This story was posted at 1:29 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. The No. 2 Nebraska women’s volleyball team was eager to show its newly anointed high ranking was no fluke. Playing before a raucous crowd of Cal Poly supporters, the Cornhuskers did just that. Nebraska (5-0) easily handled the No.
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Big Brother squeezing out small business
The year isn’t 1984, but Big Brother is indeed watching.
Smiling sweetly, he hands out stimulus checks aimed at getting consumers to spend more, saying it is their American duty to kick-start the economy by continually buying more junk from China.
On the other hand, he slyly tries to pass euphemistically-named legislation like the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 – a bill he claims aims to ensure “the safety of the Nation’s food, drug, medical device and cosmetic supply in an increasingly globalized marketplace.
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Montana hands heartbreaker to Mustangs
What a difference a week makes.
Andrew Gardner, with tears of joy left on his face, was serenaded Aug. 30 after kicking a 21-yard field goal as time expired to carry the Cal Poly football team over San Diego State 29-27 and send his teammates into jubilation at their season-opening win.
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Weis wanted to head to San Diego
Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis reportedly wanted to watch San Diego State take on Cal Poly this weekend in order to scout the Aztecs, who’ll visit South Bend on Sept. 6. He reportedly told Irish Illustrated he asked to go to the game, but no one from his athletic department was allowed.
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Cal Poly outdoes 16 FBS teams in Sagarin ratings
Cal Poly was ranked 121st in the Jeff Sagarin NCAA football preseason ratings released Friday. The Sagarin ratings rank all Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) teams top-to-bottom. USC topped the list, with Appalachian State being the No. 1 FCS representative, at No. 70. The Mustangs, the 17th-ranked […]
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Saving the best poll for last
Several Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) preseason rankings have placed Cal Poly in the top 15, but arguably the most important top-25 did the same Thursday, when the Mustangs found themselves slotted No. 14 in the FCS coaches poll. Cal Poly received 275 points. Naturally, three-time defending national champion Appalachian State earned top honors, […]
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Multimedia: Cuesta Ridge at Concerts in the Plaza
Cuesta Ridge, a local Central Coast band, performed at San Luis Obispo’s concert in the plaza. With a “new grass” feel that mixes traditional blue grass with a modern, rock twist, the band had the crowd on its feet from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click the image below to see photos, hear interviews, and listen to audio of the event.
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Incoming basketball player to face bank robbery charges
An 18-year-old Minnesotan on the Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will face two felony charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a Wisconsin bank robbery Saturday morning, authorities said Wednesday.
Anthony Di Loreto of Minnetonka, Minn.
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Poly grad brings home gold
BEIJING – Cal Poly graduate Stephanie Brown Trafton won the gold medal in the women’s discus Monday night at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and became the first gold medalist from Cal Poly after posting a mark of 212 feet, 5 inches.
“Someone told me that I was coming to the Bird’s Nest to lay a golden egg,” she told reporters.
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Bill to lower textbook costs
Students can expect cheaper textbooks by next school year, thanks to a Congressional bill signed into law by the president on Aug. 14 encouraging textbook publishers to help lower book prices. The bill, part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, goes into effect in July 2010.
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Ramses is ready for more
Since its debut 10 years ago, the cover of EA Sports’ “NCAA Football” video game series has been reserved for icons.
Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush exemplify the standard, so a Facebook-circulating Photoshop job placing Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden on the cover of this year’s XBOX 360 version may seem a bit far-fetched.