In seventh grade, Anna Consani was awarded “Most Likely to Become a Senator” by a classmate. The distinction didn’t mean much to her then. “I got that thinking, ‘Okay, first of all, I don’t even know what a senator is,’” Consani said. “I hadn’t even been through American History yet, and so I was like, […]
Author Archives: Erin Hurley
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SLO Brew teams up with Fremont
SLO Brewing Co. (SLO Brew) will return live music to the Fremont Theater next month. SLO Brew is bringing Lindsey Buckingham to the Fremont Theatre on May 8 as part of a plan to use the theater as another concert venue. The move is intended to allow SLO Brew to accommodate a larger variety of artists and help […]
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SLO 5-0 4/21-4/28
Saturday, April 21 12:25 a.m. A sexual assault was reported on the 1400 block of Broad Street. 9:36 p.m. A suicide was reported on the 900 block of Walnut Street. Sunday, April 22 2:00 a.m. An assault was reported on the 1100 block of Broad Street. 8:48 a.m. Vandalism occurred at the Davidson Music Center. […]
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A taste of something a little different at Olea Farm
You don’t need to spend too much time living in San Luis Obispo to realize how many opportunities there are for wine tasting. Seriously, there are so many places to try. Unfortunately, wine tasting isn’t available to everyone. I was born in September, so most of my friends had their 21st birthday before me — […]
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Creating dirty hands for the sake of education
This week is all about composting at Cal Poly Center for Sustainability. The Center is hosting compost training until Friday this week, put on by the Maine Compost School and funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The training includes presentations from experts, lab exercises and hands-on experience related to various aspects of […]
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To be (objective) or not to be…
This year I started writing a column for the Mustang Daily about cool places and events around the San Luis Obispo area, but fall and this quarter I’m also writing articles for the Daily as part of a class. So as a result, I’ve had to balance writing both opinion pieces and objective articles at […]
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SLO 5-0 4/14-4/20
Saturday, April 14 1:31 a.m. An assault was reported on the 1100 block of Garden Street. 6:42 p.m. A theft from a vehicle was reported on the 1100 block of Monterey Street. Sunday, April 15 1:24 p.m. A hit and run collision occurred at the R-1 parking lot. 3:34 p.m. A hit and run collision […]
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Botanical Garden brings the Mediterranean to SLO
We all know that San Luis Obispo has a great climate year round. I notice it especially in the springtime with all the sun and everything blooming, but it’s a great climate to live in all the time. A visit to the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden (SLOBG) will show you our climate is actually […]
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ASI campaign tactics: Recipes for success
With more than 80 students running for positions on ASI for the 2012-13 school year, a variety of campaigns are vying to win students’ votes when election day comes on April 25. However, some tactics are common among many of the candidates, including reaching out to students and making their names known. For ASI presidential-hopeful Katie […]
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Do your neighbor a favor with new startup
You’re in the middle of a marathon study session and you realize that pizza would be perfect right now. But your car is in the shop. Or maybe you’ve just arrived home from the grocery store to find that you forgot the pasta sauce for dinner but you don’t have time to go out again. […]
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SLO 5-0 4/8-4/14
Sunday, April 8 12:06 a.m. Fraud occurred on the 700 block of Higuera Street. 2:42 a.m. An assault occurred on the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard and Cuesta Drive. 4:53 p.m. A hit-and-run occurred on the 300 block of Madonna Road. Monday, April 9 10:31 a.m. A residential burglary occurred on the 1100 block of […]