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Women's center promotes positive body image

Forget about the number on the scale. It’s time for a three-day Love Your Body event held on campus today through Wednesday, put on by the Cal Poly Women’s Programs and Services.

Student coordinator of Education Programs and nutrition senior McKenzie Hall modeled the three-day series after the National Organization of Women’s Love Your Body campaign.

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ASI holds last-chance voter drive

In an effort to bring political activism back to universites, Cal Poly will host a last chance voter drive for students to register before the Oct. 20 deadline. Democracy Week, held today through Thursday, will have a voter registration drive and feature state and local political figures both on and off campus.

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Democracy week counts down to Nov. 4

Activism, civic engagement, grassroots efforts, democracy. What do these words mean to you? With Nov. 4 just around the corner, there is no better time than today to open that voter guide and research the issues. I assure you that there is no greater feeling than that of being politically informed! Regardless of your extreme political interests (or lack thereof), voting is a vital part of the democratic process.

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Instructor parlays experiences into writing

He has come a long way since selling watermelons and poetry in Greece and using his bathroom breaks at Bay Area Corporations to edit his books. Cal Poly instructor Carson Medley has hit the big time and looks forward to continued success.

His controversial first novel “Ain’t Whistlin’ Dixie No More,” speaks of racism and interracial relations in the south (which starts out in Mississippi in 1994).

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Baltimore's McClain a fantasy action hero

This upcoming week is an important one in fantasy football. The standings start to clear up and the top dogs emerge while the bottom feeders realize that a turnaround needs to happen fast. If you are a top dog, my advice is to not sit around. Make sure that the appropriate moves are made to protect your top players and ensure you’ll be at the top for playoff time.

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Crozier goes for 200th win

Only four people in Cal Poly history have done it.

And Alex Crozier will try to become the fifth head coach in school history to win 200 games when he leads the Cal Poly women’s soccer team into Alex G. Spanos Stadium against Cal State Northridge at 1 p.m.

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Barden to play in East-West Shrine Game

Cal Poly senior wide receiver Ramses Barden has been invited to play in the 84th annual East-West Shrine Game, the school announced Thursday.

The college all-star showcase, which will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 17, 2009 at the University of Houston, is designed to feature NFL Draft prospects and will be nationally televised by ESPN2.

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Student club wait times not likely to speed up

With so many different clubs on campus vying for a meeting space, organizing all the requests can be an ordeal.

The University Union Epicenter, or the Events, Programs, and Ideas Center, handles club activities and requires that clubs submit paperwork, called an E-Plan, two weeks in advance of when they wish to reserve a room.

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