You may have already spent your lunch money on a donation toward the KONY 2012 effort, but there’s a new fundraising campaign that may actually have more impact than the leaky Invisible Children movement. Ann and Phelim Media LLC is currently raising funds to expose the truth about “fracking” through their documentary entitled FrackNation. While […]
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Lessons from the press box
I used to think that when I saw sports reporters on the sidelines with their laptops open during the games they were cranking out stories on deadline. Some editor somewhere was demanding that they turn in a complete story with quotes and a final score, even if it was the first quarter. That’s not true. […]
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Two climbers rescued from Bishop Peak
Update: The two young adults rescued from Bishop Peak on Sunday were Cal Poly students. Agriculture and environmental plant sciences freshman Sage Barca-Hall and bioresource and agricultural engineering freshman Peter Lansdale were climbing off the main trail when a rock dislodged itself, causing their fall. The pair sustained several injuries but have been released from the […]
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Digital bucket list coming to web
A team of Cal Poly students has set out to help people fulfill their dreams. GRAPPPLE, a start-up company of Cal Poly students and graduates, is a social media-based bucket list that will allow people to make connections based on their goals. The idea started as a concept for a travel site, but evolved into […]
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Police act on turkey attacks
Students living in the University Housing residence halls and apartments may have seen a somewhat odd University Police Department (UPD) safety advisory late last week. It was a far cry from the typical signs notifying students of crimes such as theft and assaults on campus. The suspect? “Male Tom Turkey,” the police advisory read. And […]
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Spring Trends
Cesar Chavez Day kicked off with the spring quarter sunshine Cal Poly is know for, giving students a chance to break out their warm-weather outfits and sport new fashion trends.
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New climbing park set to open
Cal Poly Recreation Center attendees will soon have another form of exercise to choose from — but it’s a bit different than lifting weights. A new, outdoor rock-climbing park featuring a four-story climbing tower and a 13-foot boulder is set to open as early as mid-April. The park, which is an expansion of the original […]
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ATOG goes hip-hop with new poet
The MultiCultural Center (MCC) will host a celebration of diversity and words Wednesday night with the return of its popular poetry event, Another Type of Groove (ATOG). The event offers open mics to attendees before and after showcasing a notable poet hired by the MCC; it usually takes place the first Wednesday of every month. […]
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Give into your love of carbs with pasta
An attack on carbs was made a few years ago, and by a doctor no less. Well thanks, but no thanks Dr. Atkins. I gladly stood by carbs’ sides as the hordes of diet-crazed individuals scrammed after the idea of losing a pound or two by avoiding carbs like the plague. Don’t get me wrong, […]
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Students camp for sustainability
More than 300 students from Humboldt to San Diego with a passion for sustainability will come together for camping, yoga and learning at this month’s California Student Sustainability Coalition’s 2012 Spring Convergence. The three-day student-run event, themed “Building A ResoNATION,” will take place April 27 to 29. Participants are asked to bring something that resonates with them […]
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Matt Fawcett plays from Cape Town to Cal Poly
South African-native Matt Fawcett checked his email inbox one fateful night, but decided to go through his spam folder as well. Alongside questionable messages for services and peculiar job opportunities, sat one particularly interesting email — one from then– Mustang tennis head coach Justin McGrath. The email offered Fawcett — a 21-year old junior transfer […]