sheila sobchik Recent graduates Ben Bruce and Maggie Vessey, both track stars, have decided to take their running to the next level and make it a career. Bruce and Vessey are now both sponsored by ASICS and have begun running professionally. “It’s like turning pro for any athlete,” said Brian Thurmond, Cal Poly’s media relations […]
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Mustang Diaries: Jon Stevenson
Frank Stranzl Jon Stevenson is the men’s volleyball coach. The team is off to an 8-3 start, 1-1 in Big West play. Here is what Stevenson had to say this week: I will never forget this special time in my life… way back in 1985, before many of you were born, when Mott Gym rocked, […]
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New DVD 'giggety giggety' good
Joe Sargent Incest, racism, fart jokes and the story of a 4-year-old boy finding himself – a storyline that can only be found in “Family Guy.” Tuesday, Sept. 27, marked the release of “Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin the Untold Story,” a direct to DVD full-length film. The entire Griffin family and all the memorable […]
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Symphony reaches 'apex'
Brittany Ridley People often view music as entertainment, talent or even a distraction, but Peggy Peterson saw music as an opportunity to change individual lives. Whether she provided a children with their first violin or an elderly woman a concert for her 102nd birthday, Peterson, chairwoman of the Autumn Apex, changed the lives of the […]
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End of ouroboros
Louise Dolby End of ouroboros The well fed who rest upon designer beds Are not at war for divide and conquer, We Don’t care and disregard, as snakes skin shed Administration deaf to words that are said Mothers curdled cries, screams like thunder, See The well fed who rest upon designer beds […]
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Student starts Central Coast support group for disease
Joe Sargent The first support group meeting on the Central Coast for people suffering with Alopecia Areata, a disease that causes baldness, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sierra Vista Hospital’s auditorium. Nearly 4.7 million Americans have Alopecia Areta, according to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Civil engineering senior Bonnie Lowry felt locals […]
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Looking at life the 'SLO Way'
Michael Mullady As a teenager, Chase Millholen discovered the art of photography thanks to his mother, who has taught art classes at his old high school for 30 years. But more than just a hobby he fell into by birth, 20-year-old Millholen explains how photography evolved into something much more personal. As his Web site […]
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Students donate blood
kailan park University Police and the Tri-County Blood Bank of San Luis Obispo joined forces to host a blood drive on the lawn in front of Mott Gym on Wednesday. The countywide campaign, entitled “Helping Police Save Lives,” hoped to see enough donors in order to meet its target of accumulating 150 donations per day. […]
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Judge these book covers
nick coury mustang daily The average book is rectangular and flat, and to most college students, also arduous and boring. But Harry and Sandra Reese are about to change all that. The art and creation of bookmaking stands out as an intriguing experience for the husband-and-wife team. Their exhibit, entitled “Every Force Evolves a Form,” […]
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Measures passing in Los Osos
Holly Burke The ordinance to restrict the location of a new sewage system and wastewater treatment facility in Los Osos, Measure B-05, is currently prevailing in an incredibly close election. Unofficial election results say Measure B has 50.13 percent of the community’s votes, narrowly surpassing the “no” vote. Though election day was Tuesday, absentee ballots […]
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The Outdoor Gunn
Q: What’s the quickest way between two points? A: A strait line of course- Well yes that is true, but… Q: What about just getting between two points in town? A: A car. At first thought one might think that there are serious advantages in driving to school in San Luis Obispo. For one, […]