Cal Poly University Chief of Police William Watton cannot remember a time when a Code Blue emergency phone prevented an emergency on campus.
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Van crashes into theatre: without a ticket!
A white van backed through an exterior wall at the Palm Theatre Thursday just before noon.
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Fantasy brought to life at Santa Rosa Park
Drive past Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo on any Saturday afternoon and you’ll see a spectacle: A group of people engaged in combat, using Styrofoam shields and wearing deep forest-green cloaks.
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Swine flu fatality in San Luis Obispo County
The first reported swine flu fatality in San Luis Obispo County has renewed concerns about the disease. The Cal Poly Health Center is preparing to keep the virus from spreading across the campus.
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BLOG: Cal State Fullerton, UCM pave social media path
Only one campus from the UC and one from the CSU has social media links to their Facebook and Twitter pages directly on the homepage.
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BLOG: Money back guarantee for jobless grads?
Should college graduates get their money back if they don’t secure employment after graduation? One New York City woman thinks so.
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BLOG: Appearance trumps health for tanning
What will make a difference in how many people regularly hop into the futuristic capsules with the glowing lights? Duke University Professor Leary found that when people were warned about the effect on their appearance, they were more likely to change their attitude toward tanning.
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BLOG: The annotated weekender
Rather than correcting spelling mistakes or asking questions on content, the Annotated Weekender provides readers with highly entertaining doodles. Using mostly the papers advertisements and graphics, the weekender has created a new form of newspaper graffiti.
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BLOG: Hot sauce or expletives?
My mom followed the old adage of “use dirty language, wash your mouth out with soap,” with her own modern twist. She was concerned about what eating soap would do to her kids, so instead we were forced to drip spicy Tabasco sauce on our tongues. I can still remember the sting. It wasn’t until now that I learned swearing could actually help that pain.
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Pecha Kucha kicks off in San Luis Obispo
Pecha Kucha Night San Luis Obispo presents various artists’ works and philosophies in a timely fashion — 20 slides in 20 seconds — at the Steynberg Gallery.
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Second sign of sharks on SLO coastline
A bloodied sea lion is the second sign of shark activity in San Luis Obispo County in the past week.