This past week I have had the pleasure to read a truly beautiful collection of short stories. “Karma and Other Stories,” by Rishi Reddi is a delicately-written look into the Indian culture and the struggles and triumphs one community faces in their American lives.
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Beyond the stereotypes
During the month of November, Cal Poly’s Multicultural Center, along with the American Indian Student Association (AISA) and American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) will celebrate Native American Heritage Month in hopes of educating other students on campus about their culture.
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Local gardens serve as community's backyard
Two streets from downtown, in between a church, a park and two rows of houses, lies the Emerson Community Garden. With its various wind chimes, birdbaths and tool benches, and an occasional scarecrow and pumpkin thrown in for fall, the gardens function as a sort of backyard for a city whose narrow streets leave much to be desired in terms of growing space.
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Don't be blue because the economy's in the red
“Trick or treat?” I asked myself on Halloween night. I could trick out to the holiday festivities, or treat myself to a little civic participation four days before the election. Fully equipped with door hangers informing voters to choose a candidate that supports green jobs, climate justice, and clean energy, I embarked on a late night dorm storm.
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What does 'marriage' actually mean?
I must take issue with Angela Kramer’s column on Oct. 7, “The (un)constitutionality of Prop 8.”
By expressing a disinterest in discussing the definition of marriage and focusing on the “threat to equal protection,” Angela effectively refuses to take an overt position on the central issue of the debate but then proceeds on the assumption that her implicit position is an established fact.
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Sarah Palin will rock D.C.
As a 77-year-old re-energized foot soldier I can only say that Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air to the country. She has electrified the United States and the electorate and her nomination as vice president has done more than if we had built ten new power plants.
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Cal Poly student is leading the way for organic food processing
The organic food industry has soared in popularity in recent years as shown by the grocery stores entirely devoted to health food products.
And one Cal Poly student is leading the way for organic food processing to become the norm.
“Organic has started to become a big thing,” said agriculture business sophomore Colton Brodt.
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Football: Cox, Field likely out
Two starters on the Cal Poly football team’s offensive line will likely miss Saturday’s game against North Carolina Central due to injuries they suffered in last week’s game, Mustangs head coach Rich Ellerson said Monday.
Sophomore center Jason Cox injured his left knee during the third quarter of a 49-10 win over Idaho State at Alex G.
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Mustangs take over first place in Big West
Kyle Montgomery scored the first goal for the Cal Poly men’s soccer team just 22 seconds into its Sunday afternoon match against No. 11 UC Davis before 2,817 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, leading to a 2-0 victory.
“I actually thought I had one of my better performances, but the goal definitely helped boost my confidence,” said Montgomery, a sophomore midfielder.
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Cal Poly drops finale, will visit UCSB in tournament
The Cal Poly women’s soccer team’s regular season came to an end Sunday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 3-2 loss to Long Beach State, but the Mustangs still have their sights on the Big West Conference Tournament.
With the loss and UC Santa Barbara’s win later in the day, the Mustangs fell to third in the conference standings, meaning they’ll visit the Gauchos in a tournament semifinal Thursday.
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Gonia leads Mustangs to sixth Big West title in a row
UC Riverside’s Chad Hall, the younger brother of Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall, entered Saturday’s Big West Conference Cross Country Championships as the favorite in the men’s race, just ahead of Cal Poly’s Daniel Gonia. Midway through the 8K race, though, the Mustangs’ leader made his move.