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Gov. Newsom approves abortion pills on campus
The Student Heath Sevices currently only carries the Plan B emergency contraceptive pills for students in need.
On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the “College Student Right to Access Act,” mandating that all California public universities carry abortion pills at their health clinics starting Jan. 1, 2023.
This new law officially makes California the first state to allow on-campus health centers to administer medication abortions for students. These abortions
are non-surgical procedures, offered in the form of an oral pill, designed to terminate a pregnancy within the first 10 weeks.
“As other states and the federal government go backward, restricting reproductive freedom, in California we are moving forward, expanding access and reaffirming a woman’s right to choose,” Newsom said in a press statement released Oct. 11.
With the Trump’s
administration limiting abortion rights across the country, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino, believes this bill is a big step forward for reproductive healthcare. On Oct. 11, she stated in a press release, “I am thrilled that Governor Newsom rejected the misguided paths that other states have taken in limiting access to abortion care. Abortion is a protected right, and it is important that everyone—including college
students—have access to that right, if they so choose.”
Leyva introduced the College Student Right to Access Act in December 2018, hoping to make reproductive healthcare more accessible for university students who could not easily obtain abortion services off-campus.
This past February she told The Poly Post she was confident Newsom would sign the bill, since he had See ABORTION PILL /Page 5
Residence halls nearing completion
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Mailroom burglaries: two suspects caught on video
Cal Poly Pomona’s main campus mailroom in the Classroom, Laboratory and Administration (CLA) Building has been broken into twice in the last six months.
CLA Building 98 is one of the most recognized buildings on campus. It is composed of the CLA tower and the classrooms and administration offices.
The CLA tower has been closed since January, but the administration offices and classrooms are still in use today.
Students, faculty and staff were notified via email immediately by the University Police Department about the campus burglaries.
A crime bulletin with details about the incidents was posted on the CPP website. The email provided close-up photos and video footage of the suspects breaking, entering and stealing packages.
The first incident occurred at 2:34 a.m. May 11. Two unidentified suspects were caught on camera breaking into the main campus mailroom and took with them a Surface Pro computer, mail that was addressed to faculty, staff and students and office supplies that belong to school.
The second incident occurred at 4:24 a.m. July 31. Campus PD believe that the two suspects from the May incident are the same suspects in the second incident.
The suspects broke into the mailroom once more, taking multiple campus items and a laptop computer.
In the video, the suspects were seen fleeing in a silver Hyundai Elantra GT (model year 2013-2017).
“Yes, I can tell you our security has been upgraded,” said Karen Martin, distribution services manager.
“We installed new cameras and have changed our alarm system to a more advanced system.”
The mailroom is located on the lower level of the CLA closer to Parking Structure 2.
Distribution services controls the main mailroom where the See MAILROOM/ Page 2
The budget for the entire construction project was approved at $185 million by the California State Board of Trustees in February 2017.
Mens soccer shutout Toros 4-0
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Launch Team accepted in NASA competition
Keith Fiddmont featured with Jazz Big Band
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019NEWS 2 THE POLY POST
POLICE BLOTTERPersonate to get money/property7:00 p.m., Oct. 2Building #109 - PD, beat 2, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended
Petty theft - other2:20 p.m., Oct. 7Building #106 - Parking Structure, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended
Obstruct/resist executive officer2:57 p.m., Oct. 7Building #66, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Disorderly conduct - toluene2:57 p.m., Oct. 7Building #66, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Battery on police officer2:57 p.m., Oct. 7Building #66, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Obstruct public officer2:57 p.m., Oct. 7Building #66, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Grand theft - other + $9506:00 p.m., Oct. 7Building #5, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended
Hit & run - damage only no suspect info1:00 p.m., Oct. 8Building #106 - Parking Structure, Pomona
Disposition: Inactive/Suspended
Disorderly conduct4:50 p.m., Oct. 9Building #220A - Tech Training C, 3650 Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Vandalism - deface property8:16 a.m., Oct. 10Building #9 - College of Engineering, University Drive, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/Suspended
Hit & run - damage only no suspect info1:00 p.m., Oct. 10Parking Lot M, beat 1, University Drive/Camphor Lane, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Grand theft - other + $95011:20 a.m., Oct. 10
Building #15 - University Library, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Vandalism - deface property12:00 p.m., Oct. 9Parking Lot M, beat 1, University Drive/Camphor Lane, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Vehicle burglary - felony11:00 p.m., Oct. 9University Village - beat 4, 3400 Poly Vista, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Petty theft - vehicle6:00 p.m., Oct. 10University Village - beat 4, 3400 Poly Vista, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Threaten crime - intent to terrorize9:59 p.m., Oct. 10Building #63 - Vista De La Luna, 63 Kellogg Drive, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Possession controlled substance1:12 a.m., Oct. 12University Village - beat 4, 3400 Poly Vista, PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Controlled substance - paraphernalia 1:12 a.m., Oct. 12University Village, beat 4, 3400 Poly Vista, PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Burglary first degree1:18 p.m., Oct. 13Building #98 - CLA, Red Gum Lane, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Vandalism - $1,0001:18 p.m., Oct. 13Building #98 - CLA, Red Gum Lane, PomonaDisposition: Inactive/suspended
Vehicle theft - auto11:00 a.m., Oct. 12
Parking Lot C - beat 3, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Trespass9:58 p.m., Oct. 14Building #98 - CLA, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Vandalism9:58 p.m., Oct. 14Building #98 - CLA, 3801 West Temple Ave., PomonaDisposition: Cleared by Arrest
Cal Poly Pomona participated in the annual California Great Shakeout drill on Thursday, Oct. 17.
The event first began in 2008 with hopes of better preparing Californians for a major earthquake. As always in California, the question is not if, but rather when a big earthquake strikes.
At 10:17 a.m., campuswide emergency alerts were sent out to computers and telephones owned by CPP. Following the alert, everyone was directed to drop, cover and hold on for approximately one minute before exiting buildings for a scheduled evacuation.
After fire alarms and sirens were triggered, students walked out of buildings in an organized fashion to their designated assembly area. Each building was assigned its own unique
area to evacuate to as quickly as possible and wait until further instructions were given.
Margaret Vinci, manager of the seismological laboratory at Caltech, says the drill helps participants know how prepared they are for an earthquake.
“They think about their preparedness,” Vinci said. “Do they have enough water? Do they have a fire extinguisher? Do they have a plan when they’re with their family?”
Although it was a safety exercise, some students felt like the drill was more of a hassle and disrupted their time in class or studying.
First-year undeclared student Bryant To said, “I feel like this event isn’t beneficial because earthquakes are unpredictable and it takes time away from studying in the library and from
people going to classes. Those classes are something we paid for already so you might as well go to them.”
First-year psychology student Martin Penaloza said, “I wasn’t really told anything other than just use the fire exits, which is obvious in an emergency (that) you’d do something like that.”
Vinci says the importance of being prepared outweighs the inconvenience.
“If they (students) practice it, then their bod(ies) will intuitively get them into a safe place before they have a chance to think about it and to then drill their plans and then fix any weaknesses they may have in their plan,” Vinci said.
After less than hour, evacuation coordinators began leading students and faculty back into their respective buildings to resume their day.
