On Tuesday, history was made as our nation swore Barack Obama into office. I am proud of this moment in history. I am glad our country has moved forward to a point where he has been elected and is serving as our president. However, we must remember he’s just a man, and caution ourselves about tying a social movement to the policies of one man.
Will it still be change we can believe in four years from now?
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Early Music Ensemble to perform lost treasures from California missions
Cal Poly’s Early Music Ensemble’s performance of “Masters of the Mission” will feature music that was widely heard in missions throughout California during its early history. The concert will take place on Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center.
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Titus Andronicus gives universal middle finger to life’s troubles
Full disclosure: I got “removed” from The Library this weekend and although that sounds real harsh, you have to understand that means I’ve been ejected around .01 percent of the times I’ve been there. Surprising, considering 10 percent of the time (a conservative estimate) I am unsure of how I get home from The Library.
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BREAKING NEWS: Alcohol poisoning and hazing determined to be causes of Starkey death
The death of Cal Poly freshman Carson Starkey has been determined to be the result of alcohol poisoning. Police have further confirmed that his death was the result of the crime of hazing and that the party was an initiation event for the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which Starkey was pledging.
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Cal Poly student among millions to witness event
Mustang Daily photographer and business senior Kristen Hays traveled all the way to Washington, D.C., where she stood Tuesday at the National Mall amidst the millions of others who came to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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Forum on Gaza conflict invites student discussion
Students will have the opportunity tonight to participate in an open discussion regarding how the latest war in Gaza began.
Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, a professor for the Cal Poly Religious Studies Program, will present “The War for Gaza: Why Now? What Now?” to discuss the causes of conflict and the implications for long-term peace.
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Letter: It’s résumé, not resumé
Marci Palla, you’re my favorite. I think it is a testament to the quality of our newspaper (and by extension our journalism department) that we can have a writer (who can’t spell) such as yourself writing a weekly column about words! For instance, most people would have (correctly) spelled last week’s word as “résumé,” but not you! Now, it may trouble you to know that Wikipedia and dictionary.
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Hamas has some blame in recent conflict
Josh falsely asserts that protesting rockets fired into Israel “would have done no good” since the United States does not support Israel as it does the Palestinians. The U.S. has actually given millions in aid to the Palestinians. The U.S. and other organizations have legitimately refused to deal with Hamas ruled Gaza because Hamas will not agree to halt terror, recognize Israel and abide by past agreements.
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What would Chelsea do?
Me, age 12, speaking sternly to my best friend Carly: “Have you accepted Jesus into your heart?” Carly, now sporting a semi-confused expression instead of her usual jovial face: “Umm, no I don’t think so.” Me, extremely pretentiously: “Well you need to, or else you’re going to hell.
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Social security: More fraudulent than Madoff
Every so often, a rascal comes along so scandalous and deviant that history weaves his name with the deeds he committed. Reaching such infamy requires a lot of hard work, and not just your average sod can do it. Many a fallen creature has competed for the title, but the title can only belong to one who truly earns it.
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“Identity Crisis” is what it means to be a comic hero
Believe it or not, I haven’t always been into comics. When I was a kid I would read the occasional comic book when I went to the grocery store with my mom, but nothing ever obsessive, like you would probably say is the case now. When I got older, comic books seemed to be a nerd hobby much too far on the fringes of what could ever be conceived as “cool,” or even acceptable.