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dancers perform a work choreographed by
Suhr and others.
Suhr's solo, "The Whale Song," is
performed to the "tangled web of the
glorious sounds of humpback whales,"
Suhr said. "Jt is a tribute to the majesty
and mystery of these great

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Obituaries
Smith, 52
English Professor Douglas Bradley
Smith died of lung cancer at his home in
San Luis Obispo on Dec. 18.
Smith, who joined the English faculty
in 1977, taught a variety of courses, in­
cluding Writing Interactive Documents,
Web Authoring, and Multimedia Projects.
He grew up on Long Island and earned
a bachelor's degree in psychology from
John Hopkins University in 1969. He
went on to earn a master 's from Fairfield
University in 1975 and a doctorate from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1979.
From 1971 to 1973 he was a Peace
Corps volunteer in Afghanistan .
Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Foundation for the Perform­
ing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo or a
favorite charity.
York,47
Marilyn Rose Silva York, associate
director of international education and
programs, died Dec. 16 at a San Luis
Obispo hospital.
York, a San Luis Obispo native and Cal
Poly alumna, began working at Cal Poly
in 1975, a year after earning a bachelor's
degree in social science. She earned a
master's in education in 198 I.
During her 24 years at Cal Poly, she
coordinated international student ex­
change programs.
Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Marilyn York Endowment
Fund for International Students at Cal
Poly. Checks should be made payable to

the Marilyn York Endowment Fund and
sent to Mike McCaJI, director of planned
giving and endowments, Heron Hall ,
Room 113.
A college scholarship fund has also
been established at Mid-State Bank on
behalf of her daughters, Brittany and
Alexandra. Checks should be made
payable to the Brittany and Allie York
Memorial Fund.

Merritt, 54
Molly Elizabeth Merritt, retired direc­
tor of prospect management and research,
died of cancer at her home in San Luis
Obispo on Dec. 17.
Born and raised in Pasadena, Merritt
attended San Jose State University before
moving to San Luis Obispo.
She served University Advancement
for 16 years. She was hired in 1980 as a
secretary in University Relations and
Development, the forerunner to Univer­
sity Advancement.
During her tenure, she played an essen­
tial part in the university 's evolving fund­
raising programs, earning promotions to
prospect researcher and , before her retire­
ment in 1996, to director of the department.
Contributions in Merritt's memory may
be made to Hospice.
Gates
Vincent J. Gates, journalism professor
emeritus, died Dec. 19. Gates, a longtime
San Luis Obispo resident, taught journal­
ism from 1958 to 1977. 0

ltiami String Quartet to play ltozart, Schumann
The Miami String Quartet will be
joined by 1997 Van Cliburn piano compe­
tition Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu in a
Cal Poly Arts concert at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 in
Harman Hall.
The ensemble will perform Quartet in
D major, K. 575, by Wolfgang Mozart,
Quartet No. I for Strings, Op. 20, by
Alberto Ginastera, and Piano Quintet in E
flat, Op. 44 , by Robert Schumann.
The quartet, with Ivan Chan on violin,
Cathy Meng Robinson, violin, Chauncey
Patterson , viola, and Keith Robinson,
cello, is the quartet in residence at Florida
International University.
The New York Times praised the group
as having "everything one wants in a
quartet: a rich , precisely balanced sound ,

a broad coloristic palette, real unity of
interpretive purpose and seemingly un­
flagging energy."
As part ofNakamatsu's Van C liburn
prize, he was awarded two years of inter­
national concert engagements, including a
recita l debut at Carnegie Hall in New
York City. A former high school German
teacher from Sunnyvale who had no for­
mal conservatory training, he became an
overnight hero in the highly traditional
medium of classical music.
Nakamatsu was named Debut Artist of
the Year in 1998 by National Public
Radio's "Performance Today."
Tickets cost $12 to $24; student dis­
counts are available. 0

Cal Poly-raised chickens
rated 'best in state'

Comedian Danny Hoch
to appear Jan. 27

Chickens raised by Cal Poly students
earned the best rating ever in the state of
California, according to a set of criteria
established by Cobb-Yantress Inc., a leading
poultry research and development company.
The flock of 7,000 chicks was student­
raised on campus from hatchlings to full­
grown chickens for Foster Farms and was
shipped to the company 's Fresno process­
ing facility.
Once there, the chickens were scored
for quality according to what's known as
the Cobb Score, a performance index that
evaluates poultry at the processing stage
on the basis of such factors as the amount
of meat, how lean it is , and overall quality
of the flock.
This year 's winning score of290.46
was the highest score ever recorded in
California.
This is not the first time Cal Poly stu­
dent-raised chickens have received a
Cobb Score honor. A previous score of
268 set a record for Foster Farms' Fresno
processing facility. 0