The event did not have an official end time, but slowly emergency
sirens within buildings were shut off indicating it was safe to return inside.
According to CPP’s emergency procedures, after an earthquake it is important to prepare for possible aftershocks.
Emergency services reminds students and faculty to never return into a building unless you are instructed to do so by emergency personnel.
Emergency services also notes that in some occasions, you may be safer to stay inside and to only evacuate the building if instructed to do so.
It is also extremely important to refrain from attempting to relocate any victims as CPP emergency personnel will perform search and rescue operations.
Staff and emergency services directing students to leave the library and gather outside for the duration of the Great ShakeOut drill as a safety exercise.
Great ShakeOut prepares students for ‘The Big One’
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MAILROOM: Laptops and computers among things stolen
official university mail and U.S. postal mail is sent out and received.
“I can tell you that the campus shouldn’t be concerned for their safety or continuing crimes from the suspects,” University Police Lt. Marc Simpson said.
Campus PD and distribution services did not want to make any further comments pending the current investigation.
Simpson hopes to have an update on the investigation this coming week.
The Bronco Copy ‘N Mail was not able to be reached for a comment.
CPP’s police department is reaching out to the campus community for any
tips in identifying these two suspects. If you choose to remain anonymous,
you can leave a message with the police or call the anonymous tip line at (909) 869-3399.
Follow the link provided for videos, photos and the crime bulletin posted by the PD: https://www.cpp.edu/~police/persons-of-interest.shtml.
For any further questions or if you have any information about the suspects, please contact the CPP PD at (909) 387-3070 or email [email protected].
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The suspects caught on camera during the first burglary on May 11, with the second burglary occuring on July 31.
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NEWS 3Tuesday, October 22, 2019 THE POLY POST
On Oct. 3, NASA announced the list of teams that were chosen to participate in the 2019-2020 NASA Student Launch Competition.
Cal Poly Pomona’s NASA Student Launch Team was one of the 64 teams selected to compete. According to NASA’s Student Launch website, CPP has been selected to compete as far back as 2012 and each year since.
Alexander Scott, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, is the project lead of the CPP NASA Student Launch Team this year, which is made up of 25 students.
NASA’s Oct. 3 press release detailed the specifics of the competition: “The eight-month program requires the student teams to design, build, test and fly a payload and high-powered amateur rocket
between 4,000 and 5,500 feet in altitude. All teams must meet multiple documentation and presentation milestones with NASA rocketry experts as they develop their rocket.”
Each team is expected to predict its rocket’s altitude. The CPP team’s target altitude is between 3,500 and 5,500 feet.
“We pick that altitude that we want to hit very early in our planning stages. And it is up to our accurate analysis to, come competition day, hit that altitude that we set,” Scott said.
According to Scott, after the main shoot deploys from the rocket and “once everything has made it to the ground safely, we signal the rocket to deploy our rover portion of this mission …. We have chosen a ground vehicle for reliability reasons."
“Then we need to drive it to a sample location. Once it reaches the sample location, it needs to take that sample and
drive at least 10 feet away from that sample location and that is the completion of our mission.”
Launch day will take place in Huntsville, Alabama, in April 2020.
With the competition almost six months away, the NASA Launch Team still has a lot of work to do in preparation, including fundraising.
The team is aiming to raise $20,000 for the project; the majority of which will go toward the group’s transportation to Alabama.
Scott estimates the rocket itself will cost around $6,000 to make. Team members plan to raise the money through crowdfunding, grants and donations from companies in the industry and fundraising on campus.
The team’s preliminary design reviews are due to NASA by Nov. 1.
“We aren’t allowed to build anything before then,” Scott
said. “As soon as our design is nailed down, we start testing some of our subsections and we start to build a subscale rocket. The point of the small rocket is to prove at a system level that everything functions and works together.”
According to NASA’s press release, teams are “evaluated and given points and awards in (several) categories including safety, vehicle design, social media presence and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) engagement.”
Third-year aerospace engineering student James McPherson is looking forward to being part of CPP’s team this year.
“I saw how hard (last year’s team) worked and that’s actually what really piqued my interest in the project,” McPherson said. “(It looked) really fun. The work that they were doing inspired me.”
Aside from a trophy and recognition, there is no money prize for winning the NASA Student Launch Competition. That being said, participants still come out of the competition with a great deal of experience.
“One of the things that makes this project stand out from other projects is the simulation of the industry environment,” McPherson said.
“It’s conditioning us to be prepared for what happens in (the) industry. So I’m looking forward to the culmination of that and feeling the culmination of ‘I’ve put so much in; I can’t wait to see what I get out,’ and I have really high hopes for it.”
To donate to the CPP NASA Student Launch team, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. g o f u n d m e .com/f/help-us-build-our-highpowered-rocket.
NASA Student Launch Team prepares for lift off
The 2019-20 competition is set to take place in Alabama in April.
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This year, the CPP NASA Student Launch team anticipates its rocket to reach an altitude between 3,500 to 5,500 feet.IMAGES COURTESY OF ALEXANDER SCOTT
NEWS 4 THE POLY POST Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 963 (AB 963), the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act (SCVEA), into law Oct. 8.
The bill, written by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris, D-Laguna Beach, requires a civic and voter empowerment cordinator on all California community colleges, California State University campuses and University of California campuses.
AB 963 stipulates a very detailed plan to increase the voter turnout among college students.
The new Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Program will provide all state college students with information regarding voting, including but not limited to polling place locations and registration information.
The bill includes a section describing the process for upkeep on this program. The California secretary of state, Alex Padilla, is required to annually appear before the state Legislature and report any and all results of the program.
These results include “the number of students who registered as a result of the program, statistics relating to the outcome of the program and any
other benefits or problems that arose for the program,” the bill states.
AB 963 also includes a clause that mandates an email be provided to all students of a college or university at the beginning of the semester providing information about the institution’s civic and voter empowerment coordinator and the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Program.
The bill was backed by Young Invincibles, a non-profit organization that works to “amplify the voices of young adults in the political process and expand economic opportunity for our generation,” according to the mission statement on its website.
Young Invincibles put out a press release about SCVEA Oct. 9 regarding AB 963.
The press release states: “Thanks to the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act, every campus can now give students a lifeline for questions and support about the voting process. We applaud Governor Newsom and our elected leaders in Sacramento for doing what Congress won’t: stepping up and giving young people the on-campus resources they need to hold their elected leaders accountable.”
The office of AB 963’s author, Assemblywoman
Petrie-Norris released a press statement Oct. 9. According to the statement, the 2014 election
only saw 8.2% of college-age voters at the polls. That number climbed to 27.5% during the 2018
midterm election. The number is still too low, and the Student Civic and Voter Empowerment Act works to educate the youth about the voting process.
“California has 147 public universities and colleges with an estimated 3.1 million students, many of whom are newly-eligible voters,” Norris writes in the press release.
“AB 963 designates a civic and voter empowerment coordinator on each campus who shall convene a committee of relevant administrators, faculty members and students to develop a Civic and Voter Empowerment Action Plan for a campuswide effort to increase civic learning and democratic participation.”
As of October, it is unknown who the civic and voter empowerment coordinator will be at Cal Poly Pomona.
