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How I renewed my faith in rap concerts

The word on the street was the show would be big, but nothing prepared me for what took place April Fool’s night. Bay Area rapping legend E-40 headlined a show at The Graduate, and I would’ve been a fool not to check it out.

Standing for what seemed like forever in a line that put Disneyland rides to shame, I was finally greeted at the door by security guards with an intrusive frisk and inventory check.

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Behind the scenes at the PAC

If you’re like most students, you probably know little about the hulking mass of stone, metal and glass overlooking campus that is known as the Performing Arts Center. But don’t let the sleek, spaceship-like appearance fool you – the people who inhabit the PAC are very down-to-earth, and some of their stories are as unique as the building itself.

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Mustangs tie for second place in Santa Barbara

Four days after winning its second tournament title in a row, and its sixth in school history, the Cal Poly men’s golf team finished tied for second among 12 teams at the UC Santa Barbara-hosted OGIO-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

The Mustangs carded an 875 total at Rancho San Marcos Golf Course in Santa Barbara to tie with Boise State, 20 strokes behind Cal State Northridge, which led from start to finish.

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Public Defendaz makes 'music for the people'

There’s a movement happening on the Central Coast.

It’s not social, cultural or musical — it’s all of them combined, and it’s coming to The Graduate this Saturday night in the form of local hip-hop group Public Defendaz.

Consisting of five guys from very different walks of life, the group uses its unique and fresh blend of hip-hop as a means to spread “people music” to the masses.

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