Alcohol: many freshmen want it and will do whatever it takes to drink as much as they can once they get ahold of it. This situation often times leads to negative consequences for these students as they adjust to life away from home. At Cal Poly, as with many other universities, underage drinking is common, […]
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Lessons learned at the grand ol’ age of 21
Twenty-one. It’s the age that almost everyone looks forward to from high school on. In fact, it is the last age that is looked forward to period (unless you are among the people who can’t wait until you turn 25 so you can rent a car). This is a milestone that is celebrated in the […]
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Freedom: Jobs to get you out of the house
So maybe some industries aren’t hiring right now. But who wants a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. job right out of college anyway? Non-traditional jobs can provide benefits beyond padding your wallet and are a great way to keep your rĂ©sumĂ© updated and your skills sharp. Substitute Teaching For students interested in working with children, […]
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Service programs’ enrollment rises as U.S. hiring rates drop
With hiring at a record low, the odds of finding a steady job straight out of college seem increasingly slim. More and more college students are seeking different ways to pass the time between walking at graduation and finding that dream job with a steady salary. “The job market is definitely going to impact students,” […]
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Mustangs stomp Hornets
It was a chilly, windy Friday night at Baggett Stadium, but that did not phase the Cal Poly baseball team as they extended their hot-streak to four straight wins by stomping over Sacramento State 9-2.
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Mustang baseball set to return to winning ways
The Cal Poly baseball team is ready for redemption after finishing last season with an overall record of 24-32, their worst since 1999. Mustangs head coach Larry Lee has high expectations for his team with 18 returning players, including juniors Luke Yoder and Wes Dorrell who were recently placed on the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year watch list.
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Cal Poly sweeps double-header against Owls
In what turned out to be a hitter’s duel, the Cal Poly baseball team beat No. 3 Rice University in the last of season opening three-game series. The Mustangs were able to rally back after being down 6-2 in the fifth inning to beat the Owls 7-6 Saturday night at Baggett Stadium.
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Poly students’ western show clip-clops into Paso
Shine those belt buckles and polish those boots, because Cal Poly’s Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show returns for its 25th anniversary on the Central Coast. The free event will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center Feb. 13 to 15.
Western Bonanza, the largest student-run livestock show in the country, started as a senior project in 1985 by Cal Poly alumnus Mark Reichle.
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Holding hands to change minds
The Cal Poly Pride Center celebrated Same Gender Handholding Day Tuesday by sponsoring the seventh-annual March for Equality, along with various speakers and informational club tables in the University Union.
More than 100 students and faculty members met on Dexter Lawn at 11 a.
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A double dose of the Mondays
You know the feeling: the weekend has come to a close and the alarm ringing on the bedside table is a constant reminder that maybe drinking on a Sunday night was not the best of ideas. You open your eyes and the thought of the impending day of classes is almost enough to make you want to pretend that all of this is just a horrible, very realistic dream.