The words “Dakota State” may as well translate into “bad memories” in the language of Cal Poly football.
Of course, there are variations.
“North Dakota State” means the sting of surrendering 22 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes of a 2007 game to lose 31-28 to the Bison, then the No.
Two former Cal Poly students are attempting to influence the upcoming presidential election in a whole new way. Cliff Branch and David Riordan started TwoVoters.com to help elect presidential candidate Barack Obama by creating videos that can easily be shared on the Web.
The controversial neighborhood policing program that would put more police officers on patrol in San Luis Obispo neighborhoods, particularly ones where long-term residents and rowdy students clash, has been put on hold due to a $4.8 million gap in the city’s finances.
I came to California for the beaches, the people and the progressive outlook this state takes on issues.
This is why I am saddened by Proposition 8 on the November ballot – it goes against the view that all are equal under the law.
The conservative underdogs of California are once again butchering the constitution by leading the effort on the initiative that asks voters to decide whether or not to ban gay marriage, after the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of gay marriage last May.
A few things I learned last weekend during Folk Yeah’s Festival in the Forest, an independent music festival at Fernwood Campground in Big Sur featuring Silver Jews, Beach House, Entrance Band, Port O’Brien, Little Wings, Megapuss (Devendra Banhart), and a mountain of other bands:
Big Sur during a Folk Yeah festival most likely has more people on acid per capita than any other place on the planet.
Spoken word artist Cyn Da’Poet kicked off Latino Heritage Month and a night of spoken word poetry Wednesday when Another Type of Groove, the university’s monthly open mic night, opened to a large crowd of Cal Poly students and community members.
Another Type of Groove, which is hosted by Cal Poly’s Multicultural Center and Student Life and Leadership, gives students and members of the community a chance to be heard by allowing them to take the stage and share poetry of their own.
The Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s top doubles tandem opened its season in style Tuesday morning at the Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-America Tournament. Juniors Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong, ranked 31st by the ITA, dispatched Alabama’s Paulina Bigos and Tiffany Welcher 8-6 in the first round of qualifying in Pacific Palisades.
Saying Jon Stevenson was a little hot under the collar Saturday night might be a bit of an understatement, in more ways than one.
Not only was the fourth-year head coach of the Cal Poly women’s volleyball team watching his players trudge through arguably their worst game in Big West Conference play during his tenure, but the temperature in Cal State Northridge’s Matadome was less than accommodating.
The Major League Baseball playoffs are finally upon us. The division series feature four intriguing and exciting match-ups between the top eight teams in baseball. The following is an inside look at each series. ALDS Boston/Los Angeles The Angels (100-62) and Red Sox (95-67) have some recent playoff history.
Rosh Hashanah began at sundown on Tuesday night, signaling the beginning of the Jewish New Year and possibly a new chapter for the women of Alpha Epsilon.
The club and associate member of Panhellenic is hoping to become the first Jewish-interest sorority at Cal Poly.
Students who can’t finish an assignment at home without getting distracted by their roommates or the latest episode of “Gossip Girl” can look to the Cal Poly campus. Because so much of today’s homework requires a computer as well as online access, the campus offers plenty of different locations with full computer accessibility for student use.