Danny Hoch, OBIE-award-winning
solo performer-comedian, will bring his
assortment of New York city characters to
the Cal Poly Theatre at 8 p.m . Jan. 27 .
Brooklyn born and raised, Hoch por­
trays characters based on what he saw
growmg up.
A New York Times
critic called him "the
hip-hop chameleon from
Queens, inspired as
much by the scrawls on
subway walls as by
anything on paper."
Hoch was a rapper,
breakdancer, graffiti
Danny Hoch
artist, drug dealer,
street mime and magician by the time he
was 13 , according to press materials . " At
the age of 19 he was a full-time faculty
member at New York University, bringing
high-conflict, high-impact, volatile interac­
tive improvisational theater into detention
centers, alternative high schools and jails."
"I try to make powerful, challenging,
entertaining and uncomfortable theater for
the masses," Hoch said , " using the
multiculture and powerful oral languages
of my community as a world lens on
police brutality, class, race, power, power­
lessness, violence, incarceration and cats."
Hoch received a Solo Theatre Fellow­
ship from the National Endowment for the
Arts and the 1998 Cal Arts/ Alpert Award
in Theater.
He is a 1996 Sundance Writers Fellow
and a 1999 Tennessee Williams Fellow.
He also received a 1998 New York Press/
Best of Manhattan Award.
Genera l admission tickets to this Cal
Poly Arts event are $15-18; student dis­
counts are available. 0

Pianist William Spiller
to play Beethoven sonatas
Music professor and pianist William
Spiller will give a benefit recital of
Beethoven sonatas,
featuring the
"Moonlight" and
"Waldstein"
sonatas, at 8 p.m.
Saturday (Jan. 8)
in the Theatre.
Spiller will
play Sonata in
F major, Op.
10, No.2;
Sonata in E
minor, Op. 90; Sonata in C-sharp minor,
Op. 27, No.2, "Moonlight"; and will
conclude with Sonata in C major,
Op. 53 , "Waldstein."
Tickets to the benefit recital are $6 for
students and seniors and $10 for the pub­
lic. Proceeds from the recital will benefit
the Music Department Scholarship Fund.
The recital is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts and Music Department.
For more information, call ext. 6-2406.
For a listing of Music Department events,
visit the department's Web page at
www.calpoly. edu/~mu.

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CSU student research
competition ltay 5-6
A CSU student research competition
set for May 5-6 is open to all undergradu­
ate and graduate students.
Teachers are invited to encourage
students to turn their senior projects or
master's theses into research competi­
tion entries.
For more information , visit www. cal
poly.edu/~ ,gp/src on line or call the
Research and Graduate Programs Office,
ext. 6-1508 . 0

A y outhful cast enlivens "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Ve1y Bad Day. "

Alexander's 'Terrible Day' comes to Cal Poly Jan. 21
A musical version of "Alexander
and the Terrible , Horrible, No Good ,
Very Bad Day," the 1972 children's
tale by Judith Viorst, will play at 7 p.m.
Jan . 2 I.
Cal Poly Arts will present the
Kennedy Center's production in
Harman Hall. In the story, Alexander
has a bad day, right from the start.
He wakes up with gum in his hair.
His mother forgets to pack dessert in
his lunch. His best friend decides he
isn't his best friend any more. At the
dentist's office, only Alexander has
cavities; his brothers get a clean bill of
health. And to make matters worse,

there are lima beans for dinner and
kissing on TV.
The show is designed to entertain
and educate youngsters - to encourage
them to share their feelings and to realize
bad days happen to everyone.
The music, composed by Shelly
Markham with lyrics by Viorst, is a
diverse mix of reggae, jazz, waltzes
and ballads.
The Washington Post said, "The
soul of' Alexander' comes shining
through in this bouncy, heartfelt hour­
long show."
Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts Family
Series event cost $8-$12 . 0

Orchesis dance company to perform Jan. 28-29
The Orchesis dance company will
celebrate its 30th anniversary with perfor­
mances Jan. 28-29 showcasing company
members, alumni and guest choreographers
in a variety of styles, including ballet, jazz,
swing, modern, folk , hip hop and tap.
"Dance Legacy" will be performed
both days at 8 p.m. in Harman Hall.
Orchesis director and founder Moon Ja
M inn Suhr and assistant director Maria