The new voter empowerment law provides voting assistance to 3.1 million college and university students in California.
Newsom signs SCVEA to increase college student voter turnout
By CHEYENNE THOMASStaff Writer
Beginning January 2020, Cal Poly Pomona will have its first two-week intersession in winter to allow students an opportunity to finish specialized courses, activities and remaining general education courses. For CPP, 2019 began with a standard 15-week spring semester.
The 2019-20 period will be the first winter intersession under CPP’s semester system.
When CPP abandoned the quarter calendar and replaced it with the semester calendar in 2018, winter intersession was the only component missing from the new schedule.
Spring and fall semester both last a standard 15 weeks and summer intersession lasts a total of 10 weeks over the course of its two 5-week halves. The 2019 winter intersession is set to last only two weeks beginning Jan. 2 and ending Jan. 16.
According to Associate Provost Sepehr Eskandari, winter intersession is set during CPP’s winter break period.
It is an optional term meant to help students complete specialized courses or activities that wouldn’t be conducive to their schedules during the normal spring and fall terms.
These specialized courses include field work, independent study and short-term study abroad courses. By adding a winter intersession to CPP’s schedule, CPP follows in the footsteps of other campuses that use the semester calendar.
Eskandari also confirms faculty members are able to benefit from the new winter intersession just as students can.
“(Faculty members) have two weeks
with their students for immersive, learn-by-doing experiences,” Eskandari said.
“The campus is open during this time between the fall and spring terms and, therefore, staff will be available to support student services.”
Financial aid will be offered to cover the new intersession according to the CPP Administration and Finance website.
The upcoming winter intersession stands to benefit students seeking graduation.
“Winter semester will help me graduate on time,” said Merari Lopez, a first-year apparel merchandising student.
As CPP is the only institution nearest her residence with her major in the curriculum, she feels the winter intersession will help her get more involved in CPP campus life.
However, not every student has decided to make a fully certain commitment to register for winter intersession.
Second-year industrial engineering student Audrey Johnson sees it as a chance to help her finish her general education requirement in economics, but only if the appropriate class is offered at a price she can afford.
If such a class is unavailable in winter, then an online class during spring 2020 is her only option to finish that GE requirement.
Registration for winter classes is open Nov. 4 and 5 for students eligible for priority registration.
For everyone else, the general registration period begins Nov. 6 and ends Dec. 4.
CPP to hold first two-week winter term since semester conversion
By STEVEN EVERETTStaff Writer
Students can visit the Bronco Advising Center to plan classes to take in the winter session.
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NEWS 5Tuesday, October 22, 2019 THE POLY POST
HALLS: Students to begin moving into new halls starting December
Freshmen moving out of the dorms (Palmitas pictured above) will not face extra charges based on room sizes and roommate arrangements in the new resident halls (below).
publicly voiced his support for the bill, prior to his time in office. Newsom did not disappoint.
She originally championed a similar version of the bill, Senate Bill 320, in February 2017.
It was vetoed by former Gov. Jerry Brown, who wrote it was “not necessary,” since students could receive abortion treatment off-campus at local clinics like Planned Parenthood.
Leyva’s bill gained support from many California students, including statewide student organizations like Cal State Student Association and the University of California Student Association.
According to the bill, $10.3 million raised by private donors will be allocated to fund the College Student Right to Access Act.
All public California universities will also be given $200,000 to implement the abortion services in their health centers. This includes costs for equipment, medication abortion training, security upgrades and the establishment of a 24-hour backup support line for students undergoing abortion procedures.
Matthew Milian, a third-year history student, is hopeful this law will benefit many students at Cal Poly Pomona.
“I think (this bill) is really great for people who need it and who don’t really have options (besides) campus,” Milian said.
“Some people just don’t have options at home and can’t go to their parents, because they might react negatively, or they’re low income and are not really able to afford it. It’s just really helpful overall.”
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The new residence halls, Secoya Hall and Sicomora Hall, are under the final steps of construction.
Students will soon be receiving information about moving to the new halls that will officially open Friday, Jan. 17.
While that Friday falls on a holiday weekend, classes for the spring 2020 semester officially start on Saturday, Jan. 18.
The California State Board of Trustees approved a budget of $185 million for the project on Feb. 1, 2017.
The new eight-story buildings are located on Kellogg Drive and Red Gum Lane and will become Building 73 and Building 74 respectively.
While the original plan estimated that the project would be completed in fall 2019, it was pushed back due to several issues.
According to Gary Fong, the communication specialist in the Facilities Planning & Management Department, “The original construction completion and move-in for the project was fall 2019. Weather can impact the construction schedule of a project. During construction, issues can crop and also cause delays.”
Some of the issues included trouble getting state fire marshal approval.
The permits were sent to the fire marshal for approval during the time when there were massive wildfires spreading
through Northern California, so the department was busy and the permits didn’t get processed as quickly as they normally would.
Not every student residing the dorms will move.
The students who will need to move are those who currently reside in Cedritos (Building 58), Alamitos (Building 22), Aliso (Building 23) and Palmitas (Building 57).
It will be only freshmen who will be moved into the new dorm halls.
“The new residence halls look amazing from the outside and seem to be a sizable upgrade from the current dorms,” said Junaid Bodla, a first-year aerospace engineering student.
“I’ve never seen any of the layouts for the new rooms but I’m assuming they’re going to be nicer than the current rooms. (I’m) looking forward to better views overlooking campus from the dorms.”
Bodla lives in a dorm on campus and will be moved to the new residence halls when the buildings open in January.
Students required to move have already been informed which building they will reside in.
When students received their fall room assignments, they also received their tentative spring room assignment.
The housing department will attempt to keep roommates the same.
Students are required to check out of the halls by Dec. 15.
“The week before finals, we will be delivering moving
crates,” said Todd London, director of Housing Operations.
“They’re plastic, reusable totes if you will. That’s due till checkout. Throughout the week before finals, (students) load them up. And then at moveout the exact process is still in the works. But at moveout, they’ll check out of their room with their resident advisor or another staff member. We’ll just confirm that everything is packed, and they have everything ready to go.”
When students return to campus, they’ll come back to the new buildings with all of their belongings moved by a moving vendor early in January.
The specific dates regarding when the belongings will be moved are still being decided.
There will be no price hike if a student is moved from a triple to a double or a single room because there aren’t as many triples in the new residence halls.
It’s important for students affected to be aware of information that will be sent out through their email, flyers and the dorms and hall meetings, which will be conducted by the resident advisors.
If there are any questions, students should not hesitate to contact their resident advisor or visit Building 59, the main housing office, which is located behind the duck pond on University Drive.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTTuesday, October 22, 2019A&E 6
PumpkinFest’s new maze lacks fright at night
The sounds of jazz filled the Music Recital Hall on Oct. 17 for this year’s first Cal Poly Pomona Jazz Concert. The full-house crowd of supportive friends, family, s tudents and faculty enjoyed the energetic, fun and soulful jazz performance and wanted an encore.
The fall jazz concert featured the groups the Polytonix Jazz Vocals, Jazz Combos and the Jazz Band.
T h i s h i g h l y anticipated concert has been in the works for the whole semester. The Jazz Band has been preparing for this concert since late August when classes had started, according to Jazz Band director David Kopplin.
