The division series are over and it didn’t take long to lose the chance of an all-Los Angeles or all-Chicago World Series. None of the series went to five games and all the competitive games were found in one match-up. Hopefully, closer games are on the horizon.
NLCS, ALCS upon us
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MMA following strong on Central Coast
All across America there are mixed martial arts gyms like The Pit in Arroyo Grande, filled with students who want a future in the rising sport of MMA. There was a time, however, when the sport was seen by society as barbaric and inhumane.
So intense were those sentiments that presidential hopeful Sen.
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Biggest test awaits Mustangs at pyramid
Cal Poly women’s volleyball setter Chelsea Hayes pounded her fist to the floor at Walter Pyramid after losing a two-set lead at Long Beach State in 2006. She knew that a decisive fifth-game loss could hand the Mustangs their first Big West Conference defeat of the season.
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Speaker to discuss alternate engineering job options
There’s more to engineering than the designing and building elements. One often overlooked component of the job is the sales aspect, something Jim Pape wants to change.
As part of the Engineering Better Careers, Engineering Better Environments,program, Pape, the vice president of commercial business in the U.
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University grads launch online business
It may not yet have the name recognition of Jamba Juice, but three recent Cal Poly graduates have put their education to use to create what they say is a new and innovative business.
Wihire.com is an online job recruiting Web site where students and recent college graduates ready to highlight their particular skills and talents can find entry-level jobs, internships, part-time employment and volunteer opportunities, said the site’s founders, industrial technology graduate Jesse Dundon, agriculture business graduate, Kevin Rice and business administration graduate Ryan Fry.
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Central Coast reacts to expired offshore drilling bill
It is one of the most argued about points of the current political season. It may provide much needed support for our economy, but in a worst-case scenario it could wipe out an entire ecosystem.
Offshore oil drilling is a hot topic around the nation, but after a 25-year-long federal ban was lifted in September, drilling may be felt closer to home.
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Stop giving Palin such a hard time
Stephanie England’s article about Gov. Sarah Palin is a typical example of liberal rhetoric: full of ironies. Placing blame or declaring hatred is easier than researching the truth.
England delights in what she believes might have been an unintentional revelation of Sarah Palin’s personality when she is overheard asking Joe Biden, “Can I call you Joe?” (the word “ya” was a Tina Fey/SNL skit.
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Get educated so you can vote smarter
When my history professor told us our first assigned book was titled “Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter,” I was slightly insulted. I mean, come on, I’m college-educated (well, at least partly) and I consider myself fairly well-informed.
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A bad week for America, no 'hope' or 'change' in sight
This past week has been historic for all the right and wrong reasons. A $700 billion economic bailout has been passed but appears to be a band-aid on a gushing carotid artery, the markets set records for how far they could plunge in a day, the vice presidential nominees went toe to toe and Arnold asked the Feds for a loan to cover state expenses.
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Maus gives graphic view of history
While mindlessly walking amongst the chaos that is El Corral during the first week of classes, scrambling to find my textbooks like everyone else, I came across a somewhat peculiar sight: an English teacher had assigned a graphic novel as required reading for a class, but not only that, one that I own and love.
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Hipster Bullshit: Omigodponytail
The day has finally come. Baltimore art punkers Ponytail will be playing here in San Luis Obispo tonight at the SLO Art Center with Awesome Color and Skykillers. Their album, “Ice Cream Spiritual,” stayed at the top of the KCPR charts and over the summer cemented itself as a best album of the year for quite a few DJs.