Larry Johnson obviously doesn’t own himself in any of his fantasy leagues. It was announced this week that the Kansas City Chiefs running back will sit out Sunday’s game for “violating team rules.” Who is to blame in this situation? Is it the running back for breaking rules? Is it the coach for sitting the team’s top player? Either way, there is nothing you can do about the situation.
L.J. a fantasy flop
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Women's soccer battles UCSB for Big West lead
Big West Conference supremacy is up for grabs when the Cal Poly women’s soccer team hosts Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara at 5 p.m. Sunday in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
The Mustangs sit alone atop the Big West, a half-game ahead of second-place Pacific and a full game ahead of third-place UCSB.
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Mustangs take on familiar foe
It may seem as if South Dakota State isn’t at all the same football team that rumbled over Cal Poly last year.
There’s no more Cory Koenig, the senior running back who took 21 carries for 259 yards and four touchdowns – including three on distances of 32, 46 and 52 yards – in the second-most dominant rushing performance ever allowed by Cal Poly.
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Price was right for Poly student
Cal Poly business junior Nikole Mackenzie’s studying paid off this summer, not by gaining a degree, but by becoming the winner of an award showcase on “The Price is Right”.
Mackenzie organized a trip with 20 friends to CBS Television City in Los Angeles with the intent of making it onto the program.
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Overall violence down, sexual assaults up
Cal Poly students uneasy with the news that an attempted robbery and sexual assault allegedly took place at an apartment on Leff Street Tuesday should remember that Cal Poly is one of the safest campuses in the California State University system, according to University Police Chief Bill Watton.
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Why is 'number whatever' anonymous?
It is ironic that “number whatever,” the Mustang Daily guest columnist, wishes to remain anonymous (“The story of a number reduced to zero”). Perhaps I missed the point of his/her guest commentary, but I thought s/he was bemoaning his/her apparent expendability within the CSU system.
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Stop trying to make 'maverick' happen!
If I were Tom Cruise, I would be pissed. I would be upset because John McCain and the Republicans are trying to change the badass, aviator shades-wearing “Top Gun” character image into that of a cranky old politician desperately trying to get a position I’m fairly sure he would use to take the country in the wrong direction.
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Local organizations team up to spread political awareness
With only three days remaining to register to vote, students scrambling to have a voice in the upcoming election will have a final opportunity at The Last Chance Dance, this Saturday. The event starts at 7 .m. at Odd Fellow’s Hall on Dana Street and will allow students to register as well as dance the night away.
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Liu brings foreign sights to downtown
Glorianne Liu unveils the mysteries surrounding the country of Afghanistan with “Afghan Perspectives,” a photography exhibit at Big Sky Café and the San Luis Obispo Art Center.
“Walk the Block” was a duel opening reception at both Big Sky Café and the Art Center Thursday evening.
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New exhibits stress environmental cause
In 1979, Sting and The Police sang about sending an SOS to the world.
In 2006 and 2007, while working on his book “Antarctica: The Global Warming,” Los Angeles-based photographer Sebastian Copeland did more than just sing about saving the world, he actually gave it a try.
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Pontius: 'I really don't see Cal Poly stopping us'
UC Santa Barbara’s Chris Pontius may have provided some bulletin-board material for the Cal Poly men’s soccer team heading into the teams’ meeting at 8 tonight in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. He told the Daily Nexus: “I really don’t see Cal Poly stopping us. If we put our A-game on the field and play well […]