopes to propose the idea of a new

performing arts center on the site soon.

“ I n r e v i s i n g o u r department’s Strategic Plan, (the) music (department) has often mentioned a performing arts center as an important long term goal,” Yates said. “With the emergence of the Lanterman Development Project, now has become the sensible time to go forward.”

CPP is one of the few CSUs that does not have a concert hall. CPP currently only has a recital hall.

“The recital hall was one of the last newest things added to the music department and that was back in the mid-‘70s,” Rivera said. “We have outgrown it .... It is trying to get renovated and our head of the department is trying to push to get it renovated too but it’s still small. It’s really meant for intimate, small performances versus a concert hall (for) grand large performances.”

Recent institutions where these centers have been built include CSU Northridge, Cal

Poly San Luis Obispo and Santa Monica College.

M u s i c e n s e m b l e performances inside the recital hall turn into “logistical nightmares,” Rivera said. Large ensembles have a risk of falling off the stage and with seating of less than 200, over capacity causes families and audience members to be turned away from watching performances as well as lost revenue.

Music performances are sometimes held in the University Theatre, which is bigger than the recital hall, but performers find it challenging having to set up and perform in that space because it’s meant for theatrical performances, not amplified acoustical performaces.

With partial money from $1.5 billion or donations, the plan for a potential concert hall on the Lanterman site would include on-site shops for set building and storage for instruments, instructional and rehearsal studio spaces, parking, a shuttle service, etc.

CPP is located at the intersection of several freeways and in an area filled with communities that need a performing arts center featuring campus, regional, national and international artists and events, Yates said.

Rivera is planning and hopes to see or hear plans for the university to consider the idea of having a concert hall.

He has reached out to around 50 students who are music, history, engineering and math majors, all whom agree it would be beneficial to have a concert hall in addition to the recital hall.

“Our existing Recital Hall is highly active, to the point of impaction,” Yates said. “Professional artists and our own ensembles present over 70 events a year in genres from chamber music to electronic music to mariachi. We look forward to the opportunity to share these gems with a wider audience in a state-of-the-art facility.”

Proposal for a new concert hall as part of Lanterman Project

The recital hall is smaller than the University Theatre, only allowing an audience of less than 200.

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it was recently determined additional work would enhance public safety.”

Gary Qi, a Gardena resident and fourth-year business administration and accounting student at Cal Poly Pomona, is directly affected by this on-ramp shutdown.

“I usually take the 10 westbound to the 605 southbound, then to the 105 westbound to get home,” Qi said.

“I feel really frustrated at Caltrans because in my opinion, they have a really bad track record on effectively fixing or building infrastructure in a timely and effective manner. It just adds unnecessary stress onto my already long commute.”

While this 45-day closure will surely impact CPP students’ commutes home, traveling to campus should remain the same.

According to Chief Robinson’s campus-wide announcement, “Both the westbound and eastbound off-ramps from I-10 to Kellogg Drive remain open.”

CPP’s Compass website offers several alternate routes in order to get to the westbound I-10 freeway during this time. Detours include:

• Take Temple Avenue to the SR-57 north freeway and exit at the I-10 west freeway.

• Take South Campus Drive, turning left onto Ridgeway Street and left onto the I-10 west freeway.

For more alternate routes and information regarding the I-10 HOV Lane Project, visit https://www.cpp.edu/~compass/.

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sprouted from student posts on Reddit on Aug. 24.

“We have the points and the swipes, and the swipes side is intended to keep the resident dining, Los Olivos, or the Center Point open,” Neilson said. “You gotta pay the lights, you gotta pay the staff to be here. There’s a certain level of money that it takes.”

Both students agreed transparency about what students are being charged for would be preferred.

“I feel that there would be a lot less anger and kind of, uncertainty among the student population if we did have that transparency,” Melson said.

Deigert did thank Neilson for the changes that have occurred since his Reddit post was created.

Another issue addressed regarded the to-go box charges for returning students who live on campus.

According to Deigert’s Reddit post, all incoming freshmen would receive free to-go boxes that can be cleaned after use and traded in for a new one.

However, everyone else would have to pay a $5 fee for the to-go box.

“So, here’s another screw up, and the intent was to give all incoming residents a box,” Neilson said. “That was the intent. The translation is my fault; I didn’t make that clear, and when our group saw ‘new students,’ it was taken to be freshmen. The intent was really that every resident should get a box.”

Neilson assured Deigert and Melson that the topics addressed will be further discussed along with solutions to correcting the problems.

When asked how he thought the meeting went, Deigert said, “I thought it went very well. I do think they are taking our concerns into consideration. I think they are really trying to make things better around campus; they just didn’t have the full scope of everything. Hopefully we start seeing things improve.”

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Students discussed their concerns about new meal plan policies with Neilson on Thursday.

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It’s the beginning of the semester and the expenses are adding up. Students altogether know the feeling of taking around 15 units to stay on track with classes, purchasing several high-priced textbooks, access codes and spending $231 to purchase a semester parking permit. With these costs alone, it’s hard not to feel stretched financially as a college student.

In some cases, professors require the use and purchase of Adobe Creative Cloud, software that is fully priced at $599.88, and with a student discount is $239.88 per year.

However, as of recently, Cal Poly Pomona students can now purchase Adobe Creative Cloud through the school for only $30 per year.

Adobe Creative Cloud gives students access to over 20 applications that can be used for a plethora of projects as well as 100 GB of cloud storage. Some commonly-used Adobe applications include InDesign which can be used for designing posters, Photoshop for editing photos and Adobe Premiere for editing and producing videos.

Keith Ma, a third-year transfer visual communication design student, uses several Adobe applications for his major, such as Photoshop and InDesign, which are “used heavily in the industry.”

“I have used Adobe Photoshop for practicing photo manipulation and sometimes projects for class, and InDesign for typography class,” Ma said.