Junco, both faculty members in the
Theatre and Dance Department, are
serving as artistic directors.
Current members ofOrchesis, company
alumni and the San Luis Obispo High
School Choir will join in the opening
dance, "Orchesis: A 30-Year Celebration."
The I 00-voice choir will sing various
renditions of"Amazing Grace," while
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Retirement reception set
for Dottie, Walt Lambert

W illiam "orris's
glass sculpture
on display

The campus community is invited to a
retirement reception for Walt and Dottie
Lambert from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. today

Internationally known glass

(Jan. 5) in UU 220.

artist William Morris will

Walt began working at Cal Poly in

exhibit his sculpture Friday

1975 for the Off-Campus Housing Office,

through Feb. 6 in the Univer­

helping students find housing and assist­

sity Art Gallery in the Dexter

ing them with off-campus landlord-tenant

Building.

issues. He moved to StudentLife and

The exhibit's 10 sculptures
represent the range of Morris's

Activities to work with fraternities and

·

other student-related programs.

contemporary yet ancient­
appearing glass art.
"The exhibit offers a rare
opportunity for Central Coast

Contempora y sculptural glass works by William
Morris have the look of ancient artifacts.

Dottie has worked in a variety of
offices, including the Physical Education
and Kinesiology Department, the Edu­

dig. Morris creates what he calls Pale­

cation Department (now the University

sculpture," said Barbara Morningstar,

olithic artifacts that he himself would

Center for Teacher Education), Athlet­

University Art Gallery coordinator, "but

like to dig up.

glass enthusiasts to not just see Morris's

also hear him talk about his work."
Morris will speak on campus at 7 p.m.

ics, Crop Science, Purchasing, and Fis­

He creates subdued, opaque, surface
colors and textures and obscures the

Feb. 4 in the Rotunda (Room 213) in

shiny surface of the glass as he forms

the Business Building. An artist's re­

organic shapes.

ception is scheduled in the University
Art Gallery after the talk.
Also on Feb. 4, art and design Pro­
fessor George Jercich and current and

found at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art in New York, the Victoria and
Albert Museum in London, the
Auckland Museum, Australia, and

the Dexter Glass Studio (Room 127).

the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
in Japan.
The events are sponsored by the

the oldest synthetic substance- mol­

the Art and Design Department. For

ten glass," said Jercich.

more information, call Morningstar at

His work has been described as a
long and extraordinary archaeological

the Performing Arts Center. 0

collections around the globe and can be

ing demonstration from 2 to 4 p.m. in
"Morris's work can be likened to a

BothLamberts have volunteered their
services at Green and Gold barbecues and

His work is in private and museum

former students will give a glassblow­

hunter who extracts his trophies from

cal Services.

ext. 6-1571 or e-mail her at

@calpoly.edu.

bmorning

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DATELINE

Continued fi'om page 1

Saturday, January 8 (continued)
Music: Terry Spiller (Music) piano
recital, Cal Poly T heatre, 8 p.m. ($)

Sunday, January 9
Women's Basketball: Fresno State,
Matt Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

Wednesday, January 12
Music: Miami String Quartet with

'Juggling' to launch physics talks for winter
"The Physics of Juggling" will be the

Mueller, "Atmospheric Optics: Halos,

first lecture of the Physics Department's

Arcs and Streaks ofLight in the Sky."

winter 2000 colloquia series.
Alumnus Jim Wilson will present the
hands-on program Jan. 6 in the Science
Building's Room E-27- a room with a
ceiling high enough for juggling.
Talks in the series will be II a.m.-noon
on Thursdays. All but the first will be in
Room E-45 in the Science Building.
Other presentations include:
•

Jan. 13: Electrical engineering Pro­

•

Feb. 10: Dan Hirsch from the Com­

mittee to Bridge the Gap, "Health Effects
ofLow-Dose Radiation."
•

Feb. 17: Global strategy and law

ProfessorLee Burgunder, "The
Microsoft Case."
•

Feb. 24: Bob Field, Natural History

Museum, "Iridescent Shells and Feathers:
Natural Thin Films."
•

Mar. 2: University of Oregon physics

pianist Jon Nakamatsu, Harman Hall,

8 p.m.($)

Thursday, January 13
Physics Colloquium: David Braun
(Electrical Engineering), "Polymer
LEOs (light-emitting diodes),"
Science E-45, II a.m.
Speaker: Father Roy Bourgeois,
"Close the School of the Americas!,"
Chumash, 7 p.m.
Wrestling: Boise State, Matt Gym,

7 p.m.($)

Friday, January 14
Swimming & Diving: Cal State
Northridge, Matt Pool, I p.m.

fessor David Braun, "PolymerLEOs

Professor David Sokoloff, "Improving

Women's Basketball: Idaho, Matt

(light-emitting diodes)."

