After Cal Poly men’s soccer team’s loss to Santa Barbara on Oct. 17, the talk should have been about a classic game that renewed a rivalry between two powerhouse teams. But attention was averted from the 1-0 double-overtime defeat to the unruly Cal Poly fans that made a scene on national television.
How to avoid another soccer embarrassment
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Culturefest celebrates diversity with beats and good eats
Cal Poly students and parents had the chance to see another side of campus when the MultiCultural Center hosted its 11th Annual Culturefest on Sunday, coinciding with Parent’s Weekend.
The theme for this year’s event, held in San Luis Obispo’s Mitchell Park, was “USS Culturefest: Sea of Diversity.
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Mustangs win shootout over Southern Utah
This story was posted at 11:44 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The Cal Poly football team’s game against Southern Utah was one that would make John Madden proud. The school’s most well-known football alumnus is famous for his series of video games that feature electrifying big plays and high scoring.
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Atherstone breaks aces record in Cal Poly sweep
This story was posted at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team dominated Saturday night at Mott Gym, where it swept Cal State Fullerton and Kylie Atherstone broke the all-time Cal Poly record of 167 aces in a career. Atherstone, a senior opposite, had not just two service aces to break the record, but five during the 25-16, 25-20, 25-12 win.
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Mustangs stampede past Matadors
The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team held on to the top spot in the Big West Conference with a 3-0 win over Cal State Northridge at Mott Gym on Friday night.
In a quick 25-12, 25-18, 25-15 match, the Mustangs broke their season high for service aces, with 12.
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Women's soccer team looks to rebound
Coming off its first Big West Conference loss on Sunday to UC Santa Barbara, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team looks to bounce back tonight at Pacific.
The Mustangs (8-7, 3-1) are in fourth place in the conference coming into this weekend’s slate of games, but would still win the Big West if they win the remainder of their matches.
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Picture becoming clearer midway through season
Many of you have reached the halfway point of your fantasy football seasons. That said, it’s time to assess where your team is headed. To make the playoffs, at the very least you will need a .500 record, so there is no waiting around anymore. Players sitting on your bench in the last couple weeks won’t help you win.
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Mustangs try to ground Thunderbirds
During the Great West Conference football teleconference call Monday, a reporter introduced a question to Southern Utah head coach Ed Lamb by noting that the Thunderbirds have actually almost beaten Cal Poly in recent years.
He had a point, in preparation for the two teams’ meeting at 6:05 p.
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Prop 8 the hot topic at Constitution day
Cal Poly’s fourth annual Constitution Day lecture had a timely edge this year as voters prepare to pass judgment on Proposition 8. The California state ballot measure would amend the state’s constitution to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman.
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California girls showing a little too much skin
California girls showing a little too much skin
With the recent heat wave I’ve noticed a flood of beachwear-clad students. Or, to be more precise, I’ve noticed the lack of clothes on the women, which brings me to the subject of this letter: school dress codes.
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Hip-hop duo Zion I returns to SLO
One of Oakland’s most respected underground hip-hop duos will stop by the Central Coast to perform at Chumash Auditorium Oct. 26 with an opening act by Cal Poly alum Brian McMullen, also known in the hip-hop community as B-Man.
Zion I and B-Man will make their debut performances at Cal Poly along with acts like DLabric, Rahman Jamaal and local group Public Defendaz.