Before the discounted rate of $30,

students would purchase the entire creative suite through Adobe’s website for a discounted rate of $19.99 per month, which amounts to $239.88 per year. The only caveat here is that even with the monthly installments, Adobe’s student plan is an annual contract, meaning that if a student cancels before the full year is up, s/he will incur a hefty cancelation fee.

According to Adobe’s website, “If you cancel after 14 days, your service will continue until the end of that month’s billing period, and you will be charged an early termination fee of 50% of your remaining contract obligation.” This means if you still have eight months left of your contract, you’ll be paying around $80 for early cancelation.

“Thirty dollars a year seems really cheap compared to the regular (price) a year for everything, including the storage plan that you can choose,” Ma said.

The Adobe Creative Cloud applications are sophisticated and can be difficult to figure out how to use. To get help with Adobe applications, Associated Students Inc. and the Bronco Events and Activities Team are offering an upcoming Adobe Creative Suite workshop series, focusing on Photoshop specifically.

The beginner and intermediate classes will take place in the library, Building 15, room 2907 during U-Hour on Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, respectively.

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Students can not only use Adobe applications on campus computuers, they can now purchase the software on a personal computer for the discounted rate of $30 per year.

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Pi Sigma Epsilon, a Beta Kappa fraternity at Cal Poly Pomona, raised $600 of the $1,000 goal in its annual StrEat Walk Sept. 19, located in the University Park to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).

According to the Pi Sigma Epsilon Facebook page, the fraternity “strive(s) to provide (its) members with resources that will enhance business-related skills as well as prepare them to become leaders in their future careers. This is accomplished by giving (the) chapter access to professional development activities, career opportunities and community service.”

The fraternity chose the month of September to promote advocacy and knowledge about LLS, as it is blood cancer awareness month.

According to the LLS Society website, the organization is “dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and other blood cancers” and is “the world’s largest voluntary (nonprofit) health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services.”

The LLS invested almost $1.3 billion into research around the world that can help find

cures or treatments to save lives. The society doesn’t just provide treatments; it also provides free blood cancer information, education and support services such as co-pay financial assistance.

The Pi Sigma Epsilon fraternity started its annual StrEat Walk in spring 2017 after one of the fraternity members had a family member pass away following a battle with lymphoma.

“Our goals haven’t changed … we still hope to raise $1,000 and bring the community together through music, food and our guest speaker, Racheli Peltier,” said Mandana Jahangirian, a third-year international business major and vice president of public relations for the Pi Sigma Epsilon-Beta Kappa Chapter.

Racheli Peltier is a guest speaker from the LLS who spoke about her story during

the StrEat Walk event.Peltier has been involved

with the society for a few years and originally got involved when her friend’s father was diagnosed with cancer. When Peltier was 21, she was diagnosed with lymphoma and then became involved in the organization.

Peltier is one of many patients who was helped by the co-pay financial assistance program offered by LLS,

having been awarded $5,000 for co-pay to help with her medical bills.

“I promise you we’ll see a cancer cure in my lifetime,” Peltier said during her speech at the event.

The event also consisted of the Pi Sigma Epsilon members selling food items such as bacon-wrapped hot dogs, skewered watermelon, churros and root beer floats. Each item was priced between $1-$3.

There was also a table where students could spin a small wheel to get prizes and learn more about the LLS.

During the fundraising event there were also live music performances.

The first act to perform was an acoustic set performed by Chris Hernandez, a second-year music transfer student and Zack Corrales, a second-year music industry studies transfer student.

The second act on the stage was Dead by Sunday, a group composed of CPP students, and the third and final group to perform was No Tomorrow, the only band that wasn’t made up of CPP students but instead included two brothers from Cal State Fullerton.

The fourth annual StrEat Walk event by Pi Sigma Epsilon will be held next September.

Pi Sigma Epsilon hosts StrEat Walk for cancer

This was the third annual StrEat walk since it started in 2017, with all proceeds going to the LLS.

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Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is holding a voter registration event today (Sept. 24) to get students and faculty registered to vote or to update voter registration information.

The event will be held in the University Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a short lineup of speakers giving information about National Voter Registration Day, along with free food and activities for attendees.

“Basically, Cal Poly (and) ASI have teamed up with a couple of outside campus organizations,” said Jacob Wolak, the ASI secretary of external affairs. “The whole point of the day is (because it is) the national day to make sure people are registered to vote.”

Wolak will speak at the event, followed by Eileen Sullivan, the interim vice president for student affairs and Victor Preciado, the vice mayor of Pomona.

“I think the political

movement and atmosphere really has shown people they can’t just take things for granted,” Vice Mayor Preciado said. “They need to go out there, be loud and make a change.”

National Voter Registration Day, first recognized in 2012 and held annually on the fourth Tuesday of September, is a national holiday celebrating democracy, according to the movement’s website.

The ultimate goal is to provide information about voter registration for those who do not know where to begin.

The movement also wants to make sure unregistered voters don’t miss the deadline to register.

The event on campus will have information about civic engagement, voter registration booths and information about updating voter information to allow voters to go into the election season fully prepared.

“I think that’s pretty helpful for those who don’t know where to start with voting,”

said Cesar Tenorio, a first-year accounting student.

Following the National Voter Registration Day event, ASI will also hold a polling place on campus in the Bronco Student Center for the Nov. 5 local election, March 3, 2020 presidential primary and for the general election on Nov. 3, 2020.

“I mean, it’s not just students, you know, (there are) faculty, professional staff,” Wolak said.

“We want to make sure it happens because we hear election after election, people think that, ‘Oh, I’m not registered to vote so I can’t go on Election Day and vote.’ But the thing (is), we live in the state of California, (where) you

can actually same-day register. (But) there are boundaries set.”