ConceptualLearning with Interactive

Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

•

Jan. 20: Geologist and lecturer in the

Physics Department Bennetta Schmidt,
"Granites and Volcanoes."
•

Jan. 27: Chemistry Professor John

Marlier, "Using Stable Isotopes to Study
Bio-organic Reaction Mechanisms."
•

Feb. 3: Mathematics Professor Jim

Lecture Demonstrations."
•

Mar. 9: Cal Poly physics lecturer

Larry Erickson, "A Heretic's View of
Why Poisson's Ratio is not 1:2."
For more information, call Professor

Lecture, Recital: Terrie Manno
(Moorhead State University), "Red­
White-Blues: A Celebration of
Americana in the \ 940s," Davidson
Music Center 218, 7 : 30 p.m. 0

Dave Hafemeister at ext. 6-2205 or e-mail
him at dhafemei@calpoly.edu. 0

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'Show Boat' to play
Jan. 17-19

'First-Digit Phenomenon'
topic of math colloquium

"Show Boat," said to be Broadway's

Ted Hill, a Georgia Tech mathematics

first great musical hit, will have a three­

professor, will talk on "The 'First-Digit

night runJan. l 7-19.

Phenomenon" from II: I 0 a.m. to noon

The performances will be at 8 p.m. in

Thursday (Jan. 6) in Room 213 in the

Harman Hall.

Science North Building.

With songs by Jerome Kern and

More than a century ago, it was noticed

Oscar Hammerstein, "Show Boat" is

that in tables of data from various sources,

hailed as the show that launched today's

the digits from I to 9 do not occur with

musical theater form. It includes such

equal frequency as leading digits of the

memorable songs as "Can't Help Lovin'

data entries. Instead the digit I occurs most

Oat Man," "Only Make Believe," and

often, followed by the digit 2, and so on,

"01' Man River."

with 9 being the least-frequent leading digit.

Set on a riverboat on the Mississippi,

Hill's talk, aimed at the non-specialist,

the story spans 40 years- from the post­

will cover some of the colorful history of

Reconstruction period of the Deep South

the problem, empirical evidence, classical

in the 1880s through Chicago's industrial­

"proofs" of various sorts, and modern

ization, theJazz Age, and, finally, the

applications such as detecting tax fraud,

Roaring '20s.

Professor Terrie L. Manno

Alyson McLamore of the Music De­
partment faculty will give a pre-program
lecture at 7 p.m. in Philips Hall before
each of the performances.
Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts event cost
$36-$48. D

Noted pianist to talk on
• Americana in the 1940s'

titled "Red-W hite-Blues: A Celebration of
Americana in the 1940s" at 7:30 p.m.

Doc Severinsen and his 23-piece
band will perform selections from his
latest album,
"Swingin' the
Blues," at 8 p.m.
Jan. 22 in
Harman Hall.
The flamboyant
trumpeter and
music director of
NBC's old "To­
night Show"
withJohnny
Carson performs
jazz and big

Doc Severinsen

Jan. 14 in Room 218 in the Davidson
Music Center.
Manno will discuss and play American
ballads by Roy Harris, including "Streets
of Laredo" and "Black Is the Color of My

His band members include former

and "Hoe-Down Redux" by Nancy Beach.

9 p.m.Jan. 11 in Club 221 (formerly the

Manno is coordinator of keyboard
studies at Moorhead State. In her lecture­

Club 221 is open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.­
9 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday noon-9 p.m.

approach to listening to and understand­
.
.
mg mUSIC.

Metcalf at ext. 6-1182. D

For more information, call David

The lecture-recital is sponsored by the
College of Liberal Arts and the Music
Department. For more information, call
the Music Department at ext. 6-2607. D

Wednesday deadline
for Cal Poly Report

Ticket information

that the Cal Poly Report deadline has

Public Affairs reminds campus offices

Tickets to the performances listed in

6 p.m. weekdays and I 0 a.m.-4 p.m.

albums, from big band to jazz-fusion to

Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your

classical. He is principal pops conductor

order to ext. 6-6088.

Stage event cost $32-$48. D

Galerie) in the UU.

recitals, she employs an interdisciplinary

the Performing Arts Ticket Office I0 a.m.­

Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts Center

The invitational show will include
pieces, and installation art.
An artists' reception is scheduled 7­

Young and Conte Candoli on trumpets.

and Phoenix Symphony orchestras.

March 10.

