Your home, pets and other precious mementos become lost forever when a wall of water crashes into the street where you live. The lucky ones survive the storm and are evacuated, but left with nothing from their former lives. Hurricane Katrina has been called the largest single migration in United States. Over a million people […]
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I'm a graduate, not a grandma
Paul Bittick I feel old. Some days I look in the mirror and I see a woman I do not know and wonder where the 16-year-old me is. Oh my God, I am turning into my mother. I blame the sweater sets I wear to meet the dress code of my internship and to look […]
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Students react to controversial display
Two voting boxes sat on Dexter Lawn, overshadowed by massive graphic posters from the Kansas-based pro-life group Justice For All (JFA). JFA set up displays on Monday and Tuesday in the University Union and on Dexter Lawn. The group provided students with an open mic forum on Tuesday and asked students to vote whether the […]
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College Shuttle to offer students a safe ride
Associated Students, Inc. will announce a new shuttle program today that promises to provide students with a safe ride home on Thursday through Saturday nights. The pilot program for the new College Shuttle will run from Thursday, May 18, 2006 until June 11, 2006, as will be announced today at 10 a.m. in the University […]
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Hillel celebrates Israel's 58th birthday
A bounce house, cake buttons and condoms marked Cal Poly’s celebration of Israel’s 58th birthday on Dexter Lawn Thursday in an event sponsored by Hillel, Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo’s Jewish cultural club. “Israel is not just for Jews, it’s for everyone,” Hillel President and nutrition senior Brooke Horn said. Hillel members invited students […]
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Another excuse to drink it up
Mariecar Mendoza El Cinco de Mayo. Or the fifth of May for all of you who opted to take French or German in high school instead of Spanish. It is day worthy of celebration and a true holiday for those who consider themselves Americans. Celebrating Cinco de Mayo embodies American ideals and should be, at […]
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Students left without Safe Ride
Paul Bittick Students are scrambling for options now that Safe Ride has closed its door in San Luis Obispo. The April 19 closure sparked concerns from law enforcement the day before Cal Poly’s Open House. The weekend avoided major incidents, however a long-term solution to the loss of Safe Ride has yet to take shape. […]
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Students join community to take the chance to 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes'
jessica greenwalt Community leaders and Cal Poly students alike stepped out Saturday against sexual assault for the fourth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.” The Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention (SARP) Center coordinated the event against sexual assault, which featured more than 100 participants in the mile-long walk beginning at Mitchell Park and extending […]
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Filipinos are 'Righting My Goodbye'
Paul Bittick The Pilipino Cultural Exchange (PCE) presents “Righting My Goodbye,” an original production by Cal Poly students Friday and Saturday at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. “Righting My Goodbye” centers its story around the character of Isabelle (Lisa Aguirre) who returns to the Philippines after the death of a loved one. With the […]
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Dance team brings New York to Poly
The Parsons Dance Company, an energetic, modern dance group from New York, will be performing on Sunday, April 23 at the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre. “It’s a spunky and energetic company,” said office manager Gillian Smith. “It’s pretty interesting.” The show features 11 dancers who, according to a press release, “move fast and furious, […]
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Liberal arts professors lecture on their last thoughts
The College of Liberal Arts hosts “The Last Lecture Series” tonight featuring two professor’s thoughts on their last lectures. Professors were selected by the College of Liberal Arts Student Council to give a lecture to students about their disciplines and beyond. The College of Liberal Arts will offer students lectures that represent not only the […]