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Mustangs advance to semifinal round with win over Michigan
The Cal Poly women’s lacrosse club team does not shy away from competition.
The Mustangs, in search of their eighth consecutive Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship, will take on UC Santa Barbara in the WDIA semifinals today in Denver.
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Symphony: Banding together
Be prepared to lose yourself in beautifully crafted musical pieces from Russia by composers such as Alexander Borodin, Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky.
After trying to collaborate for more than a year, the Cal Poly Symphony and the Youth Symphony will finally join forces under conductors Nancy Nagano and David Arrivée at 7 p.
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Alcohol a big factor in college dropouts
There’s a saying some college students jokingly quote: “It’s only called alcoholism after college.” But in reality, alcoholism for young
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Top 10 ways to help save the environment
Ever wonder what you as a Cal Poly student can do to make a difference in the environment? Perhaps you just thought that bettering our environment was too big of a job to tackle, but you would be wrong. According to Jorge Montezuma, next year’s external vice president of the Empower Poly Coalition, and business junior Andrew Houtby, there are actually a number of things anyone can do without too much thought or effort.
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Annual All-State Festival Concert begins Sunday
After a tedious judging process and listening to countless audition CDs, director of bands William V. Johnson, symphony conductor David Arrivée, and director of jazz studies Paul Rinzler have chosen 180 high school students from all over California to play together at the All-State Festival Concert during Open House weekend.
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The club behind the Open House weekend
When you think of Cal Poly’s 15th annual Open House weekend, what probably comes to mind
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'Mainstream is so boring'
“What happens when a whole bunch of sexy vegan girls get together? A whole lot of laughs and tasty fun,” said Bob Banner of the HopeDance organization when reading a description of one of the films he chose to present in his short films festival.
HopeDance will host its annual short film festival from 7 to 9 p.
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Pyramid theorist speaks at Poly
College is all about being curious, coming up with assumptions and challenging the conventional way of looking at things.
This is exactly what lecturer Craig B. Smith did Thursday, as he explained his theory of how the Great Pyramids of Giza were made.
The lecture was held in the Performing Arts Center.
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Women's tennis team wins pair of Big West matches over weekend
A week of getting back to basics following four losses in a row paid dividends for the Cal Poly women’s tennis team.
The Mustangs won twice over the weekend at Mustang Courts, 5-2 over UC Davis on Saturday and 7-0 over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
In the closest match Sunday, Cal Poly’s No.
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Fencing club to host championships
“En Garde . Fencers ready? Fence!”
Most may immediately picture “The Three Musketeers” when the topic of fencing comes up, but it is a sport that is so much more than three ridiculously dressed men fighting against injustice. It’s one that requires skill, strategy, spontaneity and practice.