Phillips, "Excursions" by Samuel Barber,

today's Cal Poly Report are on sale at

for the Minnesota, Milwaukee Symphony

traditional art created by Cal Poly stu­
dents. The show will run today through

by Ross Lee Finney, "Toccata" by Burrill

Shaughnessy on drums and Snooky
Severinsen has recorded more than 30

"Default Settings," Club 221's first
exhibit of the new year, will feature non­

multimedia works, sound and video

sold-out shows

'Tonight Show" musicians Ed

Club 221 exhibit features
non-traditional art

True Love's Hair," "Nostalgic Waltzes"

band tunes to

throughout the country.

the Wall StreetJournal. D

Terrie L. Manno, professor of music
and piano at Moorhead State University in
Minnesota, will give a lecture-recital

Doc Severinsen, Big Band
to play Jan. 22

which has received wide attention in such
publications as The New York Times and

Information on Cal Poly Arts events,
including audio and video samples of
artists' work, can be found on the Web at

www.calpolyarts.org. D

been moved up by one day, from Thurs­
day to Wednesday.
Items can be e-mailed to polynews@
polymail, faxed to ext. 6-6533, or mailed
to Public Affairs in Heron Hall.
Remember, we need to have your ar­
ticle by I0 a.m. the Wednesday before
you'd like it to appear.
For more information, call Public
Affairs at ext. 6-1511. D
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Obituaries
Smith, 52
English Professor Douglas Bradley
Smith died of lung cancer at his home in
San Luis Obispo on Dec. 18.
Smith, who joined the English faculty
in 1977, taught a variety of courses, in­
cluding Writing Interactive Documents,
Web Authoring, and Multimedia Projects.
He grew up on Long Island and earned
a bachelor's degree in psychology from
John Hopkins University in 1969. He
went on to earn a master 's from Fairfield
University in 1975 and a doctorate from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1979.
From 1971 to 1973 he was a Peace
Corps volunteer in Afghanistan .
Contributions in his memory may be
made to the Foundation for the Perform­
ing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo or a
favorite charity.
York,47
Marilyn Rose Silva York, associate
director of international education and
programs, died Dec. 16 at a San Luis
Obispo hospital.
York, a San Luis Obispo native and Cal
Poly alumna, began working at Cal Poly
in 1975, a year after earning a bachelor's
degree in social science. She earned a
master's in education in 198 I.
During her 24 years at Cal Poly, she
coordinated international student ex­
change programs.
Contributions in her memory may be
made to the Marilyn York Endowment
Fund for International Students at Cal
Poly. Checks should be made payable to

the Marilyn York Endowment Fund and
sent to Mike McCaJI, director of planned
giving and endowments, Heron Hall ,
Room 113.
A college scholarship fund has also
been established at Mid-State Bank on
behalf of her daughters, Brittany and
Alexandra. Checks should be made
payable to the Brittany and Allie York
Memorial Fund.

Merritt, 54
Molly Elizabeth Merritt, retired direc­
tor of prospect management and research,
died of cancer at her home in San Luis
Obispo on Dec. 17.
Born and raised in Pasadena, Merritt
attended San Jose State University before
moving to San Luis Obispo.
She served University Advancement
for 16 years. She was hired in 1980 as a
secretary in University Relations and
Development, the forerunner to Univer­
sity Advancement.
During her tenure, she played an essen­
tial part in the university 's evolving fund­
raising programs, earning promotions to
prospect researcher and , before her retire­
ment in 1996, to director of the department.
Contributions in Merritt's memory may
be made to Hospice.
Gates
Vincent J. Gates, journalism professor
emeritus, died Dec. 19. Gates, a longtime
San Luis Obispo resident, taught journal­
ism from 1958 to 1977. 0

ltiami String Quartet to play ltozart, Schumann
The Miami String Quartet will be
joined by 1997 Van Cliburn piano compe­
tition Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu in a
Cal Poly Arts concert at 8 p.m. Jan. 12 in
Harman Hall.
The ensemble will perform Quartet in
D major, K. 575, by Wolfgang Mozart,
Quartet No. I for Strings, Op. 20, by
Alberto Ginastera, and Piano Quintet in E
flat, Op. 44 , by Robert Schumann.
The quartet, with Ivan Chan on violin,
Cathy Meng Robinson, violin, Chauncey
Patterson , viola, and Keith Robinson,
cello, is the quartet in residence at Florida
International University.
The New York Times praised the group
as having "everything one wants in a
quartet: a rich , precisely balanced sound ,

a broad coloristic palette, real unity of
interpretive purpose and seemingly un­
flagging energy."
As part ofNakamatsu's Van C liburn
prize, he was awarded two years of inter­
national concert engagements, including a
recita l debut at Carnegie Hall in New
York City. A former high school German
teacher from Sunnyvale who had no for­
mal conservatory training, he became an
overnight hero in the highly traditional
medium of classical music.
Nakamatsu was named Debut Artist of
the Year in 1998 by National Public
Radio's "Performance Today."
Tickets cost $12 to $24; student dis­
counts are available. 0

