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Barden drawing praise at Senior Bowl

While current Cal Poly football players adjust to a new coaching staff, just-graduated receiver Ramses Barden seems on the verge of becoming the most well known Cal Poly product in recent history. At Monday’s Senior Bowl weigh-in in Mobile, Ala., he measured in at 6-foot-6, 227 pounds, and had the largest hands and longest wingspan […]

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Proposition 8 opponents reconvene

Community members gathered at Congregation Beth David on Sunday to take a look at what they felt may have gone wrong in the No on 8 campaign that was waged last year against Proposition 8, whose passage in November banned same-sex marriage.

Marriage Equality USA chapter leader David Kilburn, whose organization helped with the event, said he wanted attendees to remember their emotions when the proposition passed in order to make change.

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Transportation investments can’t be overlooked

Just days before the inauguration, Obama takes a historic journey to enter Washington, D.C. by train, a symbolic message of his commitment to revitalize the Nation’s public transportation networks. As America aims to wean its dependence on foreign oil, California seeks a federal stimulus plan to support transportation programs, such as the recently passed high-speed rail project as a way to stimulate the states crumbling economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Mustangs drop seventh straight

Although the stands in Mott Gym were packed with Cal Poly supporters wearing green, yellow and painted faces, the Mustangs were unable to pull out a win before 2,755 Saturday evening in a 72-62 Big West Conference defeat to rival UC Santa Barbara.

The Mustangs began play strong leading for the first 12 minutes until a layup by Gauchos senior guard D.

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