First to perform were the Polytonix Jazz Vocals. The director of the Polytonix, John Proulx, is in his first year here at CPP and has a completely new group.
“Polytonix is a brand-new group of seven singers,” Proulx said. “We’ve only had around six rehearsals so far this semester.”
But despite being a new group, the Polytonix started the concert strong with their song “Art’s Groove” by Steve Allee and arranged by former teacher, Jennifer Barnes.
The group showed
the crowd its a cappella skills one by one with each singer’s own solo and altogether they impressed the crowd with their vocals.
F o l l o w i n g t h e Polytonix were the Jazz Combos directed by Jeff Miley. There were two groups featured during this section of the concert.
The first jazz combo to perform included two student vocalists, Jevon McGlory and Raquel Ramierez.
W i t h v o c a l i s t Ramierez, the group next preformed the popular songs “Cry
Me a River” by Arthur Hamilton and “Route 66” by Bobby Troup.
The first jazz combo closed with “Song for My Father” by Horace Silver. Vocalist McGlory dedicated this song to his father who passed away two weeks ago.
The next group followed immediately after with fun, comedic pieces that left the crowd laughing.
With the musical piece “All the Things You Are” by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, the band tricked the crowd into believing the song
had ended with a brief pause, which lead a few audience members to clap a little too early.
T h e g r o u p continued the song after misleading the audience and continued with some comical musica l sounds as it concluded the song.
The jazz combo ended with the song “The Chicken” by Pee Wee Ellis. For this number, the pianist, J e f f r e y S w e e d e , brought out a keytar, or an electric keyboard guitar.
Sweede improvised
his own solos into the song and shared a solo with saxophonist Matt Martino where they went back and forth, taking turns playing. Sweede cleverly ended the song with the McDonalds jingle, which made everyone laugh.
After the jazz combos and intermission, the Jazz Band took the stage.
Student vocalist J a s m i n e D i a z accompanied the first song performed. She sang “After the Rain” by Sammy Nestico with the band. This
energetic song had the crowd clapping along to the beat.
After this song, David Kopplin, director of the Jazz Band, introduced the featured guest of the concert, Keith Fiddmont.
Fiddmont is a w o r l d - r e n o w n e d saxophonist who has performed with the award-winning group C l a y t o n / H a m i l t o n Jazz Orchestra for 20 years. He has also recorded with many well-known artists, such as Queen Latifah and Gladys Knight. He is now the director of jazz studies at Santa Monica College.
The band began to play the theme of the night: the Music of Wayne Shorter.
The big band played a wide variety of songs, from the soft melody of “Miyako” to “Yes or No” which Director Kopplin describes as “fast and furious.” All songs featured Fiddmont’s solos as well as student musicians.
After the last song, the band took a bow to a roaring audience that wanted an encore and waited for more. But Kopplin sadly told the crowd that the band had no more music. Instead, he encouraged everyone to come out to the next jazz concert.
The next CPP Jazz Concert will be held on Dec. 5.
Jazz concert left audience wanting more
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Featured guest Keith Fiddmont played alongside the CPP Jazz Band.
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Spooky decor set the mood before guests found their way through this year’s corn maze.
A&E 7THE POLY POSTTuesday, October 22, 2019
Halloween is right around the corner and now is the time to de-stress from midterms and watch some horror movies.
There are many movies to consider during the Halloween season, but here are a few of the greatest horror movies of all time.
For many, a great horror movie brings up feelings of nostalgia and memories that take them back to their childhood.
Nostalgic movies during the Halloween season sometimes tend to stray away from horror. If you’re looking for nostalgic horror movies try: “Twitches,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Halloweentown” or the classic, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Moreover, “Beetlejuice” is considered a fantasy-comedy-horror movie, from 1988 and directed by Tim Burton.
It stars Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder.
The movie’s plot revolves
around a deceased young couple that enlists the help of an obnoxious poltergeist to try and scare away the new inhabitant from their former home.
The movie was an instant hit with audiences when it was first released, and about 31 years later, it is still considered a cult classic by many.
Some horror movies aren’t interesting because of their nostalgia factor but because of psychological interest.
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Cal Poly Pomona’s PumpkinFest has added a new attraction to the annual festivities. The Night Maze has lots of excited visitors going in, but the visitors are less excited coming out.
The Night Maze is exactly like the other Corn Maze except it is in the dark and more expensive.
Guests who have experienced the Corn Maze know it is fun for all ages. The twists
and turns through the rows of corn, finding scattered letters to create a word and receiving candy is worth the price of three tickets (tickets are $1 per ticket).
According to the PumpkinFest website, the Corn Maze is open Tuesdays-Fridays from noon until dusk and Saturdays-Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Unfortunately for guests, the Night Maze admission price is $4 cash or credit, but no
tickets can be used. The Night Maze is open Friday and Saturday from 6-8 p.m.
The front display of the maze is full of creepy decorations accompanied by spooky background music. This ambiance adds the right amount of suspense to hype up visitors.
Waiting to enter the maze for the first time, Kaylyn Del Campo said, “I feel like whenever (my friends and I) go through mazes, we get confused and laugh about it.”
Quickly after entering the maze, guests discover that the only thing to do is find the hidden letters to discover a secret word, just like the Corn Maze. A piece of candy is also awaiting guests once they find their way out.
After completing the maze with her friend, Faye Ling said, “I enjoyed it, but (my friend) made it scary. I thought it was going to be full of people popping out at you and stuff.”
There are no scare
actors within the maze. According to the PumpkinFest website, guests in the Night Maze are recommended to “bring or purchase a flashlight or brave the dark as (they) explore every spooky turn.” This statement is somewhat misleading to guests as to what would be found in the maze.
Maze-goer Tyler C l a w s o n s a i d , “Honestly, I was really disappointed with the lack of scariness. It was cool and I enjoyed it, but I was expecting
more.” The Poly Post
attempted to interview a Night Maze employee about the attraction, however the employee declined to disclose any information.
The Night Maze and the rest of the PumpkinFest activities and attractions will be open for the rest October during selected dates and hours.
Transfers are a big part of Cal Poly Pomona, making up 49% of incoming students this fall, according to Polytransfer coordinator Lorena Marques.
Cristal Landa, a third-year biology major and officer of transfer engagement for Associated Students Inc. (ASI), helped organize the first collaboration between Polytransfer and ASI.
“It’s important to raise awareness and show the role transfers have in CPP,” Landa said. “(It’s important) to create more visibility for transfer students to not feel alone.”
Here’s what has happened and what’s coming up at CPP for National Transfer Student
Week:Oct. 21: Coffee Chats:
Transfer Community took place at University Park from 9-11 a.m., kicking off the start of events throughout the week. The event was created so that CPP transfer students can meet and talk with each other, and so that faculty and advisors can answer any questions or concerns. Polytransfer peer advisors were also present to help give personal advice and mentor all students who feel lost and in need of support. Free coffee, tea and donuts were available to all.
Oct. 22: Transfer Town Hall will take place at University Park from noon to 1 p.m. All transfers are encouraged to wear previous college gear to help
represent the last institution that helped lead them here to CPP. This event will continue to help transfers network with advisors and Polytransfer peer mentors. Free giveaways like pins, stickers and hats will be given throughout the event.