Cal Poly-raised chickens
rated 'best in state'

Comedian Danny Hoch
to appear Jan. 27

Chickens raised by Cal Poly students
earned the best rating ever in the state of
California, according to a set of criteria
established by Cobb-Yantress Inc., a leading
poultry research and development company.
The flock of 7,000 chicks was student­
raised on campus from hatchlings to full­
grown chickens for Foster Farms and was
shipped to the company 's Fresno process­
ing facility.
Once there, the chickens were scored
for quality according to what's known as
the Cobb Score, a performance index that
evaluates poultry at the processing stage
on the basis of such factors as the amount
of meat, how lean it is , and overall quality
of the flock.
This year 's winning score of290.46
was the highest score ever recorded in
California.
This is not the first time Cal Poly stu­
dent-raised chickens have received a
Cobb Score honor. A previous score of
268 set a record for Foster Farms' Fresno
processing facility. 0

Danny Hoch, OBIE-award-winning
solo performer-comedian, will bring his
assortment of New York city characters to
the Cal Poly Theatre at 8 p.m . Jan. 27 .
Brooklyn born and raised, Hoch por­
trays characters based on what he saw
growmg up.
A New York Times
critic called him "the
hip-hop chameleon from
Queens, inspired as
much by the scrawls on
subway walls as by
anything on paper."
Hoch was a rapper,
breakdancer, graffiti
Danny Hoch
artist, drug dealer,
street mime and magician by the time he
was 13 , according to press materials . " At
the age of 19 he was a full-time faculty
member at New York University, bringing
high-conflict, high-impact, volatile interac­
tive improvisational theater into detention
centers, alternative high schools and jails."
"I try to make powerful, challenging,
entertaining and uncomfortable theater for
the masses," Hoch said , " using the
multiculture and powerful oral languages
of my community as a world lens on
police brutality, class, race, power, power­
lessness, violence, incarceration and cats."
Hoch received a Solo Theatre Fellow­
ship from the National Endowment for the
Arts and the 1998 Cal Arts/ Alpert Award
in Theater.
He is a 1996 Sundance Writers Fellow
and a 1999 Tennessee Williams Fellow.
He also received a 1998 New York Press/
Best of Manhattan Award.
Genera l admission tickets to this Cal
Poly Arts event are $15-18; student dis­
counts are available. 0

Pianist William Spiller
to play Beethoven sonatas
Music professor and pianist William
Spiller will give a benefit recital of
Beethoven sonatas,
featuring the
"Moonlight" and
"Waldstein"
sonatas, at 8 p.m.
Saturday (Jan. 8)
in the Theatre.
Spiller will
play Sonata in
F major, Op.
10, No.2;
Sonata in E
minor, Op. 90; Sonata in C-sharp minor,
Op. 27, No.2, "Moonlight"; and will
conclude with Sonata in C major,
Op. 53 , "Waldstein."
Tickets to the benefit recital are $6 for
students and seniors and $10 for the pub­
lic. Proceeds from the recital will benefit
the Music Department Scholarship Fund.
The recital is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts and Music Department.
For more information, call ext. 6-2406.
For a listing of Music Department events,
visit the department's Web page at
www.calpoly. edu/~mu.

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CSU student research
competition ltay 5-6
A CSU student research competition
set for May 5-6 is open to all undergradu­
ate and graduate students.
Teachers are invited to encourage
students to turn their senior projects or
master's theses into research competi­
tion entries.
For more information , visit www. cal
poly.edu/~ ,gp/src on line or call the
Research and Graduate Programs Office,
ext. 6-1508 . 0

A y outhful cast enlivens "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Ve1y Bad Day. "

Alexander's 'Terrible Day' comes to Cal Poly Jan. 21
A musical version of "Alexander
and the Terrible , Horrible, No Good ,
Very Bad Day," the 1972 children's
tale by Judith Viorst, will play at 7 p.m.
Jan . 2 I.
Cal Poly Arts will present the
Kennedy Center's production in
Harman Hall. In the story, Alexander
has a bad day, right from the start.
He wakes up with gum in his hair.
His mother forgets to pack dessert in
his lunch. His best friend decides he
isn't his best friend any more. At the
dentist's office, only Alexander has
cavities; his brothers get a clean bill of
health. And to make matters worse,

there are lima beans for dinner and
kissing on TV.
The show is designed to entertain
and educate youngsters - to encourage
them to share their feelings and to realize
bad days happen to everyone.
The music, composed by Shelly
Markham with lyrics by Viorst, is a
diverse mix of reggae, jazz, waltzes
and ballads.
The Washington Post said, "The
soul of' Alexander' comes shining
through in this bouncy, heartfelt hour­
long show."
Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts Family
Series event cost $8-$12 . 0

