Baseball After having its weekday game against undefeated San Jose State cancelled, the Mustangs will visit Houston (2-7) starting this afternoon. Cal Poly (6-1) is enjoying its highest ranking (17th) ever at the Division I level after a sweep of Sacramento State last weekend. The Mustangs first four games of the season were against teams […]
Mustang baseball team to face Houston
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Middle Eastern music comes to Poly
The sounds of the Middle East are coming to Cal Poly. Colorful costumes and intricate instruments will showcase a unique culture, as well as the talent of students and community members alike. Encompassing an entirely different music theory, the Arab Music Ensemble will be performing in the Performing Arts Center showcasing traditional forms of Middle […]
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Late rally pushes Poly past LBSU
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team capitalized on a 14-4 late run to beat Long Beach State at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night. The Mustangs were led by sophomore forward Kristina Santiago who scored 17 points. Cal Poly (19-9, 11-4 Big West Conference) forced the 49ers (8-20, 4-11) into 23 turnovers. The Mustangs trailed […]
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Damon Castillo plays downtown benefit concert
Music, sports and the act of giving will unite the Damon Castillo Band and Chase McBride as they headline a Special Olympics benefit concert at Downtown Brewing Co. Friday. Hometown favorites, the Damon Castillo Band will play material off their recently-released album,” Laurel Lane,” named after the San Luis Obispo street where the band […]
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Count booze intake by servings, not drinks
I have chosen alcohol as my word this week, so all of you under 21 should stop reading right now. Anyway, I know none of you underage college students would let alcohol even touch your lips. As Cal Poly students, we have been bombarded with those “Under Four” campaign ads. Personally, I feel a night […]
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PBS show to use Cal Poly facilities to test possible Amelia Earhart plane remains
PBS’ “History Detectives” are coming to Cal Poly to test the remains of what might be one of the planes Amelia Earhart flew. The piece will be tested in an engineering lab facility on campus. Part of the landing gear was found from a plane off the coast of Hawaii, perhaps one of Earhart’s practice […]
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What’s worse: the fool or the fools who follow him?
This has been the week of Rush Limbaugh. The radio talk show host has been a brave defender of the Republican Party’s ideas for many, many moons – and at times, he has been the torch bearer of their policies. However, his ideas resonate only with the base of the Republican Party, isolating himself and […]
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Proposed assault weapons ban threatens a fundamental right
Gun owners across America weren’t surprised last week when the new U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder stated the intent of the Obama administration to renew the expired ban on sales of “assault weapons.” The proposed ban was part of the agenda announced during Obama’s campaign, and now the head of the Department of Justice appears […]
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Neko Case will scare you with her strength
Neko Case is a dead-sexy indie superstar. She’s nothing less than an alt-country prima donna with a voice that levels cities. Every red-blooded man, woman and child wants to have sex with her. And she knows it. Because these facts have been firmly established, she is now acting with a sense of self-assurance to rival […]
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Mustangs begin tournament push
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team already knows where it will stand when the Big West tournament begins next week. The Mustangs (18-9, 10-4) will be the third seed regardless of how they play this week. But with last Saturday’s humbling 76-66 loss on senior night to Cal State Bakersfield fresh in their minds, head […]