This has been the most fascinating and important political year of my life. As a nation we stood together at a crucial fork in the road. One way led down the crooked, deceptive, and narrow path we’d been travelling for eight years — a path contrary to the image of justice, fairness, and freedom that our nation spent over 200 years developing.
A young liberal’s look back on a historic year
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Propping up GM a questionable investment
Many Americans don’t want to see any more wasteful debt spending, but also don’t want to see the death of a company so ingrained in American culture. We will be taking a bet that a demand remains for tens of thousands of American heavy industry workers.
Posted inFeatures
Cal Poly professor wins Remi award for screenplay
The future of technology will lead us to a world of access module’s and a society that’s deeply rooted on its dependence on the internet. In the year 2045 people will rarely leave their homes due to the convenience that technology provides, at least according to professor Louis Rosenberg’s award-winning screenplay. “Upgrade,” which is yet […]
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Nunno completes grueling comeback
It was just another jump for Cal Poly senior decathlete James Nunno. Last March, Nunno said he was feeling bigger, faster and stronger than he had ever felt before, training to defend his 2007 Big West Conference decathlon title.
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Adderall, study drugs abundant on campus
By some accounts, the use of Adderall and other ADD/ADHD medications as study aids are becoming almost as socially accepted as energy drinks and coffee.
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Student advocacy program feared unconstitutional
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education believes that CARE-Net, a program aimed at reducing discrimination on campus, may violate free-speech laws.
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Locally grown plants aid in local recovery
Growing Grounds Downtown, a plant shop nestled in downtown San Luis Obispo, is Transitions Mental Health Association’s program that sells plants from two local farms.Clients work at the store and farms and benefit from horticultural therapy.
Posted inOpinion
Corporation opening its books is good news
As it stands, few things on campus are price comparable with off-campus, let alone competitive. And is it any surprise when you think about the services?
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Capitalists: society’s true humanitarians
Over the course of history, society has generally suffered only a minority of the population to act as professional humanitarians. After all, the career humanitarian is a unique breed. The humanitarian seeks alms for the poor and must, in turn, seek alms for himself to continue his alms-seeking vocation.
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Event adds flavor to local charities
Locals showed up to toast and taste the town for a good cause on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Mitchell Park.
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Student falls out of third-floor dorm, no details released
A female Cal Poly student was rushed to the hospital early Saturday morning after falling out of a window on the third floor of a dormitory, university police said.