This story was posted at 12:40 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 5. The Cal Poly volleyball team claimed first place in the Big West Conference on Saturday night against Pacific. The Mustangs swept the Tigers 25-23, 25-10, 25-21 at Mott Gym. The match was memorable for Mustangs head coach Jon Stevenson as both his 100th at Cal Poly (9-6, 4-0 Big West Conference), and his 23rd sweep there.
Cal Poly breezes by Pacific
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Mustangs race away from Coyotes
This story was posted at 11:48 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. For the third year in a row, the Cal Poly football team ran over a school from the Dakotas at home. This time, though, it kept its collective foot on the gas pedal afterward. There was no surrendering 22 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes, as in a 31-28 loss to North Dakota State in 2007.
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Mustangs sweep Aggies
This story was posted at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The No. 24 Cal Poly women’s volleyball team continued its domination at home Friday night by sweeping UC Davis 25-22, 25-20, 25-11 while amassing a season-high 12 service aces. “We work a lot on serving during practice because it’s a way we can win games by getting them off the net and getting them out of their systems,” Cal Poly middle blocker Jaclyn Houston said.
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Cal Poly shooting to jump-start offense
The Cal Poly women’s soccer team hit its stride in October last season, winning six straight at one point. Although the streak led to a Big West Conference Tournament championship game appearance, it was there that Cal State Fullerton brought the Mustangs’ run to an end – 4-3 on penalty kicks.
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Cardinals defense rests
Analogous to Ronnie Brown two weeks ago, Brett Favre had the fantasy game of his career and a large percent of the fantasy-owner population missed out. Fantasy football can be unpredictable and aggravating. I hope the following advice helps ease the frustration and help fill some holes.
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Oregon trip special for Mustangs
There’s running in most places in the country, and then there’s running in Eugene, Ore. The Nike “swoosh” debuted on running shoes there in 1972. The legacy of Steve Prefontaine, revered when he ran for Oregon then, lives on through major motion pictures. Thousands pack the stands and chant at Hayward Field for the Olympic Trials.
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Poly professor's research in national magazine
There may be more to the Earth’s magnetic field than commonly thought, says Cal Poly physics professor emeritus Kenneth Hoffman.
New research published in the weekly Science Magazine, by Hoffman and geochemistry professor Bradley Singer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, suggests there is a second source of energy in the Earth’s magnetic field.
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Bike offenders blame crowded racks
Due to overcrowded racks, students biking to school may have to park farther away then they want, but according to the University Police, that’s just the rules of the road.
Though parking on campus can be difficult at the start of the quarter, students biking to class should think twice before deciding to chain their bike somewhere other than a bike rack.
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The economics of breakfast
Some days ago, Slim to None was low on food and short on money and started paying attention to the food prices on items before purchasing them.
Breakfast is certainly the most important meal of the day. Without it, lunch and dinner would be bit players and may lose out to the forces of “brunch” and “siesta.
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Local art festival incorporates business
RENO, Nev. – An eclectic group of artists, architects, scientists and writers are gathering at the Nevada Museum of Art on the edge of the Sierra this week to explore how nature and culture intersect in their chosen fields at a conference on “Art and Environment.
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Mustangs get third shutout of season
If there is someone the Titans aren’t going to want to remember after Wednesday night’s men’s soccer match at Cal Poly, it would be Julian Alvarez.
The Mustangs senior midfielder tallied two scores in his five shots on goal during Cal Poly’s 3-0 win and both teams’ Big West Conference opener at Alex G.