The fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in the U.S. was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a dairy cow carcass from Tulare County on April 24. The infected animal did not enter any human food, according to the USDA report, and the dairy in question along […]
Mad cow not a threat to Cal Poly cows
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Gramatik takes over Folsom Nightclub
Its 2:15 a.m. at 1015 Folsom Nightclub in San Francisco, and the crowd that remains gathers around the stage quietly anticipating Gramatik’s set. As he comes out with a guitarist by his side, the crowd begins to buzz with excitement. As the first song drops, and it initially seems like any other electric dance music […]
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Turkey attack sends Cal Poly employee to hospital
A Cal Poly employee was knocked unconscious Thursday afternoon after being attacked by a female turkey on campus, according to police. The man, who stumbled backward trying to avoid the aggressive turkey, crossed paths with the hen and her baby chicks behind the College of Liberal Arts Faculty Offices (building 47), University Police Department Chief Bill Watton […]
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Study examines relationship between exercise, hunger
When kinesiology assistant professor Todd Hagobian was an undergraduate student at University of Southern California, he was training on his bike seven days a week. He’d bike anywhere from one to five hours a day, while only taking a day off once every two or three weeks. And after every workout, he always noticed the same […]
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Controversy fills trustee meeting
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees wrapped up its May meeting Wednesday by recapping some of its potential cost-cutting strategies to help offset its universities’ budget woes. Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Quillian concluded the two-day meeting by announcing the ideas — including giving additional workload to professors, charging more fees for students and […]
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Watch Morro Bay go by while staying dry
If there’s anyone out there unfortunate enough to have never visited Disneyland, there’s an awesome ride in Tomorrowland called the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (I swear there’s a point to this). You sit in these submarines and watch through windows as the ocean and recognizable characters go by. Okay, so it’s not really the ocean, […]
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The Obama vs. Osama showdown: one year later
Some of us vividly remember the first murmurs of agitation, one year ago, that rippled across the Internet faster than we were used to – this was no mere announcement of a music festival lineup or a paltry celebrity’s passing. No, this was an announcement of an announcement, an enigma in itself before we were […]
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Snoop Dogg sells out SLO Brew for second time
Snoop Dogg fans will have a chance to see the legendary rapper at downtown’s SLO Brewing Co. tomorrow night, if they were lucky enough to snag a ticket during the few short days they were available. The artist, known for his hits such as “Gin and Juice,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Let’s Get […]
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Tennis heads to Berkeley for NCAAs
The Cal Poly men’s tennis team nabbed a No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament last month after an undefeated regular season in conference play. With the help of senior Sebastian Bell’s third-set tiebreaker, the Mustangs took down rival UC Santa Barbara in Indian Wells to capture the Big West Tournament championship a week […]
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The hour we knew nothing of a play
A madwoman runs wildly across the University Union (UU) Plaza after dark. A firefighter appears for 15 seconds before disappearing without a word as a beauty in mirrored clothing glances through a hole in a leaf. Couples come together and break up, random strangers become friends and enemies plot against one another — all without speaking. […]
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Putting money ASIde
With budget cuts and tuition increases, knowing how things are paid for and who decides where the money goes is becoming increasingly important to Cal Poly students. The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Fee makes up a portion of the tuition Cal Poly students pay every quarter. These fees are separated into two categories: those that […]