As the driver of a Ford truck took his foot off of the brakes at the stop sign on a recent afternoon at Cal Poly, a young man on a blue bike blew right through the stop, narrowly escaping impact with the truck that was turning right. With no police in sight, the bicyclist went […]
Bike month raises bike safety issues
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Blog: A bad couple of months for Craigslist
The popular classifieds Web site Craigslist has been taking a lot of heat lately on a variety of issues, some completely out of their control.
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Cuesta Master Chorale to perform at Cal Poly
Students will have a chance to hear the famous “A German Requiem” at 8 p.m. in the PAC on Saturday by the Cuesta Master Chorale.
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Ralphie May delivers double the laughs, double the fun
“My job as entertainer is to first make people laugh and then one of the things I’ve taken up is to make people think as well,” May said. “Because when you’re making people laugh, it opens the minds up.”
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Afghan students rebuild their country through education
The morning phone call from Cal Poly social science professor Maliha Zulfacar told Afghan student Ulker that she was coming to the United States as part of a pilot Afghan Educational Outreach Project.
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“Hoy a las Ocho” perfect for the hipster phase of life
Over Mother’s Day weekend, I got the opportunity to hang out with my 17-year-old sister who, under my guidance, has blossomed into a hipster, complete with ironic T-shirt and ukulele.
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College playoffs need to change
As Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) took on the heads of college football this past week in a House sub-committee meeting, the debate over college football’s postseason once again became a hot topic issue among sportswriters and fans of college football nationwide.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
Drag queens will be coming out for a good cause tonight at Downtown Brew.
Delta Lambda Phi, a fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive men presents the Dollhouse, is the first annual drag show raising money for the AIDS Support Network in San Luis Obispo.
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Health care reforms not Obama’s Nov. promises
Is Obama’s most recent outline for health care reform really up to what he promised back in November? As a candidate, Obama’s health care platform was multifaceted and ambitious.
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ASI vote breakdown announced
After nearly a week of delays, the ASI election results were announced: Art and design senior Kelly Griggs won the election with 1,807 votes, followed by computer science graduate student Jon McElroy’s 979 and psychology senior Jacob Alvarez’s 907.
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Feds seek to control even your kitchen sink
The Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) proposes to put “all ocean space” under the control of the U.N.’s Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea (DOALOS).