Summer is traditionally the territory of the titanic pop song. Daft Punk’s instant classic throwback “Get Lucky” unofficially began the season when windows-down, sing-along anthems by Katy Perry and Black Eyed Peas rule the airwaves.
Fall comes early with new Camera Obscura record
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Orfalea interim dean still unknown
The interim dean of the Orfalea College of Business has not yet been announced, though the administration plans to do so before commencement, according to Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier.
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SLO 5-0: May 24-30
Friday, May 24 12:54 a.m. Someone was in possession and selling or distributing more than 28.5 grams of marijuana in the Sierra Madre Hall area. 1:45 p.m. Controlled narcotics violation in front of Starbucks on the 3900 block of Higuera Street. 3:58 p.m. Minors in possession of marijuana at a residence on the 800 block […]
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HBSA fashion show means business
Students strutted down the catwalk sporting blazers, appropriately sized high heels and ties in Chumash Auditorium this past Friday to raise money for a scholarship for a future Hispanic Business Student Association (HBSA) member.
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Soccer preps for new season
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team is training for the 2013 season and plans to utilize a new style of play, quality incoming players and more training to push past recent records and qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008.
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Political correctness creates wounded society
All hell broke loose last Tuesday. Adam Levine, a.k.a. the only famous member of Maroon 5, was caught muttering the words “I hate this country” on television’s “The Voice.”
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Soundtracking summer: Local indie-pop band Fialta set to release album
Beams of sunlight pour through Kreuzberg, CA as the day escapes into the evening. Guests trickle in and out of the muraled café, with the majority of customers ordering cold beverages to counter the day’s lingering heat. Students and locals fill the worn, velvet and wooden chairs, sipping Italian soda between bites of dishes named after literary figures.
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Cal Poly eliminated after losses to UCLA, San Diego
A day after giving up a four-run lead to UCLA, the Cal Poly baseball team was eliminated from the NCAA tournament on Sunday afternoon by San Diego in a 8-5 loss.
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Miscue costs Mustangs against UCLA
A ball lost in the pale, blue Los Angeles sunset. That was the difference for the Cal Poly baseball team on Saturday night, as a miscue by Nick Torres in right field cost the Mustangs three runs.
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Shwayze’s California-style concert delayed by California-style traffic
The plaza was glowing from the slowly sinking sun, there were unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts and colorful tribal print skirts everywhere, and just about everyone was smiling and enjoying the warm, late-afternoon air.
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Construction jobs sparse post-grad
Typical construction management students should expect four to five job offers at graduation this spring, construction management head Allan Hauck said. The economy this year is not like the days before the recession of 2008 hit, Hauck said.