For more information about National Voter Registration Day, visit nationalvoterregistrationday.org.

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Following the National Voter Registration Day event, ASI will hold a polling place in the BSC.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTA&E 5Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Whenever you are on the dance floor, you’ll always notice the hip-swaying, up-beat rhythm of the Latin dances.

Cal Poly Pomona’s Salsa Club gives students the opportunity to explore their hidden dance talent in a welcoming environment.

This recently created club educates students in not only salsa, but also a variety of Latin dances. The two main dances the club focuses its teachings on are the salsa and bachata.

The salsa club invites all Cal Poly Pomona students to come out to its dance workshops, with no dance experience required.

“I think of salsa as a fast-paced, eight count, social dance that’s really about letting it all out on the dance floor. Whether you are having a good or bad day, it’s about showing off to the world that this is me,” said Ulices Esqueda, salsa club president. “For bachata, it’s a bit slower. It is about the connection you have and or make with your partner.”

The Latin music played

during these dances is derived from a combination of Cuban-style music, African drum sounds and American jazz.

The salsa and bachata are recognized as very sensual and romantic dances due to the close space dancers share. Although most Latin dances are known to be a duo-partner dance, you are not required to come with a partner to the club’s dance workshops. Instructors recommend students to practice with multiple partners to enhance their dance skills and to branch out from their comfort zone.

“My first time coming out I was really scared because I felt like everyone was going to be really good at dancing,” said Kayleen Diaz, a fourth-year sociology major. “Now this club has become a place where I feel very comfortable in.”

Each Cal State University’s salsa club hosts a social to connect all collegiate salsa clubs.

Salsa socials are gatherings of people who come to experience, socialize and learn from the dance workshops. The CPP Salsa Club will be hosting two socials this year,

one in November and one in the spring semester.

The instructors of the salsa club are also all Cal Poly Pomona students. Many of the instructors were first-year members who quickly fell in love with the dances and continued to grow their love for salsa through this club.

“If I’ve had a rough day and I’m super stressed, I can come here and dance. It’s a great stress reliever and it just lifts my whole mood,” said Kelly Knowles, a fourth-year environmental biology

student and a salsa instructor for the club.

The salsa club has worked internally with CPP clubs and events. They have offered lessons for Teachers’ Appreciation Day and the Social Dance Club.

This year the salsa club is looking to branch out to the community and perform for elderly homes.

Cal Poly Pomona’s Salsa Club offers beginner and intermediate workshops every Tuesday and Thursday in the Bronco Recreational

Inc. Center (BRIC). Beginner classes are from 6-7:30 p.m., while the intermediate classes are hosted from 7:30-9 p.m. The first lesson is free, and then the following classes are $10 a month.

The monthly fee goes towards hiring professional instructors to lead a workshop.

For more information you can follow them on Instagram @cppsalsaclub or come out to their workshops on Tuesday and Thursday.

Club spotlight: Salsa Club spices up the dance floor

CPP students owned the dance floor at their last spring social on May 4.

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‘Ink & Clay’ shines in its 44th iteration“Ink & Clay” is an

annual competition consisting of work that integrates ink and clay to construct a piece of art. The show first began in 1971. The exhibition is now open for its 44th iteration, organized by curator Michele Cairella-Fillmore.

“Ink & Clay” is a national show and includes Cal Poly Pomona’s faculty and staff in the exhibit.

The exhibition, located in the W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, opened Aug. 22 and will last through Nov. 12.

This year’s jurors for the exhibit were Kimiko Miyoshi, the printmaking/ink juror, Susan Elizalde-Henson, the ceramics/clay juror and Juri Koll, the curatorial juror.

The exhibit had 386 entries submitted but only 119 were chosen to be displayed, making this year the largest selection in “Ink & Clay” history.

Cal Poly Pomona and the University Art Gallery also offered $6,500 in cash awards to entries who made it into the exhibit.

Ann Phong, an art professor at CPP, had one of her pieces selected for the exhibit and received the University President’s Purchase Award. Her piece is titled “A Female Refugee’s Story.” This painting consists of a litho print with acrylic and is a tribute to her Vietnamese culture.

“My art reflects the feelings and thoughts of the people who have experienced vicissitudes in life,” Phong wrote in her description of the piece.

All entries for this show were submitted for the first time ever through an online-only

submissions platform called “CaFE.” The new digital system caused a year-long break for the “Ink & Clay” exhibition last year.

To submit entries, each artist must pay a $50 entry fee and their work must be original and created within the past three years. Any variation of “Ink & Clay” as a whole or a part of the work is acceptable.

The pieces range from eccentric and abstract to classic and traditional. Aside from bold colors and textures and utilizing different styles of art such as Impressionism and cubism, the m o s t i m p r e s s i v e part was reading and understanding the context of each piece.

Art ists explored subjects such as individualism through walking away from society’s expectations, the known and the unknown, what we can and cannot control, desensitizing the concept of death and encouraging the world to coexist with life as one.

Alexis Kaminsky’s piece, “Ice Flow,” consists of ceramic, MDF, hardware, casein and spray paint. It is a series of fragments in different shades of blue pieced together representing the search for coherence and meaning in life.

Overall, the exhibit is one worth attending. This esteemed competition is at such a convenient location for CPP faculty and students and a great opportunity to explore the creativity of these artists with free entry.

The gallery is open Monday and Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

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A new theater production, “Boy Gets Girl,” explores the nature of a romantic pursuit that quickly turns into a nightmare.

Set in present day New York City, “Boy Gets Girl” is written by Rebecca Gilman and directed by Linda Bisesti, professor of theater and new dance. It is a disturbing 2000 play about a woman who is stalked.

Theresa Bedell, played by Melissa Lubina, a fourth-year general theater and stage management student, gives love a chance with a blind date by the name of Tony, played by Nicholas Bias, a fourth-year computer and information science student (CIS) with a minor in theater.

