As I hope you have already heard, today, Oct. 20, is the last day to register to vote. It is the last day to make sure your voice is heard in this election. This election is the most important in at least a generation. The outcome could very well determine how much debt you accumulate during your time in school and the kind of jobs you’ll have access to when you graduate.
Today's the day: make sure your voice is heard
Posted inOpinion
Drink, debate and vote for whoever you want
In commemoration of the death of voter registration 2008 and Cal Poly’s “Democracy Week,” I have an idea. An idea that I believe will shake our political system to its core. It is a plan that I think students at Cal Poly can get behind and embrace. It is based on what I have seen on-campus, what I have seen off-campus, and most importantly what I feel in my heart.
Posted inOpinion
Is patriotism partisan?
Does patriotism have a political party? Some might say so. Last Thursday night at a fundraiser in Greensboro, N.C., Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was quoted as saying that “we believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard-working, very patriotic, very pro-America areas of this great nation.
Posted inFeatures
Poets and singers bring 'Flor y Canto' to SLO
The smell of incense filled the room as the crowd rose and turned to face the four walls of the building Saturday night during “RAZA Speaks: Flor y Canto,” an open mic night sponsored by Cal Polyís Multicultural Center. The audience was participating in a traditional Native American custom of thanking the four directions, which kicked off a night of Native and Hispanic song and poetry at the Steynberg Gallery in downtown San Luis Obispo.
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Shakespeare Press Museum: a hidden treasure
On the ground floor of the Graphic Arts building lies a little-known secret that takes you back to the 19th century, to a time where printing was done by hand and considered an art. Cal Poly’s Shakespeare Press Museum looks just like a printing office from the 1800s and is run entirely by students.
Posted inNews
Could Barden be a Panther?
It’s no secret Cal Poly senior receiver Ramses Barden is attracting more and more NFL Draft attention as the season progresses. Some sites have even moved him up into the second round, such as NFL Draft Dog, which projects him going to the Dolphins (whose fans, apparently, want him at No. 98 overall). Here’s an […]
Posted inMultimedia
Audio slideshow: Shakespeare Press Museum
A little-known secret at Cal Poly is the historic Shakespeare Press Museum. The museum, located on the first floor of the graphic arts building 26, contains 12 vintage printing presses that are stitll regularly used to print posters and cards. The press museum is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Posted inMultimedia
Audio slideshow: Battle for Boobs
Battle for Boobs is an organization that holds a volleyball tournament to raise money for breast cancer. The money from the tournament goes toward the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The organization hopes to expand in the future to include golf, tennis and ultimate frisbee in upcoming quarters.
Posted inSports
Defense propels Mustangs to win over South Dakota State
This story was posted at 12:37 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The No. 3/5 Cal Poly football team passed a critical road test Saturday, defeating No. 21/22 South Dakota State 42-28 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium in Brookings, S.D. The Mustangs defense hounded the Jackrabbits, recording a school Division-I record 10 sacks, and freshman safety Greg Francis intercepted two passes in the win.
Posted inSports
Third-largest crowd ever sees Poly fall in double OT
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team was defeated in double overtime 1-0 by No. 23 UC Santa Barbara on Friday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in front of the third-largest crowd in regular-season NCAA men’s soccer history.
The game, which was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel, was played to a scoreless deadlock after regulation and through the first overtime.
Posted inSports
Party like it's (UFC) 89
Cal Poly has a history of wrestlers-turned mixed martial artists, with former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell firmly entrenched as one of the faces of the UFC for the past several years. Chad Mendes, the Mustangs’ top grappler last year, made his mixed martial arts debut last month with a quick first-round victory.