Orchesis dance company to perform Jan. 28-29
The Orchesis dance company will
celebrate its 30th anniversary with perfor­
mances Jan. 28-29 showcasing company
members, alumni and guest choreographers
in a variety of styles, including ballet, jazz,
swing, modern, folk , hip hop and tap.
"Dance Legacy" will be performed
both days at 8 p.m. in Harman Hall.
Orchesis director and founder Moon Ja
M inn Suhr and assistant director Maria

Junco, both faculty members in the
Theatre and Dance Department, are
serving as artistic directors.
Current members ofOrchesis, company
alumni and the San Luis Obispo High
School Choir will join in the opening
dance, "Orchesis: A 30-Year Celebration."
The I00-voice choir will sing various
renditions of"Amazing Grace," while
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dancers perform a work choreographed by
Suhr and others.
Suhr's solo, "The Whale Song," is
performed to the "tangled web of the
glorious sounds of humpback whales,"
Suhr said. "Jt is a tribute to the majesty
and mystery of these great creatures."
Jennifer Knight Dills, a Cal Poly
alumna, will perform "Two Ecstatic
Themes," featuring both "circ ul ar and
angular movement in a counterpoint rep­
resenting the two inseparable elements of
life as well as of design," Dills sa id.
"Funky East Coast style hip hop chore­
ography and a lyrical jazz piece wi ll also
be included in the program," according
to Junco.
Students from Bishop's Peak Elemen­
tary School will perform a Mexican folk
dance, an Israeli dance of thanksgiving
and a Guam stick dance.
Lively modern, sultry jazz, swing and
tap dances will round out the concert.
The finale will be a mambo-flavored jazz

California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No . 15 • January 5, 2000
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm

ADVANCEMENT

OrCAD donates software,
services to CAD/CAit lab

Moon Ja Minn Suhrpe1jorms "Whale Song"for the Orchesis Dance Company's "Dance Legacy."
extravaganza performed to Lou Bega's "A
Little Bit of Mambo."
Tickets for "Dance Legacy" are $7-$15.
The Orchesis dance concert is spon­
sored by the Theatre and Dance Depart-

ment, the College of Liberal Arts, and
the Instructionally Related Activities
program . For more information , call
Junco at ext. 6-1248 . D

Desk coordinator, this position will be respon­
sible for coordination of the modem pool
services on campus. Will be required to work
some nights and weekends to accommodate
modem/ network outages in periods of mini­
mum user disruption, including working on­
call shifts to provide 24-hour daily coverage.
Must be able to work occasiona l overtime.
#09092: Chief Technology Officer, (Ana­
lyst/Programmer- Expert).* Information
Technology Services. Closing: Feb. 2. Salary:
$5,069-$7 ,415/mo. Reports directly to the
chief information officer on campus and
provides technical assurance/oversight for ITS
projects. Using advanced and comprehensive
knowledge of information technology, will act
proactively to understand problems from
broad , interactive perspective and wi ll de­
velop solutions that combine information and
ideas in new, unprecedented ways.
#07093: Program Support Supervisor
(Administrative Support Coordinator 1), *
Extended Education. Closing: Jan. 26. Salary:
$2,413-$3,065/mo. Responsible for oversee­
ing the day-to-day operations of the program
support unit of Extended Education. Respon­
sibilities include supervision of program support
staff and a broad range of activities that expedite
procedures necessary to provide programs.
#09094: Equipment Technician II­
Electronic,* Co llege of Engineering­
Mechanical Engineering. C losing: Jan. 26.
Salary: $1,542- $ 1,855 .50/mo., half-time
(with benefits), temporary to 6/30/200 I with