Every year, students are able to suggest plays through the department. Lubina suggested the

play “Boy Gets Girl,” and Bisesti thought it was a good choice, as she enjoys directing plays that celebrate women and playwrights.

“I think it’s a very timely play and a good play,” Bisesti said. “It’s a message about how one’s life can get derailed very quickly and how events in our life that we don’t have control over really just add to starting over again.”

With the recent #MeToo movement a g a i n s t s e x u a l harassment and assault, Bisesti thinks that the play is still relevant but different because of the many issues happening with women and the consciousness of women in the workplace.

Lubina said it is one of her favorite plays.

Although she has enjoyed the process itself, overall it was challenging working hours on end, considering the complicated play

with such heavy themes.“The play is heavy,

but it gets the message across. In our current culture, I think this play casts light on the issues of sexual harassment and the social norm of rape culture and male privilege,” Lubina said.

“I hope this play, whatever anyone takes away from it, will start a dialogue about sex assault, sex violence, even stalking, whether the person is male or female.”

Like Lubina, Bias found the process challenging but to the extent that he is playing a character that is “a horrible human being.”

Bias said that, in the light of current issues and with how the play explores issues of sexual harassment and stalking, people should look for red flags. And — like in the play — he says one should not blame oneself if s/he is the victim of such abuse.

With such a small cast, Bias has enjoyed getting to know everyone on a personal level and encourages all to come see the play.

“I’ve enjoyed it a lot,” Bias said. “It is a lot of fun; people should come and see it. I think it is a very interesting play.”

“Boy Gets Girl” performances will run in the University Studio Theatre at 8 p.m. Sept. 26-28 and Oct. 3-5, and 2 p.m. Oct. 6.

Tickets are available online at the Department of Theatre and New Dance’s webpage or can be purchased one hour before curtain on performance nights at the University Studio Theatre box office in Bldg. 25 Room 110.

General admission is $15, $12 for Cal Poly alumni and $10 for faculty, staff, students and senior citizens.

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Self-care at Womxn’s Resource Center

Stress is the main issue students struggle with on a daily basis, as they often forget to take a moment to focus on themselves. Managing school, work, extracurricular a c t i v i t i e s a n d much more can get overwhelming; it’d be nice to have a welcoming environment to unwind and keep proactivity going throughout the day.

T h e Wo m x n ’ s Resource Center at Cal Poly Pomona can be the place for just that. Every Tuesday, the center is home to Self-Care Happy Hour located at building 95-201 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Self-Care Happy Hour began its tradition in fall 2018 and has been a success in each session since then.

What first began as every Wednesday is now

on Tuesdays because students’ availability is more flexible for them to stop by.

S y d n e y To r r e s , coordinator of the center, came with the creation of this event by reading student surveys reflecting what they struggle with most.

“In 2017, over a third of students mentioned stress to be their main conflict,” Torres said.

She was motivated to create an escape for students to help them feel driven to finish their day strong.

Each activity goes back to the wellness wheel diagram Torres reflects upon.

The wheel represents seven dimensions: emotional, intellectual, p h y s i c a l , s o c i a l , e n v i r o n m e n t a l , financial and spiritual. Each one helps balance a lifestyle to stay aligned.

“All crafts are centered to work on one

of the characteristics of the wheel,” Torres said. “They are simple and easy to do at home to continue your own self-care routine.”

Social justice leader Summer Veits is a history major at CPP and coordinator of the happy hour.

She helps set up an activity each week for students to come by and forget about the problems outside on campus.

“ S e l f - c a r e i s important and not everyone has time at home,” Veits said. “Having the center open with workshops lets students have time to come when they can and not disturb their own schedule.”

Self-care has multiple definitions for every individual.

The center’s main goal is to help each student clear her mind and do activities like crafts and journaling; all to help them feel good about themselves one week at a time.

Cristina Orozco, a fourth-year gender,

e t h n i c i t y a n d multicultural studies major, mentions how much she appreciates the center’s services offered on campus.

“I feel really proud (that) the women’s center (is) constantly providing resources on a weekly basis,” Orozco said. “I feel they are another support on campus and continue to reach a larger audience by each promotion on social media.”

All materials are provided in each session until supplies last.

The center wants to show students that everyone can afford sel f-care without financial limits.

Encouragement will help the center continue making happy hour a Womxn’s Resource Center tradition for semesters to come.

Follow the center on Instagram @cppwrc to keep up with the activities planned for each Tuesday.

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On Thursday, Oct. 3, the 36th annual Hot Dog Caper hosted by the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation will transport you into a different galaxy. The event will take place in the University Park where students can enjoy food, drinks and entertainment from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The annual Hot Dog Caper is an event held at the beginning of every year to provide free hot dogs, drinks, frozen treats, chips and entertainment contributed by numerous sponsors such as Associated Student Inc. (ASI), Broncos Athletics, Pepsi, First Class Vending and other campus partners.

Are you someone who doesn’t eat meat? Well, the Hot Dog Caper has you covered. The event also serves veggie dogs for the vegetarians and vegans on campus.

This year’s caper is spaced-themed, where the school will be taken to a world far from your classes and studies once in the University Park.

The Cal Poly Pomona Foundation has revitalized the Hot Dog Caper by not only having a unique theme but also adding even more entertainment this year for students, staff and faculty to enjoy.

“This year’s Hot Dog Caper will feature a live band, balloon twisters, airbrush tattoo artists, a photo booth, an inflatable obstacle course, stilt walkers (and) a few visitors from a galaxy far, far away,” said Arielle Torrez, the marketing development coordinator for the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.

This special tradition is a way for the school to say welcome to new and returning students, faculty and staff back to the new school year.

“The Hot Dog Caper is just one of the many ways the Cal Poly Pomona

Foundation and campus partners give back to the university,” Torrez said.