Oct. 23: Celebrate Your Transfer Story will take place in University Park from noon to 1 p.m. It’s time to let all transfers shine by hearing their journey to CPP. According to asi.cpp.edu, students will be able to write on a handbill and pin it on a clothesline in the center of University Park. By having their stories on display for all peers to read and know of different academic backgrounds. More pins, stickers and hats will be
President Coley, staff and peer mentors posed at last year’s National Transfer Student Week.
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Cal Poly Pomona’s theater department comes back with its third production, “The Cradle Will Rock,” written by Marc Blitzstein. The play is set in the fictional Steeltown and a politically tense environment.
Director of the play Bernardo Solano shared that on the opening night of the first-ever production back in 1937, the play was protested, due to the pro-union, liberal themes the play represents.
The doors were padlocked and guards were placed blocking entrance into the theater.
According to Solano, in an effort to perform the show anyways, another theater was found and interested a u d i e n c e m e m b e r s followed.
Since an order had been placed banning actors and musicians from performing the play on a stage, the actors performed it from within the audience instead of on stage.
Director Solano said he doesn’t want to give away too much of the plot calling it “easy” and saying that “the show is old but it has relevance today.”
Moreover, Solano said it deals with corruption and with influential people having agendas.
Solano says the play touches on themes of unionism and is “relevant to what’s happening in Michigan with General Motors … (where) auto workers have been on strike for six weeks.”
Nathan Pangan, a second-year psychology major, plays Editor Daily in the upcoming play. He describes the show as being “politically driven.” He shares that a character named Mr. Mister controls all monopolies of Steeltown.
Pangan shares that the nice contrast between the upper and middle class in the play is also mirrored in today’s society.
Erin Bordenave, a third-year theater major, who plays Reverend Salvation, explained that students wanted to perform the play because of its reflection of current events and political climate.
Pangan shares that practice for the play was tough, spending over 10 hours a week and rehearsing four times a week.
This upcoming play will be Bordenave’s first-ever
production and Pangan’s third production at CPP.
Director Solano described the show as fair-sized, with a cast of 16 people, but it’s a “hard show to sing.”
“Everyone has done a fantastic job of learning the music,” Solano said. He emphasized the importance of the ensemble and highlighted the major role music plays throughout the
show. Solano also disclosed that there will be a lot of conversational dialogue that is sung much like an opera or musical.
“The Cradle Will Rock” will be held in the University Theatre (Bldg. 25) at 8 p.m. Oct. 25, 26, 31, and Nov. 1 and 2. The play will also be performed at 2 p.m. Nov 3.
General admiss ion tickets will be $15, Cal Poly
Pomona alumni tickets are $12 and all CPP faculty, staff, students and senior citizens tickets are $10.
To purchase tickets visit w w w. b i t . l y / c p p t n d t i x or www.cpp.edu/~class/Theatre-New-Dance.
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The animated film “The Addams Family,” released Oct. 11, introduces a new generation to the creepiness, kookiness, mysteriousness and spookiness of the titular Addams family.
The movie stars Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Bette Midler, Allison Janey and Elsie Fisher. It was distributed by United Artists Releasing in the United States and Universal internationally.
“The Addams Family” shows audiences the secluded life of Gomez and Morticia Addams (Isaac, Theron) and their children, Wednesday (Moretz) and Pugsley (Wolfhard).
The family is seen facing normal problems: Pugsley must perform his Mazurka, an Addams coming-of-age ceremony, and Wednesday is just not feeling up to her usual, ghostly self.
Like the doting and attentive parents they are, Gomez and Morticia try their best to help their children overcome their pre-teen problems against a backdrop of social pressure to conform.
The movie itself is perfectly Addams — it holds up the wonderfully spooky aura of a traditional Addams Family show.
Gomez and Morticia are just as in love with each other as they were in previous installations, and the love and support they give their children follows the usual Addams storyline as well.
The message of the movie is one of acceptance of those different from you.
While this is an important message for young children, the main demographic of the film, older audiences, noticed a small discrepancy.
What made the Addams family entertaining for decades has been its belief that they are no different from the rest of the world.
They’re just like you! Audiences see that in previous iterations of the family.
However, in this film, Morticia is incredibly aware that they are different. She cloisters Wednesday and Pugsley, homeschooling them to keep them away from the murderous and judgmental outside world.
Gomez, on the other hand, is fully convinced that the family is no different than any other, insisting that the neighbors already understand the Mazurka Pugsley is practicing for.
Despite the seemingly normal plot, the movie has many comedic scenes.
It’s full of kid-friendly jokes that the whole family can laugh to as well as more adult-oriented jokes that fly right over the kids’ heads.
Possibly the funniest scene is the introduction of a fan-favorite family member, Cousin It (Snoop Dogg).
Cousin It appears on screen to a perfect soundtrack: Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” a hilarious tie-in to the voice actor.
When the rest of the family appears throughout town, there are a few interesting Easter Eggs: various callbacks to famous and not-so-famous horror movies.
Their names are also callbacks to classic horror, most relevant being the sentient tree that lives in front of the Addams’ home, Ichabod, a reference to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Except for its one narrative inconsistency with the rest of The Addams Family lore (Morticia’s cognizance that the family is different), “The Addams Family” is a fun family flick for the Halloween season.
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horror movie of all time is) the original ‘Nightmare on Elm Street,’” said Dana Recio, a fourth-year liberal studies major.
“The concept of how they’re scaring people is really interesting. The psychology in the movie is interesting.”
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” is a slasher film from 1984 directed by Wes Craven. The first movie is one of nine slasher films. It stars
Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley and Amanda Wyss.
The movie centers a r o u n d s e v e r a l teenagers who live in Springwood, Ohio, and are being attacked and killed in their dreams, and in turn killed in reality.
T h e f i l m i s considered to be one of the greatest horror movies ever made and spawned an entire franchise consisting
of crossovers, sequels, a television series and even a remake of the original movie released in 2010.
If you’re looking for more slasher movies to watch this Halloween try: “Trick ‘r Treat,” “Friday the 13th,” “My Bloody Valentine,” “ H a l l o w e e n , ” “Scream” or “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
You can’t have a Halloween movie list without including a
Stephen King movie.“( I think the
greatest horror movie of all time is) ‘1408.’ It’s creepy but not too scary where I can actually sleep that night if I watch it,” said Cheyenne Caballero, a fourth-year agricultural science major.
The film “1408” is a psychological horror one from 2007 based on Stephen King’s 1999 short story.
It was directed by
Mikael Håfström and stars John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack and Tony Shalhoub.
The movie focuses on an author who makes a l iving investigating alleged haunted houses, when he rents the al leged haunted room 1408, he soon becomes trapped and begins experiencing unexplainable events.
While the movie isn’t a cult classic, it
had positive reviews and did well in the box office.
If you need more creepy, psychological movies try: “Orphan,” “Black Swan,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “Funny Games” or “Get Out.”
No matter what movie you end up watching, make sure to turn down the lights and grab a big bowl of popcorn.
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given throughout the event. Oct. 24: The Transfer Experience: Then & Now
will take place at the Bronco Student Center (BSC), Orion Suite (Building 35, room 2319) from noon to 1 p.m.
