Nick Coury Tragic accidents often leave people without hope for the future, but in the case of Mark Zupan, he would not trade being a quadriplegic for his old life. On Feb. 2, ASI Events hosted the showing of the award-winning documentary “Murderball.” Mark Zupan, the film’s star and captain of the U.S. Quadriplegic Rugby […]
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AbstiNick: The battle of the sexless
Nick Coury It’s Saturday night. The stereotypical college guy is down at the local watering hole getting his groove on, playing the field. He’s wearing shiny black shoes, over-priced, pre-ripped jeans, a long-sleeved collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow and spiked hair, smelling of a mix between AXE body spray and […]
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2006's Most Anticipated Music
The soulful sound of music has been around for hundreds of the years. So now, five years into the second millennium, there is a chance that the current music of artists has all been heard before. But will the music of 2006 bring us listeners something new to play repeatedly on our iPods? This year, […]
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SLO gets rowdy with Indigo Girls
nick coury “You guys are rowdy; it’s so awesome,” said Indigo Girls guitarist and singer Emily Saliers at their concert in the Christopher Cohan Center on Jan. 16. This view from Saliers summed up the emotion for the night. In a previous Mustang Daily interview with the other half of the indigo duo, Amy Ray […]
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Get ready to paint the town indigo
Nick Coury Cal Poly’s Christopher Cohan Center will be colored indigo on Thursday with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, known in the music industry as the Indigo Girls. I recently talked with Ray, guitarist and singer of the duo, about their music and playing in San Luis Obispo. Mustang Daily (MD): Hey, how’s it going? […]
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Wood Day
Nick Coury When we have never gone away The river bends and it strays To where we lie sad and angry On the wooden floors Wanting a colorful encore She says, welcome back, He says, yeah it’s been a while, It’s been a while But the night is still young, The sun sets, longs to […]
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Harris declines provost position
Nick Coury William Harris, who in September 2005 accepted an offer to be the university’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs, has withdrawn his agreement to take the position, Cal Poly President Warren Baker said in a recent e-mail to the Cal Poly faculty. Harris was scheduled to begin in July 2006, succeeding […]
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Student art goes 'officially urban'
nick coury Regina Nicolas has made art at the University Union Gallery “officially urban.” Nicolas, a studio art senior who said her life has been impacted by the hip-hop culture, will debut pieces she has created that are a culmination of the elements of hip-hop culture using a variety of mediums like acrylics and cardboard. […]
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Society of Women Engineers hosts keynote speaker in an 'Evening with Industry'
Nick Coury The Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host speaker Patricia Galloway to inspire and encourage women in a variety of engineering fields during an “Evening with Industry.” Galloway was picked by SWE President Betsy Sale because she is a good example of a successful woman engineer, and is a former president […]