The Cal Poly Pomona community really shows its appreciation with the overwhelming attendance at the caper.

Last year, over 12,000 hot dogs and veggie dogs were given out to attendees by the hundreds of volunteers from the administration, staff and athletic department.

At this event, many students use the opportunity to grab a free bite to eat and create a closer relationship with the entire Cal Poly Pomona community.

“Like in a family, food brings us together and knits a close relationship,” said Tera Esve, a third-year computer science student. “With the Hot Dog Caper, it is a way for the campus to have a strong-bonded community. This is probably one of the rarest times where most of the university is gathered in one spot.”

A majority of upper-division students still looks forward to the event despite the multiple times they have attended.

“I like the Hot Dog Caper,” said Ryan Peacock, a fourth-year sociology student. “It’s a good way to bring the whole school together and eat. And a good way to interact with people of different majors and backgrounds, too.”

The affair is a great way to meet new friends and classmates as well as interact with your professors outside the classroom. Everyone is invited to enjoy the free festivities on Oct. 3 with the entire campus.

For more information regarding this year’s Hot Dog Caper and to watch a video of the 2018 Hot Dog Caper, visit www.hotdogcaper.com.

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Innovation Brew Works takes on La Verne on Tap

Innovation Brew Works is kicking off the fall season at the second annual La Verne on Tap Old Town Beer Walk on Sept. 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The event will take place in La Verne’s Old Town District and will host 17 local breweries, including Cal Poly Pomona’s Innovation Brew Works (IBW). In addition to the breweries, the event will host over 20 food vendors.

Purchasing a ticket to the beer walk will allow guests to receive unlimited food samples and 12 four-ounce beer pours. Guests will also be able to enjoy live music, but most importantly will have the chance to discover IBW.

IBW will bring its award-winning Cattle Rancher and seasonal Bronctoberfest

brews. Deciding which beer to

bring to the event was not a challenging one, as Cattle Rancher is IBW’s most award-winning beer. The American-Belgian style ale received a gold medal at the 2018 San Diego International Beer Competition and silver at the 2018 Los Angeles International Beer Competition.

The Bronctoberfest brew will be officially released at the brewery on Sept. 27, one day before the beer walk. The name was inspired by Oktoberfest, but with a Cal Poly twist. The beer will be released for the fall and is a part of IBW’s scheduled monthly releases.

Melody Young, the manager at IBW, hopes participating in the event will expose people to the brewery and educate them on what it is all about. According to Young, IBW is

very selective in which events it attends.

“We want to make sure they’re within a radius where people will be able to drive to Brew Works,” Young said.

The brewery initially began attending events in the Long Beach area and Los Angeles. With a new plan in place, IBW is now focusing its efforts on the cities surrounding the brewery.

Eric Bassett, operations brewery manager and e x t e n d e d u n i v e r s i t y instructor, also looks at the event as a great opportunity to self-promote and see his former students.

“It’s a good way to get brand exposure, not just for our beer but also our education program and let people know we’re a taproom open to the public,” Bassett said.

IBW celebrated its fourth year of operations early in 2019 and continues striving

to put out the best product possible.

Although the brewery is a trip off campus, IBW has become a place for relaxing and enjoying the good times.

Bobby Saberi, a senior kinesiology student, enjoys walking to the brewery because it offers different food options than what is available on campus and has a variety of drink options.

“Seeing a new beer released every month is very unique and it’s impressive to see them create everything from scratch,” Saberi said. “It’s pretty cool to see students be a part of the brewery and it is something that not many universities can offer.”

The event will cost $55 for those who choose to enjoy the beer tastings and a ticket priced at $25 will be available to those who commit to being the designated driver.

The designated driver ticket

will allow for unlimited food samples, but will not include any beer pours.

Tickets are available for purchase online at the La Verne On Tap website, https://w w w.eventbr i te .com/e/la-verne-on-tap-beer-walk-2019-tickets-69282647263.

Cpl. Joshua Wells of the La Verne Police Department reminds those who plan on attending the event of the importance of utilizing rideshare programs and the designated driver ticket.

“We want to stress to the people that drinking and driving is illegal, dangerous and causes a public safety issue,” Wells said. “Whether you’re a local resident or a college student, unfortunately alcohol doesn’t differentiate on who it affects and how it affects people.”

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The United States has a long list of problems such as health care, gun control and prison reforms. The public desperately needs solutions to these problems.

The Democratic presidential candidates believe they can change this. And I believe they can, too.

The top 10 Democratic candidates met on Sept. 12 in Houston, Texas, for the third Democratic Party presidential debate. The candidates brought up an interesting call of action that might help solve problems faster: ending filibusters.

Filibusters are lengthened speeches used to stall issues being debated upon in the Senate or the House of Representatives. When an issue is interrupted by a filibuster, the proposal is often dropped.

In some cases, filibusters can appear as a great tool in democracy. A senator has the right to use this tactic to stop the discussion of a proposition from coming to a vote.

Filibusters can also help start a debate on certain topics. By using these elongated speeches, one can use the hours of talking to bring up a pressing issue

not being considered before in Congress.

But filibusters create plenty of negative effects throughout the government and the public rather than good ones.

According to ABC, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., brought up the discussion of fili-busters in the Democratic debate with her own personal account in the Senate.

“I was in the United States Senate when 54 senators said, ‘Let’s do background checks; let’s get rid of assault weapons. And with 54 senators, it failed because of the filibuster,” Warren said. “Until we attack the systematic problem, we can’t get gun control in this country.”

The eradication of filibusters is needed to continue change in the governmental system at a faster pace. Filibusters stop the wheels of justice.

With recent misfortunes and troubles throughout the nation, the government should have passed beneficial laws already. Instead, they are not fulfilling their basic role.