likely annual renewal. Provides instructional ,
electronic and computer support to the depart­
ment. Includes design, installation, maintenance,
troubleshooting, and repairing of electronic
and computer equipment and systems.
#09096: Equipment Technician III­
Electronic,* Co ll ege of Engineering - Me­
chanical Engineering Department. Closing:
Feb. 2. Salary: $3,381-$4,073/mo. Provides
instructional, computer and electronic equip­
ment support to the department. Includes
design, fabrication , installation, maintenance,
troubleshooting and repair of computer and
electronic equipment and systems. Will have
supervisory responsibilities.
#04103: Coordinator for Study Abroad
and International Programs (Student
Services Professional Ill), Academic Affairs ­
International Education and Programs.
C losing: Feb. 2. Salary: $ $3,290-$3,960/mo.
Acting with minimal supervision, oversees
CSU International Programs, a study-abroad
and exchange program for students. Adminis­
ters the campus National Student Exchange
(NSE) program and the CSU Student and
Facu lty Exchange Program. lfl addition to
comprehensive student advising, this position 's
duties include acting as the campus resource
person for immigration documentation and
counsel ing and one of the campus 's desig­
nated signatory officers for visa issuance,
monitoring and enforcement. Will work flex­
ible hours, including occasiona l weekends,
depending on operationa l needs. 0

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unad­
vertised employment openings at the uni­
versity. You may access full information
about these and other previously advertised
positions at www.afd.ca/ poly.edulltree/
cobcob categories.htm.

STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 p.m. on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxed/e-mailed applications or resumes
accepted.) For positions marked with an
asterisk, qualified on-campus applicants
currently in Bargaining Units 2, 5, 7 and 9
will be given first consideration.
#OM008: Head of Nursing Services
(Administrator II). Readvertisement. Student
Affairs, Health and Psychological Services.
Closing date: For full consideration all appli­
cation materials shou ld be submitted by Feb.
2; however, position is open until filled.
Salary: $56,400-$72,000 annual hiring range
dependent on qualifications and experience.
Health Services provides outpatient services
and programs that address the health and
medical needs of students. This position pro­
vides full-range administrative leadership to the
Nursing Services unit of Health Services.
#09088: Information Technology Con­
sultant- Career,* Information Technology
Services - User Support Services - Help
Desk. Closing: Feb. 2. Salary: $3,547-$4,844/
mo. Under general supervision of the Help

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OrCAD has given software and ser­
vices valued at more than $207,000 to
upgrade the Co llege of Engineering's
Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided
Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) laboratory.
Students use OrCAD software to de­
sign and build individual, pre-production
prototypes of electronic products, com­
plete with circuit boards, chassis, and
design documentation.
OrCAD, a leader in Windows-based
electronic design automation software,
provided the college with products and
training for schematic design and print
circuit board layout engineering courses .
OrCAD software products are providing
hands-on design entry and board layout
experience to more than 300 students a
year in electrical, mechanical, indu strial
and manufacturing engineering. D

DATELI.E
($) - Admission charged

As Joe, Phillip Lamar Boykin sings of life on th e Mississippi River in a national tour of
'"Show Boat," to be staged at the PAC Jan. I 7-19 (see details, page 4).

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221: " Default
Settings," an invitational student show,
today through March I 0. Reception:
Tuesday, 7 p.m. Exhibit: Monday­
Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.; Saturday and
Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): William Morris Glass Art
Exhibit, Friday through Feb. 6.
Reception: Feb. 4. Hours: II a.m.4 p.m. daily; Wednesday, 7-9 p.m .
Thursday, January &
Mathematics Colloquium: Ted Hill
(Georgia Tech), "The First-Digit
Phenomenon ," Science North 213,
II: I 0 a.m.
Physics Colloquium: Jim Wilson
(alumnus) " Physics of Juggling"
Science E-27, II a.m.

Saturday, January 8
Wrestling: Purdue, Mott Gym,
noon . ($)

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Parking structure completion delayed
Additional structural work on the 93 1space parking structure will delay its
completion until April 2000 .
During one of the project's regularly
scheduled structural inspections, it was
determined that reinforcement at some of
the column/beam connections was not
according to plans. Alternative reinforcement systems are being designed andreviewed with structural engineering experts.
"The parking structure will not open
until we know that it is safe under the
most severe conditions that we could
anticipate," said Vicki Stover, associate
vice president for administration . "The
structural integrity of the parking structure is
of utmost importance to the university."
Details on the final reinforcement
process and cost of the additional work
are still being researched.

Watry Design Group , the original
architect and structura l engineer, is coordinating the reinforcement solution with
industry experts . In addition , Cal Poly has
retained the services of a third-party structural peer reviewer.
Winter quarter parking will be impacted by the construction delay.
"Demands on parking are always highest in winter because of inclement
weather," Stover said. "We encourage
faculty, staff and students to use alternative transportation , especially the bus
system that is subsidized by Cal Poly
parking program revenues."
Periodic updates on the project will be
issued as information becomes avai lab le.
Updates will a lso be available at www.
campusprojects. calpoly.edu. D