Students will be able to hear transfer stories from CPP faculty/staff as a panel discussion. According to Marques, there will be eight to 10 members from all over campus on the panel, and all staff will have a transfer button to let students know they were transfers. Free snacks like granola bars, water and more healthy treats will be available while supplies last.
Oct 25: Transfer Student Swim Social will be held at the Bronco Recreation and Intramural Complex (BRIC) pool from 5-7 p.m. After a busy week, it’s time to unwind and swim the stress away. New and current transfer students are welcome to come and connect or mingle by the poolside. Qdoba will provide your own build-a-bowl for guests while having music in the background, leading up to some karaoke later on. The pool is open to all students to come mix and mingle as the closing event of the week. For more information and guidance to all transfer students, reach out to the Polytransfer center located at Student Services Building 121. on the first floor.
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As a society, we have made an entire celebrity culture out of serial killers. It’s not a new phenomenon that America has a disturbing fascination with the psychotic. It’s our entertainment and has become almost an obsession. Documentaries, novels, TV shows and Netflix originals about serial kil lers, murderers and sexual assailants all feed into this unhealthy interest. It grows and perpetuates the idea that fame can be attained through horrific acts of violence. And we continue to encourage it with our attention.
Media has an inf luential impact on society, its values and what it deems important. It can influence and inform. But we’ve gone about it in the wrong way. Criminals are gaining too much attention by media exposure.
One of Netflix’s top three “most binged” shows in 2018 was “Making A Murderer.” The show is a dramatized adaptation of the case involving Ted Bundy, a
notorious rapist and serial killer from the 1970s. This show is just one example. It didn’t help that in the film, Bundy was portrayed by teen heartthrob, Zac Efron.
In an article from the Washington Post, a Purdue University professor, Glen Sparks, studying the effects of media violence, said, “The research shows that escalating violence on-screen can make us more tolerant of it in real life.”
So, by the glorification of these murderers, society has become desensitized to their actions in real life.
One of the arguments for the making of these films is that it’s an accurate representation of how Bundy was in real life. It was meant to portray his charismatic charm, which allowed him to lure women into trusting him. He captured the media and the public with his good looks and allure. Yes, that may have been
an accurate account of his personality, but that should not be the most prominent point of his story.
By telling the story through the eyes of Bundy’s longtime girlfriend and not giving time to the horrific accounts of his murders, they are exploiting his attractiveness over his actions. His charm, though accurate, should not have been the emphasis.
“Murderabilia” is also a disturbing fad
that encourages this infatuation. The website Supernaught True Crime Gallery lists 40 to 50 well known murderers and has various paintings, sketches or signed notecards for sale. On that website, a simple sketch of a clown by John Gacey runs for $125,000. There’s a market for this stuff and people buy it.
If this is how we treat our serial killers, with fame, recognition, infamy and even business, are we not
sending the message that this is something to be sought after? We give murderers the same qualities attributed to celebrities.
After the horrific a t t a c k o n t h e two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that the terrorist’s name would never be heard coming from her lips, and then within three days New Zealand’s government banned assault rifles and all military style semi-automatic weapons.
That day will be r e m e m b e r e d a n d mourned for several people who lost loved ones. The names of those whose lives were taken should be remembered, not the name of the man who took those lives. Arden had the right idea. By not saying the killer’s name, she denied him the notoriety that he sought.
You know the name Ted Bundy, and it’s likely you know of John Wayne Gacey, Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson. Can you name just one of their victims?
Murderabilia: Are we making murderers?
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Blizzard Entertainment is out of line
Since Oct. 5, the now-infamous gaming company Blizzard Entertainment has been under heavy scrutiny following the decision to ban pro-gamer Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung from a Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament after a match interview where he expressed support toward Hong Kong protesters.
Not only was Blitzchung banned from the tournament – an annual tournament where 48 gamers compete to earn from a pool of $500,000 – but the casters that interviewed him at the time had their contracts terminated with Blizzard.
Since Blizzard’s formal statement banning the player, the boycotts came in thick and fast. The Twitter hashtag #boycottblizzard started trending and U.S. senators even spoke out against Blizzard, claiming the company bent over backward to appease the Communist government.
There has been an uproar from the gaming community following the decision. Many players on the web have expressed disdain and disgust toward Blizzard. Gamers have called for a boycott toward
the gaming company. Users on Reddit and gaming forums claimed to have uninstalled games, deleted accounts associated with Blizzard and disconnected with the company altogether.
Granted, Chung is from China and has no direct affiliation with Blizzard besides participating in the tournament, but the response from the gaming company did not convince me or the gamers that its decision was based on rule violation and not as a response directed by China.
In Blizzard’s formal statement, the company quoted a competition rule that states players should not engage in acts or conversations that “damage Blizzard’s image,” as if supporting a movement overseas damages Blizzard’s image in any shape or form.
I’m willing to interpret why Blizzard took the route they took, but the fact that they took it to an extent where they gave him a one-year ban and terminated the casters contracts, just shows that the company is trying too hard to save face with other entities. And that’s another thing, Blizzard Entertainment is based in the U.S. It is located
in Irvine, right next door to us. Why is Blizzard bothering with appeasing a foreign power? Because that is obviously what the company is doing: bending over backwards for monetary gain. Because of this disgraceful act, the company must give Blitzchung his earnings – a total of $3,000 he has accumulated so far in the tournament – and Blizzard should allow him to be reinstated to his position in the tournament. Blizzard is not the only U.S.-based company that appears to be under scrutiny.
Apple and the NBA have come under fire for appearing to be in support of China and Hong Kong rather than the protesters.
While companies have rules and policies in place to protect their businesses, why do they always seem to be in favor of foreign policies rather than take a humanitarian route? The protests in China are not something that should be taken lightly. Citizens of good faith are fighting for justice and democracy, while companies seem to ignore the movement in order to appease a government that is screwing them over.
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ISSUE 8 CORRECTIONSDue to an editing error, The Poly Post left out the photo credits to Ryan McCasland for the women’s soccer game.Leticia Gutierrez-Lopez’s last name was incorrectly spelled as Guiterrez-Lopez.Courtney Rose took the photo on page 10 of Pumpkin Nights at the Fairplex.Renan Viquilla is a science, technology and society major, not a computer information systems major.
Taylor A. Boomsma is a CPP senior studying communication with an emphasis in journalism.
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Broncos finish with two draws over the weekend
After being on the road for two weeks, the women’s soccer team returned home and drew 1-1 against the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros on Thursday afternoon.
The tie was the first draw of the season for the Broncos and left them at an 8-3-1 overall record and 4-1-1 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) conference.
“I didn’t think we started with the right intensity against a team who is very intense, physical and dynamic. We kind of found ourselves behind in terms of momentum in the game,” head coach Jay Mason said. “I just felt like we weren’t dialed in like we normally are and a team like that thrives off of it. And credit to them; they were better than us today.”
The Toros outshot the Broncos with 13 shots, eight of which were on target, compared to the Broncos who had eight shots and only two on target. The Broncos sophomore goalkeeper Sydney Williams had seven saves in the game.