The end of the filibuster will help the process to create change that will protect the American society better and more efficiently.

Filibusters waste time and

tax money. For example, the longest filibuster in American government history was over 24 hours long.

Filibusters are used as a weapon often to either prevent or delay a bill that can better the lives of citizens.

The fact that precious time in Washington D.C. is used to halt proposals in Congress instead of passing life-saving policies and laws is just sickening.

I want to feel safe, to read happy headlines and to know the United States is one of the safest countries in the world.

Instead, I feel scared, read headlines of devastating events and know the United States is becoming a more dangerous country to live in.

The Democratic Party and its presidential candidates are moving in the right direction to help citizens live the American dream. The Trump Administration wants to blame anyone other than itself for the problems happening in our country. But they must work internally since nothing they’ve been doing recently has helped. The elimination of the filibuster is the start to change this country for the better.

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Paying college athletes is a controversy that has been gainging a lot of attention in recent times.

College athletes getting paid is more compl icated than people may think and is a responsibility that college athletes themselves are not ready to have.

For starters, college athletes are already getting paid in a way that is more helpful to them than what the physical money might be. Their pay is an education that most people across the U.S. and around the world wish they received.

Some of these athletes attend prestigious Ivy League schools that offer them a quality education which they will not receive anywhere else. And most importantly, it’s paid for them, in the case of scholarships.

There are some cases in which athletes barely graduate high school with poor grades. Because of the impact sports have on colleges they are attending, athletes are admitted over people who are nonathletes but might be

making a difference. Added to that, most

athletes don’t stay in college for many years and only use college as a trampoline in order get into the big leagues like the NFL, MLB or the NBA.

One example is former NBA player Allen Iverson, who barely graduated high school yet he still got a scholarship to Georgetown University. He was only there for two years because after his sophomore year he entered the NBA draft.

So paying them would not be right when someone else could have been in their spot for the education all four years and would have taken school more seriously.

One of the most important reasons why athletes shouldn’t get paid is simply because sports are an option and something one signs up for regardless of the consequences it might bring.

Athletes know the physical consequences of playing at the next

level and know that collegiate sports don’t pay, yet they still sign up.

No one is forcing them and it’s their own decision to continue their athletic career in college.

Money has a negative effect on a young person which is another reason why athletes should not receive any type of compensation for their performances. Multiple young athletes get drafted by a professional team, receive a huge paycheck and then tend

not to know how to deal with the responsibility of being a millionaire and being famous.

Money and fame have proven to be a bad combination that typically leads young athletes down a road that is hard for them to come back from.

One concrete example of an athlete who didn’t know how to deal with money and fame is former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel, who after being drafted 22nd

overall in the 2014 draft was in rehab for alcohol issues two years into the NFL and was accused of assaulting his girlfriend.

In professional sports, athletes are held to a high standard both on and off the field and receive a payment for that.

Young people in college generally make mistakes and it’s OK they are young. But if you want them to get paid, then similar responsibilities that professionals have should be established for college athletes. I’m not sure they will be able to handle that.

I understand that college athletes are putting their health at risk at times for these college programs and that they earn the schools’ huge revenues every year with their performance.

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T h e w o m e n ’ s soccer team outlasted Northwest Nazarene University 3-2 Thursday afternoon in San Diego.

The Broncos had an impressive total of 18 shots in the match, eight of which were on target.

Of the 18 shots, 11 of them came in the second half when the Broncos scored two of their three goals in the

match. The Broncos were

able to contain the Nighthawks in the first half and only allowed two shots in the first 45 minutes.

“I thought we started the game fairly well, but we looked a little too comfortable after scoring the first goal, which allowed them to come back into the game. And they came out into the second half with a lot of energy,” head coach Jay Mason said.

“We have to get better at managing the end of the game. There were three goals in the last 10 minutes, it was a little chaotic but overall I’m just proud of them for being resilient, (and) finding a way to win, which I think good teams do,” Mason said.

Early in the first half, the Broncos warned the Nighthawks of their intentions to score with back-to-back shots.

The first attempt came from the foot of senior forward Ambria

Pogue and the second one by junior forward Taylor Scott.

But unfortunately, the Nighthawks goalkeeper Alexis Montoya saved both shots.

M i n u t e s l a t e r, sophomore forward/midfielder Allyssa Larkin showed up for the Broncos and got on the board with the first goal of the match, thanks to an assist by junior midfielder Ally Lacarra-Platt.

“I think I played decent(ly). I thought I

brought some energy to the team. And I score(ed) my first goal,” Larkin said.

“We came out really strong and put a lot of pressure on their defense, but after we scored the goal we got confortable and thought we had the game in the bag. But we battled it out and came out on top at the end.”

Following Larkin’s goal, the Broncos were close to scoring the second goal of the match later in the first half when freshman forward Cassie Snow took a shot that hit the left woodwork.

Coming into the second half, the Nighthawks looked to tie the game and their efforts were compensated with an early goal.

D e s p i t e t h e Nighthawks goal, the Broncos continued their strong performance with multiple shots but it wasn’t until the 83rd minute of the match that Scott scored.

Two minutes later, Pogue topped the strong Bronco performance with a third goal after being assisted by Scott.

“We started really well and once we scored our goal we sort of started to back off a little … I think we need to learn to keep the same energy and realize that the game isn’t over,” Scott

said. “I started a little slow,

but once I started to get into the groove of things, I started to play well.”

Despite the two-goal deficit, the Nighthawks made a late push for a comeback and scored a second goal in the final minutes of the game. But it wasn’t enough, as the Broncos took the victory.

On Saturday morning, the Broncos extended their winning streak to three games after defeating the Seattle Pacific University Falcons in an overtime thriller by a score of 2-1.

Scott scored both goals, one in the first half and the second in overtime. The Broncos offensive power was put on display with 21 shots total, 12 of which were on target.

