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Student veterans serve their country, Cal Poly

Like a soldier’s camouflage in dense undergrowth, they are hard to spot among their student peers. With only a handful studying here, they’re easy to overlook on campus.

As of fall 2008, the Office of Academic Records reported 51 students who were or are still active in the armed forces and collecting veteran educational benefits such as the G.

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Mustangs headed to NCAA Tournament

At this time last year, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team was lamenting about not being chosen for the NCAA Tournament despite accomplished credentials.

This year, the Mustangs (10-5-6, 5-2-3 Big West Conference) will try to show the selection committee that it made the right choice Monday in admitting them to the 48-team field.

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Mustangs stampede into playoffs

UC Davis knew that Jonathan Dally could beat teams with his arm. Cal Poly’s senior quarterback has been doing it all year.

The Aggies may not have anticipated he could also beat them with his feet.

Dally, the highest-rated passer in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), rushed for a season-high 173 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the No.

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Absurdity gone haywire

Cal Poly students acting in the absurdist piece “The Bald Soprano” will not only discuss human communication, the lack thereof and what could be done to improve it, they will also share real stories about their lives, which will help students relate to them and the show.

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Sorority members compete for charity

Proceeds from the 2nd annual Greek Goddess philanthropy event will benefit two local sexual assault resource centers. It’s sponsored by the fraternity Delta Sigma Phi.

“We think we are doing more than what is expected of us,” said Joe Ciesinski, DSP’s engineered leadership chair.

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Cal Poly's offense gets Bielema's attention

Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was questioned at length today about Cal Poly during his weekly press conference. Here‘s the link to the transcript. He heaped heavy praise on the Mustangs’ offense, in particular. Among the most interesting quotes: After last year’s Michigan/Appalachian State game, everybody has made certain things and written certain things about […]

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App. State comparisons start

You knew it was going to happen. A quirky offense from the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) visiting a Big Ten Conference power, in front of upwards of 75,000 people? Naturally, people are already comparing Saturday’s Cal Poly-Wisconsin game to last year’s Appalachian State-Michigan meeting. If the Mustangs could pull off the upset, it’s […]

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How should Mustangs approach Wisconsin game?

If the Cal Poly football team wants bulletin-board material heading into its regular-season finale at Wisconsin on Saturday, there would be no shortage of it. Before the season, Michael Hunt, a columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, sharply criticized the arrangement of the game in the first place, calling it “disgraceful” and writing that Cal […]

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