“I think we started off kind of slow, and I think we did get better as we got the goal,” Williams said. “As (we) got our momentum up, we got
better. But one slip up and they capitalize, and that’s on us. And we just have to keep moving on from here.”
To start the first half, the Toros came out strong and had five shots in the first 20 minutes. During that span, Williams was crucial in keeping the Toros at bay, thanks to her outstanding saves that denied the Toros a goal.
The Broncos didn’t have a shot until minute 21, when sophomore midfielder Jazmin Duran
took a shot that went out left of the goal.
After putting up the first shot, the Broncos took control of the game and pushed forward in search of a goal with two shots in less than three minutes. The first shot came from freshman forward Cassie Snow, which went out left of the goal, followed by junior defender Taylor Rasmussen’s shot that went right of the goal.
Six minutes before the end of the half, the Broncos had complete
possession of the ball and that was evident, when the Toros, in search of stopping the Broncos, committed a foul between the goal box and the half of the field.
Despite the long distance, Snow stepped up to take the free kick and fired a shot to the top left corner of the goal to give the Broncos the lead going into the halftime.
“The goal was pretty big for me; it’s my first goal that counts as a
collegiate goal. So, it was exciting,” Snow said. “It’s been a few games that I thought I was going to get close to it, but it definitely brought my confidence up to keep playing,”
The Broncos’ offensive struggles continued in the second half, and they were only able to put up one shot in the second half. The shot came in the 17th minute, after senior forward/midfielder Amanda Duran’s shot went out right of the Toros’ goal.
The Toros on the other hand showed their dominance with early shots in the beginning of the second half, but fortunately for the Broncos, Williams denied the Toros. Around the 72nd minute, the Toros’ perseverance paid off with their first goal, after a double-header from their players in the Broncos’ goal box sent the ball to the back of the net.
During the first half of overtime, both teams failed to put up any shots. Despite both teams’ struggles during the second overtime half, it didn’t stop them from looking to win the game, as both teams had a combined five shots in the final eight minutes of the match.
The Broncos took on the Cal State L.A. Eagles on Sunday morning.
Despite six shots on goal in the first half, the scoreless game headed to the half.
There was still no score at the end of regulation, so both teams headed to overtime.
For the second time this weekend, after two scoreless overtime periods, the Broncos ended in a draw.
The Broncos return to action Friday at 12:30 p.m., when they host Humboldt State at Kellogg Stadium.
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The men’s soccer team recorded its third consecutive shutout of the season, defeating the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Broncos gained possession of the game early on, with two shots within the first two minutes of the match.
However, it wasn’t until the 20th minute that the Broncos were able to get on the board.
After a sequence of passes by senior forward Jordan Jackmon and senior midfielder Jimmie Villalobos, the ball ended up at the feet of junior midfielder Eduardo Faria, who knocked it past the Toros’ keeper.
The Broncos rushed to Faria and joined him in a celebratory dance
near the sideline before holding off the Toros for the remaining 25 minutes of the half.
Entering the second half with a 1-0 lead, the Broncos knew that wasn’t enough to land them a victory and continued to attack.
In the 69th minute, Jackmon went one-on-one with the Toros’ goalkeeper, crashing into him and leaving the ball up for grabs. With the
goalkeeper down, Faria gained possession of the ball and sent a perfect pass to sophomore forward Gabriel Castillo, who scored on an open net.
“They gave a long ball to (Jackmon). He crashed with the goalie and the ball was left there for (Faria). (Faria) played the ball across and it was a tap in for me,” Castillo said.
In the 82nd minute, the Broncos increased their
lead again when junior midfielder Ateno Ajeakwa delivered a perfect pass in the box to junior midfielder Omer Green, who snuck the ball past the goalie for a 3-0 lead.
The Broncos continued to control the game until the very last minute. With only seconds remaining, Ajeakwa took on the Toros’ defense alone before blasting it into the back of the net to leave the Broncos with a 4-0 victory.
“So, I was hanging out in the left width and I saw a ball kind of fly into (the Toros’) back four. Nobody was chasing it, so I just kept on it,” Ajeakwa said. “The defender came across, I had to cut across him and tuck it into the near post. I saw my opportunity and I had to take it.”
Despite the Toros’ six shots, Broncos junior goalkeeper Jordan Aldama did not have to make one save as none of them were on goal.
The Broncos led the game in shots with 13, nine of which were on goal.
“We struck early on and it made the game a lot calmer,” head coach Matt O’Sullivan said. “The amount of shutouts we have been getting is fantastic. Our goal is to shut teams out and really focus on the defensive side because that will win us games.”
The Broncos faced their
biggest rivals, the No. 2 Cal State L.A. Eagles, on Sunday afternoon.
“It is going to be a very big game, so not getting too emotional and just playing within ourselves is very important to manage the game,” O’Sullivan said after Thursday’s match. “When we are in our process, I think we are very good, so we need to just keep sticking to our process.”
The Broncos fell to the Eagles 0-4 during the CCAA conference last season and again, 0-2, during the CCAA tournament.
Ready to find revenge, the Broncos brought all their energy to Kellogg Stadium on Sunday.
The Broncos were ahead in shots but could not find the back of the net for the entire first half.
Both teams struggled to get on the board during regulation, so the game headed to overtime.
In the 96th minute, the Eagles saw their opportunity, scoring on Aldama to win the game.
The Broncos’ overall record now stands at 6-4-2, with a conference record of 5-1-1.
This week, the Broncos will continue their home streak as they take on Humboldt State at 3 p.m. Friday and San Francisco State at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
Men’s soccer shut out Toros 4-0
Junior midfielder Ateno Ajeakwa ended Thursday’s match with one goal and one assist. It was his first goal of the season.
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SPORTS 11THE POLY POSTTuesday, October 22, 2019
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Volleyball falls to No.1 Cal State San Bernardino
T h e w o m e n ’ s volleyball team made its way Saturday to Coussoulis Arena in San Bernardino as the Broncos tried to redeem themselves against the top-ranked team, the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes. The Broncos were swept at their home court two weeks ago and wanted revenge.
After playing five straight home games, it was time to steer directions. With such a tough loss to the Coyotes two weeks ago, the Broncos came in with much more practice as a team and were ready to battle.
During the first set, the Broncos rallied as hard as they could but the Coyotes caught momentum and took the set. The ending score of the first set was 25-13 in favor of the Coyotes.
While preparing for the second set, the Broncos knew they had to switch gears. They fought and got some
high numbers on the leaderboard but missed their mark. The Coyotes got their rhythm going and it set back the Broncos. The Coyotes took the set at 25-15. The game wasn’t over for the Broncos and their determination to fight was still there.
The third, and what ended up being the final, set became very crucial. The Broncos knew they had to come with fire. The fight and determination didn’t go unnoticed when they got up to 16 in the scoreboard. However, they fell short and the Coyotes took the set 25-16.
The Broncos ended up getting swept once again 3-0 by the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes. With another tough loss to add, it didn’t let the Broncos get discouraged.
During each set, the Broncos got better and learned something new. Junior middle blocker Ally Wilder ended the night with five kills and put up one ace for the Broncos. Wilder also had
the most digs, seven, for the match. After reevaluating Saturday night’s game, Wilder said, “We improved a lot. I saw a transfer from practice to the game.”