T h i s w e e k e n d wrapped up the Broncos’ preseason play. They enter conference with a record of 4-2-0.

At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the Broncos will look to extend their winning streak when the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes come to Kellogg Stadium for the first California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference match.

Broncos increase winning streak to three

Junior forward Taylor Scott made her second golden goal of the season to land the Broncos their third straight victory.

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Men’s soccer falls 3-2 in its home game opener

The men’s soccer team suffered its third loss of the preseason on Thursday, falling 3-2 to the Concordia-Irvine Eagles.

Fans from both teams filled the stands as the Broncos made their first home game appearance at Kellogg Stadium.

Despite gaining the majority of possession for the first half of the match, the Broncos appeared to let up at the end of the second half, allowing the Eagles to score three goals.

T h e B r o n c o s dominated in the first half by placing immense pressure on the Eagles’ defense.

After a scoreless 29 minutes, the Broncos opened the scoring when senior midfielder Jimmie Villalobos received a perfect pass through the Eagles’ defense from senior

defender Ori Kenett. Villalobos then beat the Eagles’ sophomore goalkeeper Braeden Hatt to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead.

“We were dominating the first half, moving the ball side-to-side, like coach asked us,” Villalobos said.

“I was in the gap. They hit Ori and he went inside. So I went diagonal behind the back line. I went one-on-one with the keeper and I put it in.”

The goal marked Villalobos’ third goal of the season in four matches.

T h e B r o n c o s continued their high energy and pressure into the second half of regulation.

Fourteen seconds into the second half, the Broncos expanded their lead against the Eagles.

Sophomore defender Christian Miramontes delivered a ball to senior midfielder Cyro

Oliveira, who knocked it into the goal, making the score 2-0.

“I made the run and saw an open space,” Oliveira said. “I saw one guy and took him on; I just took a chance and it went in.”

The Eagles did not stop attacking the Broncos, despite being

down by two. Two minutes after

O l i v e i r a ’s g o a l , the Eagles saw an opportunity and scored, cutting the deficit in half.

“The energy was great going into the second half,” head coach Matt O’Sullivan said.

“I think we played

very well, we can’t forget that. We dominated the game and then we made the game a coin flip and got punished for that.”

In the 74th minute, the Eagles had another successful shot to tie the game 2-2.

T h e i n t e n s i t y continued as both sides

worked hard, but in the 82nd minute, the Eagles saw one last chance to score, blasting it into the back of the net to take a 3-2 lead.

T h e B r o n c o s continued to battle until the final second of the game.

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Senior midfielder Cyro Oliveira, left, recorded his first goal this season against the Eagles.

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Volleyball splits in conference play up north

T h e w o m e n ’ s volleyball team came out with its first California Collegiate Athletic Association victory on Thursday as the Broncos took on the Humboldt State Lumberjacks.

After upsetting losses from the previous weekend, it was time to brush that off and put their game faces on.

Although they fell short in the first set to the Lumberjacks, 24-26, that didn’t seem to affect them. The next three sets were dominated by the Broncos.

The second set started the Broncos’ winning streak.

Something kicked into the Broncos and there was a definite turning point in the way they were playing.

“I think our passing got a lot better,” head coach Traci Dahl said.

“Our first touch on the ball just became more controlled. Our serving was much stronger and got stronger throughout the night and that was a big turning point for the whole entire team.”

The Broncos took the Lumberjacks to 25-21 in the second

set. The third set went to the Broncos with the score ending at 27-25. As close as the third set was, the Broncos made sure to keep their winning streak alive.

As the Lumberjacks battled as hard as they could, they couldn’t beat the Broncos’ run. The fourth set’s score ended with the Broncos taking the winning set, 25-14.

With a 3-1 win, the Broncos huddled together and celebrated

their win.When evaluating

what they could improve from this past weekend’s tournament, Dahl had a game plan.

“We had Monday and Tuesday to practice, and Wednesday for travel,” Dahl said. “We buckled down Monday and Tuesday and worked on a few items that needed some improvement. We did a little bit of a lineup change.”

T h e B r o n c o s

redeemed themselves and had takeaways from Thursday’s game that they will utilize in the future.

“My biggest takeaway from tonight’s game is probably that even though we didn’t perform the best we could last weekend, that doesn’t define us as a team,” freshman defensive specialist Mikayla Diamond said. “We are much stronger and better than that as we proved today

against Humboldt. Even in times when we were down in today’s game, we still fought hard as a team and didn’t give up, which ultimately helped us win.”

The Broncos played great defense that led Diamond to a total of 31 digs.

Junior middle blocker Ally Wilder continued with great numbers and ended the night with 20 kills.

Freshman outside

hitter Jazminn Parrish was behind her with a total of 19 kills.

Freshman opposite side hitter Daisy Duke got on the board with her seven kills to add onto the victory.

Sophomore setter Kira Zimmerman shined in Thursday’s game with a total of 49 assists.

“I felt pretty good tonight,” Zimmerman said.“I always feel that I can do better but I definitely think it was a team effort out there on the court. We are really starting to get our chemistry down. This is only the beginning for our team and I know we can and will do so many great things.”

On Saturday night, the Broncos faced the Sonoma State Seawolves. After four sets, the Broncos fell 1-3 against the Seawolves.

The Broncos are gearing up for two games this week.

The first matchup will be at 7 p.m. on Friday against Univeristy of California, San Diego in La Jolla.

They then will head to Cal State San Marcos at 5 p.m. on Saturday to take on the Cougars.

Sophomore setter Kira Zimmerman had a total of 49 assists in Thursday’s match against Humboldt State.Courtesy of CPP ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

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counted down the remaining 10 seconds, junior midf ielder Eduardo Faria blasted a free kick into the box.

