While the Cal Poly football team hosts Southern Utah on Saturday, it’s tempting to ponder its season finale Nov. 22 at Wisconsin. When the game was announced, it was met by Badgers fans largely with disappointment and by national pundits with ridicule. But after a 3-0 start, Wisconsin has lost four straight, and some Badgers […]
How tough will the Wisconsin game be?
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How tough will the Wisconsin game be?
While the Cal Poly football team hosts Southern Utah on Saturday, it’s tempting to ponder its season finale Nov. 22 at Wisconsin. When the game was announced, it was met by Badgers fans largely with disappointment and by national pundits with ridicule. But after a 3-0 start, Wisconsin has lost four straight, and some Badgers […]
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Mustangs battle Anteaters to a tie
It looked as if the Cal Poly men’s soccer team had a Big West Conference match against No. 20 UC Irvine all but wrapped up.
But a 90th-minute foul in the box by Mustangs senior Julian Alvarez set up a penalty kick that the Anteaters’ Matt Murphy was able to capitalize on to send the game to overtime.
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Jeep 48STRAIGHT coming to Madonna Inn
Mountain bike racing enthusiasts in San Luis Obispo will soon have the opportunity to witness some of the best riders in the sport compete in their backyard. The grand finale for the Jeep 48STRAIGHT Mountain Bike Series is rolling in for another year at the Madonna Inn on Friday and Saturday.
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Atherstone, Houston on record pace
At a recent Cal Poly women’s volleyball practice, Mustangs associate head coach Mike Johnson decided to do something that hasn’t worked out too well for many people: challenge Kylie Atherstone.
“One of our big, powerful coaches – coach Johnson – ripped a ball at her in practice,” Cal Poly head coach Jon Stevenson said.
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Pssst! Gossip site comes to Cal Poly
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”
The famous rhyme may hold true in some cases, but what if those words were published for thousands of people, including fellow classmates, to read?
The Web site JuicyCampus.com allows students to post anonymous gossip.
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Students give back to community during service day
Students with helping hands and willing hearts are encouraged to participate in the annual Make a Difference Day taking place on Saturday as part of a national day of community service.
Started by USA Weekend magazine in 1992, the event takes place every fourth Saturday in October.
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Harsh economic times hit SLO
When local hotels didn’t sell out for graduation in June, the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce saw its first signs of an economic crisis.
“For the first time ever, we had hotels calling us with availability,” said Lindsey Miller, marketing director at the chamber of commerce.
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Letters to the editor
Support our team, don’t heckle the opposition
I would like to thank the many thousands of Cal Poly students who attended last Friday night’s soccer match against UC Santa Barbara. Over 11,000 people attended the match and most were on their feet singing and cheering for the entire match and from the opening minute both teams played with immense desire, passion and at full speed.
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Prop 2 threatens Californian agriculture
There is one thing that Oprah, Ellen and I have in common: we are all talking about California Proposition 2. However, as a conservative and an agriculturalist I have a completely different take on the issue. And given the public safety and economic effects of this provision, Proposition 2 warrants a much closer inspection.
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The million dollar political moments liberals have been waiting for
Every week John McCain creates a new tabloid exposé on Barack Obama. The negative politics practiced by the Country First camp could be a sign that McCain’s rickety Straight Talk Express is now clunking down a dark dumpster alley, scavenging for garbage designed to scare the American people away from Obama.