San Luis Obispo had the highest gas price average in the nation on Tuesday, according to figures from GasBuddy.com, a website that compares gas prices from around the nation. Both San Francisco and San Luis Obispo had average gas prices of $4.39. Senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com Gregg Laskoski said California is tied with Connecticut and New York […]
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Club rugby snaps Cal's 63-game win streak
The Cal Poly club rugby team defeated the defending national champion and broke Cal’s 63-game winning streak as senior Matthew Varga completed a game-winning conversion on Saturday. It was the biggest win to date for the team’s new head coach David Burnett, who previously coached rugby in Australia for 10 years and was hired by […]
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Connecting to the (Res)Net
Did you know if you’re 18, you can watch as much legal porn as you want in the Cal Poly dorm rooms using the residential network known as ResNet? If your computer gets a virus from watching too much porn, ResNet technicians will help (but if you get a virus from having unprotected intercourse in the […]
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Celebrating another type of V-Day
Listen, ponder, laugh and learn about an infamous part of the female body — the vagina — with Cal Poly’s upcoming performance of “The Vagina Monolouges.” The award-winning fundraiser play, written by women’s-rights activist and author Eve Ensler, will be performed Feb. 17 to 19 in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Pavilion. The play is meant to […]
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Parts of Poly outdated
At Cal Poly, some things haven’t changed for decades. Lead and asbestos lurk inside the buildings built before 1978 and multiple old, large sinks on campus spurt excessive amounts of water. But, for one reason or another, they still remain on campus. Lead it be Manufacture and use of lead products was banned in California […]
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Viticulture donation nothing to wine about
The Paso Garagiste nonprofit organization donated $10,000 to Cal Poly viticulture at a special event Feb. 1, to help the department provide a better education for students The check was issued at Hammersky Vineyards at an event held in honor of the sponsors, volunteers and winemakers who participated in Paso Garagiste’s first annual Paso Garagiste Festival, which took […]
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Cal Poly agriculture students — Where are they now?
Breanne Harlan Dairy science junior Harlan went to the Fall career fair, and a week later received a job offer. “This summer I have an internship with Kraft Foods, and I’ll be doing quality assurance,” she said. “I really want to do an internship out of state — I really wanted to go. I liked […]
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Mustangs looks to halt 49ers Big West dominance
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team hasn’t defeated Long Beach State at home since January 2008, and the task won’t be any easier tonight when the Mustangs host the 49er’s. Long Beach is undefeated in conference play this season and is currently the top ranked team in the Big West with a 5-0 mark. The […]
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Animal houses
Every housing choice on campus has rules: Students can’t paint their rooms without permission, nobody can own a waterbed, students under 21 cannot have alcohol (expect in Poly Canyon Village under specific circumstances) and no pets allowed. The last isn’t true for agricultural students living in unique on-campus housing locations. “When I was living at […]
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Paper or plastic might not be reused
An ordinance to ban plastic bags in grocery stores and retail stores larger than 10,000 square feet in San Luis Obispo County will be voted on at a public hearing today. If passed, all stores that fit inside the guidelines of the ordinance will be required to eliminate plastic bags before Oct. 1. This gives […]