After some back-and-forth, the crowd jumped up in cheers and the team began to celebrate on the field, as the Broncos had appeared to score the equalizer.

However, the referee called the shot offsides and the crowd was left with some confusion as the game suddenly ended with a 3-2 upset.

“I know soccer very well. I’ve seen so many games go this way and

I knew at 2-0, it wasn’t done,” O’Sullivan said.

“We did not manage the game properly. We started to panic and then we literally gave the game away.

“It’s a long season, hopefully we can learn from our mistakes and know we can do better than we did tonight.”

The Broncos finished the game with more shots with a total of 23, 12 of which were on goal.

Meanwhile, the Eagles had only six shots, five on goal.

V i l l a l o b o s w a s responsible for six

of the Broncos shots and Oliveira was right behind him with five.

S o p h o m o r e goalkeeper Taylor Chaplin made a total of two saves during the match.

The Eagles left the Broncos with a 0-3-1 record.

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Senior midfielder Jimmie Villalobos made his 20th goal as Bronco during Thursday’s match.

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• Depression Screening Event and Mental Health Fair 11 :00 AM - 2:00 PM, URSA Major• Screen Printing for Self-Care 12:00 PM - 1 :00 PM, BSC England Evans BSC England Evans

• I Heart Me 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM, Building 66-126• Self-Care & Balance 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Building 66-126• Build Your Emotional First Aid Kit• Build Your Emotional First Aid Kit 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Building 66-126• Mental Health Awareness Night: Debunking the Myth &Eliminating Stigma 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, BSC URSA Minor

• Complexities: The Things We Carry 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, BSC England Evans

• Bounce Back 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Building 66-126• Communication IRL: Back to Basics• Communication IRL: Back to Basics 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Building 66-126• Weaving for Wellness 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Building 26-Rainbow Weaver• Heart Snacks: A Conversation About Busting Myths About Suicide and Busting Myths About Suicide and Building a Supportive Community 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Building 66-126• Storytelling and Paper Mache Doll Making Workshop 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Building 97-120 Building 97-120

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Ricketson gears up for comeback season

A career-ending injury stops most players in their tracks, but for Jackie Ricketson, a fifth-year biology student and starting point guard for the women’s basketball team, a difficult challenge is a way to exceed expectations and show her ever-growing potential.

It has been a year since Ricketson tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), leaving her with unaccomplished e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d disappointments. Although her injury prevented her from playing last season, it did not impede her ability to succeed in other ways.

Ricketson is a president and dean’s list scholar, maintaining nearly a 4.0

grade point average. While sitting on the sidelines, she obtained a minor in psychology and discovered new techniques to improve her game by gaining a coach’s perspective.

“Seeing everything happen from a coach’s view on the side, but still being a part of it at the same time, was really cool and eye-opening to me,” Ricketson said.

Ricketson tore her ACL during a drill where she was dribbling down the court at full speed. She jumped and landed into a full stop, which caused intense strain on her ligament.

“It was a pretty detrimental loss at the time,” head coach Danelle Bishop said. “She’s a bulldog and she’s just going

to come back at it hard.”The Broncos’ sports

performance athletics health care administrator Ruem Malasarn helped Ricketson with her injury every step of the way. He said Ricketson showed great motivation and focus to recover and get back to playing.

“Going into her final year, she knows how important this is. So she’s extremely diligent and she wants to work hard,” Malasarn said. “She’s always been a hard worker, even as an athlete. And that has carried over into her rehab and her work and her conditioning just to get herself back on the court.”

Her rehab has been anything but easy, as she wants to recover as quickly

as she possibly can to begin playing again.

“There are definitely good days and bad days,” Ricketson said.

“Some days my knee is like ‘Yeah, we’re getting stronger,’ and some days it’s like ‘Geez, I got to sit down.’”

Ricketson said it is difficult to be able to do simple tasks, but she tries to be as positive as she can.

It was a humbling experience for her and she learned to appreciate more of the little things most people take for granted.

“I’ve definitely had to take a step back and look at the process of how far I’ve come since the surgery day when I could barely walk, and now I’m jumping and running again,” Ricketson

said.Ricketson said it was

tough not being able to help her team out last season, but she is eager to present what she learned from her journey into the new season. Her coaches and teammates are excited to see her back on the court.

“If I could think of a perfect CPP student model, Jackie would be it,” assistant coach Jennifer Judge said. “She really is brilliant.”

Ricketson’s injury should be cleared in her next doctor visit this month, but she says it is more than just physical injury.

“It’s more of a mental thing now because my trainers say I’m pretty good, but I don’t want to overdo it,” Ricketson said.

Junior guard Dominique Dotson, Ricketson’s teammate of nearly four years, said they share the same degree of physicality, competitiveness and determination, which she says showed during her recovery.

“Two days after her surgery she texted me for a ride to school and I told her, ‘You just had surgery, let’s wait a week or a couple of days’ and she said, ‘No, I’ll be fine.’ And that same day she was in the training room already doing her rehab exercises,” Dotson said. “I’ve never seen someone so determined and strong-minded to get back to something that she loves.”

Although Ricketson is anxious to get back to helping her team, she wants to come in feeling 100% ready to ensure she is bringing her best to the team.

Ricketson feels she will be at her full potential before the 2019-2020 season starts on Nov. 1.

The preseason is off to a slow start due to the training of new additions to the team and a few injured players.

However, they are all excited for the upcoming season and to watch Ricketson give it her all for her final year.

“We need her this season,” coach Bishop said. “It’s her senior year; she wants to go out with a bang and so we’re extremely excited.”

Ricketson will continue to build up the strength in her knee, strive to be a great leader for her team and continue to be a bright Cal Poly Pomona student athlete.

COURTESY OF CPP ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTRicketson will enter her fifth year with the Broncos. Her first game is set for Nov. 1 against West Texas A&M.

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