CAL POLY - The egging of a Cal Poly gay club booth in February will cost each of the two throwers $300 and 100 hours of community service.

Poly alumnus William Bugenig, 22, and Cuesta College student Nicolas Taliaferro, 20, pleaded no contest on Aug. 19 to misdemeanor civil rights and vandalism violations.

While the District Attorney's Office has not called the act a hate crime, the civil rights charge is listed in the state Penal Code for knowingly causing property damage for reasons such as a person's sexual orientation or race.

Judge Christopher Money sentenced the men to 18 months of probation and required them to each pay a $300 fine and perform 100 hours of community service for the AIDS Support Network.

Bugenig, Taliaferro and prosecutor Jackie Duffy could not be reached for comment Monday. In a previous interview with The Tribune, Bugenig expressed remorse for the incident.

"I didn't mean any harm to anybody," said Bugenig, who graduated from Cal Poly in July. "Anyone that was there, I totally apologize for it. I know I was in the wrong."

Bugenig and Taliaferro each threw two eggs at a Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals United booth set up along the perimeter of Dexter Lawn on Feb. 13, according to court and police records.

Two eggs hit the booth -- and subsequently did more than $500 in damage to the structure -- while the other two landed near the booth, Cal Poly police said.

The men were standing behind a hedge about 150 feet away when they threw the eggs, and five women were sitting behind the booth eating lunch.

Bugenig and Taliaferro egged the booth about 45 minutes after a march was held to celebrate Same-Sex Handholding Day. During the march, participants began and ended their walk along Inner Perimeter Road at Dexter Lawn.