It is the call of the Central Coast’s yearlong growing season that Cal Poly students and staff are utilizing in their home and community garden plots. For them, gardening as a great recreational activity that provides exercise, the opportunity to be outside and plays a key role in the production of food from home.
Growing a local recession garden
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Obama plans to legitimize unconstitutional “prolonged detainment”
It seems the more time goes by, the more Obama seems to support the precedents established by the prior administration. Civil rights advocates were greatly dismayed last week after hearing about Obama’s plans to reform treatment of terror suspects.
Posted inFeatures
Speakeasy tradition lives on at newly opened Creekside Brewery
In the 1920s prohibition reigned and lovers of the suds had to go underground to enjoy a good brew and the speakeasy provided a haven for friends to meet, enjoy laughs and escape for a few hours from the drudgery of day to day life.
Posted inNews
VIDEO: Same-sex marriage supporters rally at Mitchell Park
Cal Poly students and community members supporting same-sex marriage rallied together at Mitchell Park after Tuesday’s California Supreme Court ruling upheld Proposition 8.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter: Starkey held some responsibility in his own death
The greeks do have some responsibility in the matter, but should not be held accountable. The fact of the matter is that Carson chose to be at that party and chose to drink what was offered him.
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Memorial Day should focus on sacrifices, not victories
Memorial Day is a worthy holiday, and one that I believe Americans do well to give pause and reflection to. But this is not a day to celebrate wars or even fallen warriors. It is a day which we must mourn them both.
Posted inNews
Student veteran looks to connect with others
Cal Poly student and Army Reserves veteran Jesse Grothaus hopes to start a club on campus to reconnect with fellow student veterans, but has hit a red tape roadblock just in getting the signatures needed to found the club.
Posted inFeatures
New Belgium: Save the environment and enjoy good beer
Green beer isn’t just a Saint Patrick’s Day occurrence anymore. Now, I don’t mean green-colored beer, but a few breweries have sacrificed their own profit margins for the sake of environmental conservation.
Posted inFeatures
Byzantium’s ‘Keeper of the Story’ to be unveiled
This year’s edition of Byzantium ‘Keeper of the Story’ will be unveiled at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at Steynberg Gallery. The free literary magazine is written, edited and designed by students.
Posted inColumns, Features, Multimedia
“The Anthem” third annual slam poetry contest
Seven pronounced poets from diverse backgrounds will come together to inspire the audience with words in Cal Poly’s third annual poetry slam, “The Anthem.” Aiming to show that words have enough power to change the world, the event, which exposes individuals to poets who are champions from the international slam circuit and who have performed on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and National Public Radio, will address issues of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, class, identity and love.
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VIDEO: Baseball, Softball hitting high marks
The synergy between the baseball and softball teams this year has helped motivate them to play some of their best ball in the past 14 years.