But I’m afraid that I would not be relating the whole truth if I told you that everyone is adult enough to realize the foolishness of fighting a battle with inanimate objects.
War on drugs puts the fight in peaceful exchange
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Customer service: Want manners with that?
It’s astounding how many people come in each day that seem to think my name is “grande mocha” when I say hello to them at the register. A friend of mine used to work at a clothing store downtown and I guess people who went in there thought her name was “how much.”
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Poly education helped writer in Hollywood
Cal Poly 1974 graduate Jim Kouf shared his path to Hollywood last Thursday as part of the College of Liberal Arts distinguished speakers series.
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A new hope for Star Wars fans: Comics!
However, these last few years my interest in Star Wars has waned. I’ve sort of moved on to newer nerd things, like comic books, and I don’t really think I’ll ever read another Star Wars novel.
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Middle East debate travels to Cal Poly
Students for Justice and Peace in the Middle East erected a wall symbolizing the wall separating Israel from Palestinian territory on Dexter Lawn to start a discussion about the situation.
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T3 patrol vehicles offer campus security to go green
In an effort to become more environmentally friendly, and to make it easier to access certain areas of campus, the Cal Poly University Police Department has adopted three-wheeled electric vehicles
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Sex column: Don’t let ‘Aunt Flow’ ruin your mojo
What is a 6.9? A good thing interrupted by a period. Har har. Those of you who automatically eliminate 25 percent of your potential sexual encounters because things might get a little messy are missing out.
Posted inOpinion
CARE-Net seeks to expand dialogue
CARE-net will play a role similar in some respects to that of a traditional ombuds. Someone wishing to report a troubling incident will have the opportunity to do so either through an online reporting system or via a network of trained university volunteers.
Posted inSports
Buschini dominates baseball field
It’s easy to spot the slugger with the big power numbers or the crafty righty with an electric fastball, but it’s often the little things not reflected in the stat sheet that can make the difference between a good player and a great one. Enter Cal Poly utility man Adam Buschini.
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Future of innovation is reliant on nature
Biomimicry is the redesign of industrial processes and products based on new understandings of how natural systems and creatures accomplish similar ends — and it may be the most promising branch of the growing sustainable design movement.
Posted inOpinion
Say it ain’t so Manny
It was like any other Thursday morning as I rolled out of bed to catch the 10 a.m. SportsCenter only to read “Manny: Suspended” as my heart simultaneously dropped and a pain struck my stomach as if I just got punched. Not Manny, I thought, maybe he’s pulling another fast one on us.