With two weeks to prepare for this match, experiencing improvement was a big factor in the way the Broncos played against such a tough competitor.
Freshman outside hitter Jazminn Parrish put up more great numbers to add to her record. Parrish ended
the night with 15 kills, which was more than half of the Broncos’ 26 kills.
Sophomore setter Kira Zimmerman was the leader in assists during the match with 13. Senior setter Kaitlin Powell trailed behind her with eight assists.
Freshman outside hitter Kylie Brandt got on the leaderboard for Saturday’s game. Brandt had three kills that helped keep the Broncos alive. Although they suffered a loss, there
were strengths that the Broncos had.
“I feel like my biggest strength for tonight was coming in, doing my job and getting points for my team while bringing high energy to the court,” Brandt said. “I feel like as a team tonight, we kept good communication and high energy on the bench as well as on the court. I also feel like we did a great job of not giving up despite playing one of the hardest teams in our
conference.” The Coyotes remain
undefeated in 2019, rising to 17-0. The Broncos have lost seven straight, falling to 2-8 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Broncos are now 4-13 overall.
The Broncos are headed up to San Francisco State to face the Gators at their home court, the Swamp, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25.
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UPCOMING GAMES & RACESWOMEN’S SOCCER
VS HUMBOLDT STATE
OCTOBER 2512:30 PM
VOLLEYBALL
@ SAN FRANCISCO STATE
OCTOBER 25 7 PM CCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
MEN’S SOCCER
VS HUMBOLDT STATE
OCTOBER 253 PM
CROSS COUNTRY
OCTOBER 26
@ ARCATA, CA
OCTOBER 27 OCTOBER 27 OCTOBER 26 NOVEMBER 9
2 PM 11:30 AM 7 PM NCAA WEST REGION CHAMPIONOSHIP
VS SAN FRANCISCO STATE VS SAN FRANCISCO STATE @ CAL STATE EAST BAY @ OREGON
By NOUK KEOVYPHONE
Staff Writer
NOVEMBER 1
7 PM
VS CAL STATE EAST BAY
NOVEMBER 1
4:30 PM
VS CAL STATE EAST BAY
NOVEMBER 1
7 PM
@ DOMINGUEZ HILLS
NOVEMBER 23
NCAA DII CHAMPIONSHIP
@ SACRAMENTO
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
UC SAN DIEGO
CAL STATE L.A.
CSU SAN BERNARDINO
CAL POLY POMONA
SAN FRANCISCO STATE
CHICO STATE
CSU SAN MARCOS
SONOMA STATE
UC SAN DIEGO
CSU SONOMA STATE
STANISLAUS STATE
CAL POLY POMONA
CHICO STATE
CSU SAN MARCOS
CAL STATE EAST BAY
CAL STATE L.A.
SOUTH DIVISION
CSU SAN BERNARDINO
CAL STATE L.A.
CSU SAN MARCOS
UC SAN DIEGO
CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
CAL POLY POMONA
CHICO STATE
CAL POLY POMONA
SAN MARCOS
STANISLAUS STATE
UC SAN DIEGO
CHICO STATE
CAL STATE EAST BAY
UC SAN DIEGO
CAL POLY POMONA
STANISLAUS STATE
Volleyball has fallen in the last seven matches, leaving the team with a conference record of 2-8.
SPORTS 12 THE POLY POST Tuesday, October 22, 2019
An athlete who is exciting to watch every game is rare to come across; a student athlete who is exciting to watch every game and does well in his or her academics is even more special.
Freshman outside hitter Jazminn Parrish is this unique student athlete.
Parrish has always liked to play sports, but it was in the sixth grade when she began to play volleyball after gaining interest from seeing her older sister, Tyra Parrish, play in high school.
Parrish has always
carried a lot of pride in herself and in her work, whether it be in her academics, athletics or art. Her mother, Angelica Parrish, has continued to push her to do the best she possibly can and motivates her to keep striving.
“She would be like, ‘If you don’t keep up with your grades, I’m going to pull you out of volleyball,’ so that motivated me to get good grades,” Parrish said. “But, that’s also my mindset too. One of my goals is to have good grades and be a student athlete.”
Other than her mother, a great inspiration of Parrish is Hall of Fame baseball player
and African American a d v o c a t e , J a c k i e Robinson.
P a r r i s h f o l l o w s R o b i n s o n ’ s determination and perseverance throughout her tenacity. She tries to beat all odds and come out on top even when she’s at a disadvantage, just as Robinson did when all odds were against him, being ridiculed as the first African American Major League Baseball player in the United States.
“He overcame all of the negative energy, people who hated him, people that didn’t even know him. He was able to be successful despite everyone putting him
down,” Parrish said. “Despite how many fans he had, he was able to make a mark on the world and give African Americans pride and confidence. (And) that we can do anything despite what anyone else says; that’s why he inspires me.”
In her high school years, Parrish received many awards for both her volleyball and track and field performances and her honor roll academics. The award she is most proud of achieving is the 2019 Ron Waldrum Female Senior Athlete Award, which is an award given to athletes that excelled in two sports while earning honor roll
recognition.“That’s my most
favorite award,” Parrish said. “I didn’t think I was going to go (to the ceremony) because I didn’t have a ride, but I showed up and I happen(ed) to be put up on the big screen. All my friends were going crazy and I was like ‘Wait, what’s happening.’ And then I looked up and my face was on the screen; it was a shocker.”
It wasn’t until one of Parrish’s club volleyball games in which head coach of Cal Poly Pomona’s volleyball team, Traci Dahl, took notice of her.
“I saw Jazminn in a club tournament in San Diego. I was out recruiting, and I was watching that particular match and I saw her playing,” Dahl said. “I thought, I got to recruit this player because she was absolutely amazing on the court. I emailed her that evening and we got in contact. And she ended up coming on a visit and the rest is history.”
Coming into CPP, Parrish wanted to c o n t i n u e p l a y i n g volleyball and study a major that combines three of her favorite things to do: draw, be creative and think outside the box. Parrish is an outstanding artist and drew a piece specifically for her volleyball team. Coach Dahl hangs this piece in her office and uses it to see their
upcoming games.“She drew for us a
ladder with all of our conference teams on it and she drew all of the mascots and the names and it was just the most amazing piece of artwork,” Dahl said. “She’s a very good artist and she can basically draw anything freehand.”
Parrish leads her team in kills with 185 so far, which is especially amazing since she is only a freshman and is particularly short for her position. Standing at 5 feet 7 inches, Parrish is still able to dominate with her strength and leaping ability to elevate and hit around blockers that are taller than 6 feet.
“She’s a very focused player I would say on and off the court,” sophomore setter Kira Zimmerman said. “When hitters can (hit like) that, it helps themselves be more successful, which in turn makes the rest of the team more successful. So, it’s definitely exciting and everyone loves to see it.”
Parrish is focused on getting her degree in civil engineering, but will also play volleyball professionally if given the opportunity. She is not concerned if that opportunity never arises because she will still be grateful to build creative projects that will help others whether it be for entertainment or humanity.
Parrish: Climbing up the ladder of success
Jazminn Parrish is currently fifth in the CCAA Division II standings for the most amount of kills with 200.
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