Like bandits in the night, Cal Poly football players reveled in their heist. Slowly but surely, they earned the right to celebrate on the evening of Oct. 28, 2006 by stealing from an unsuspecting San Diego State attention, respect and most importantly, a 16-14 win.
Cal Poly football tries to stun SDSU again
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Alleged bank robber not attending Cal Poly
Accused bank robber and formerly incoming Cal Poly men’s basketball freshman Anthony Di Loreto will no longer be attending the school this fall, according to athletic director Alison Cone.
“Anthony’s family and attorney contacted (Mustangs head coach) Kevin Bromley, and they had a nice discussion,” Cone said Thursday.
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No easy road for women in elected office
Three political competitors showed no signs of rivalry as they sat shoulder-to-shoulder to support each other and their unifying role as female politicians.
Debbie Peterson, Karen Bright and Liz Doukas – each running for a spot on Grover Beach’s city council – were just three of 10 panelists at a Women’s Equality Day event in San L
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Lawyer: Poly still wants accused bank robber
An incoming Cal Poly men’s basketball player who was arrested after his alleged involvement in a Wisconsin bank robbery on Aug. 16 is still being considered as a possible member of the team, according to his attorney.
Anthony Di Loreto of Minnetonka, Minn.
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Cal Poly Tech Park bidding in works
A new on-campus technology park designed to facilitate collaboration between Cal Poly and the technology industry is set to begin contractor bidding on Sept. 13, bearing approval by the CSU Board of Trustees.
The California Central Coast Research Partnership (C3RP) proposed the technology park project over the last several years.
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New Zimbra e-mail to be here soon
Although two-thirds of all Cal Poly students forward their school e-mail to a personal account, that number may decrease when the school switches to a new collaboration suite next week.
The new suite’s e-mail interface, created by Yahoo!-owned company Zimbra, closely resembles that of Gmail or Yahoo! Mail.
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Lowering drinking age could curb binge drinking
The surest way to make a young adult do something is to tell them not to. It stands to reason that college students who have escaped Mom and Dad’s watchful eyes are ready and willing to do everything they couldn’t at home.
But what if drinking alcohol wasn’t forbidden to the pre-college crowd?
The Amethyst Initiative is a petition signed by more than 100 university presidents and chancellors nationwide that supports lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18.
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Big Brother squeezing out small business
The year isn’t 1984, but Big Brother is indeed watching.
Smiling sweetly, he hands out stimulus checks aimed at getting consumers to spend more, saying it is their American duty to kick-start the economy by continually buying more junk from China.
On the other hand, he slyly tries to pass euphemistically-named legislation like the FDA Globalization Act of 2008 – a bill he claims aims to ensure “the safety of the Nation’s food, drug, medical device and cosmetic supply in an increasingly globalized marketplace.
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Costume Capers back up and running
For nearly a quarter century, Central Coast residents in need of a funky costume knew exactly where to go.
But seismic retrofitting put a damper on the area’s largest costume shop, as Costume Capers was forced to leave its downtown home on Chorro Street after 23 years and quickly relocate.
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Still Time livens up the Main Stage
There was something a little different going on at the west end of the San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market last Thursday night. The local band Still Time, formed by Cal Poly and Cuesta College students, got people singing, dancing and jumping at the normally sedate market end.
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UCSD grads create funny video site
The next time you are in need of a good old-fashioned belly laugh, look no further than your computer. Hilarious comedy sketches are a click away at ThoseArentMuskets.com, a Web site created by UC San Diego graduates Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson.
“Those Aren’t Muskets!” is a young comedy troupe with “nothing to lose, and everything to prove,” led by head writer Swaim, who attributes the name of the group to a line from Star Trek.