Cal State Northridge senior point guard Josh Jenkins is “resting in stable condition at the California Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering injuries in a single-car accident” Saturday night, according to the school’s Monday news release. The driver was killed. Obviously, Jenkins is out indefinitely. For continued updates, check out The Matador Score, a […]
Big West assists leader hospitalized after wreck
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Sports weekend round-up
Men’s soccer
Former Cal Poly men’s soccer midfielder Anton Peterlin made his Major League Soccer debut on Sunday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium as his San Jose Earthquakes defeated two-time league champion Houston Dynamo 2-0 in the MLS Central Coast Showcase.
Peterlin entered the game in the 86th minute with his team leading 2-0 to the delight of the 1,587 fans in attendance.
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Record crowd sees Gauchos sneak past Mustangs
Cal Poly women’s basketball team lost its first game in the last seven contests as UC Santa Barbara outscored the Mustangs 66-62 in front of a record-setting crowd that filed into Mott Gym Saturday night.
In what proved to be a back-and-forth scoring affair with nine lead changes, the Mustangs (15-8, 7-4 Big West Conference) came within a 3-point shot of claiming the victory over the first place Gauchos (16-7, 11-0).
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Extreme Makeover: UU Plaza Edition
Plans to give the University Union Plaza a facelift are almost complete and construction is scheduled to begin in a couple months.
The University Union Advisory Board (UUAB) received the newest renderings of the plaza designs, which will be finalized in another week or two.
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Big government isn’t the answer to financial issues
Stephanie – There are so many flaws in your article “Uncle Sam’s Here to Help,” I’m not sure where to begin.
1) False: “big corporations and banks” are in business to make a profit and nothing else. You know, these companies run our nation. They’re the heart and soul of capitalism.
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No ‘right’ answer when it comes to addressing steroids use
Another earth-shattering quake hit baseball last week when New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using ‘roids during his three years as a Texas Ranger.
When the news broke about the alleged juicing, baseball fans’ shoulders fell, mouths gaped and eyes shot open.
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Sex column: Where is the line?
I was with a group of guy friends the other night and, while they were enjoying cigars and whiskey, I felt the need to contribute some sort of masculine sentiment. So I began to tell a story a friend of mine had told me at the gym earlier that day.
I’ll call my friend Tom for the sake of his privacy and future love life.
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Mustangs to face rivals again
Cal Poly women’s basketball coach Faith Mimnaugh was unresponsive for a moment, as if reflecting on the past 11 seasons, all filled with high expectations often marred by injuries to key players and disappointment.
The question posed to Mimnaugh was a simple one: How would you feel about procuring your first winning season at Cal Poly?
“It’s about time,” she finally said.
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Branagan-Franco and Peterlin return in MLS Showcase
They have come a long way from their days playing on a Division III soccer team, or coming to Cal Poly as a walk-on. Tomorrow they will have the opportunity to show their soccer prowess at the next level when they participate in the 2009 Major League Soccer Showcase at Alex G.
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Video: Speaker comes ready to explain, defend Scientology
Scientology, the religion that has grabbed mainstream attention thanks to its celebrity followers, sparked curiosity on the Cal Poly campus last night as a church leader came to clear up what he calls misconceptions surrounding the religion.
More than 100 students attended the speech, which was sponsored by Cal Poly Theisms.
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Climate justice is a relevant issue to be featured at Focus the Nation
Dear Ron Assa,
The ideas were indeed relevant to the audience (unless you lived in a bio-dome, in which case this issue probably would not affect you), and to solutions regarding climate justice.
Here’s a breakdown of the ones addressing the issue of climate justice: (1) U.