Kendra Deutsche After three long and strenuous days, Cal Poly students are well on their way toward completing the Poly House project. Cal Poly project management students devoted the weekend to a project they have been planning all quarter that will bring much needed help to a family in San Luis Obispo. The Poly House […]
Building more than a home
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Professor puts new spin on paranoia
whitney guenther Jesus, Friedrich Nietzsche and Joan of Arc were all super paranoid, but in the best possible sense of the word – at least that is the premise of English professor John Hampsey’s book “Paranoia and Contentment: A Personal Essay on Western Thought.” The book reintroduces the idea of pre-Plato Greece that paranoia can […]
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You can't bomb your way to peace
Brian Eller As many of you know, our campus was visited by Abdel Malik Ali last Thursday. If you missed the speaker, you missed quite a show. Even before the speaker began, feathers were rustled when certain individuals handed out unofficial fliers that gave some interesting and startling quotes about the speaker. The entire speech […]
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Purely political tax cuts
Jack Ingram After a discussion with a (Republican) friend of mine, about “whether Republicans care about the American economy more so than Democrats” (although I should remind you, I’m not a Dem, just a devil’s advocate), I received an e-mail, enclosed with the New York Times article “Senate Votes to Extend Investor Tax Cuts,” allegedly […]
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'Stangs nearly pull off Big West upset
The Mustang men and women’s track teams finished in second and fifth respectively at the Big West Championships in Northridge on Saturday. For the men, the second-place finish came as a bit of a surprise. Injuries cut short the roster for the championship meet, but nearly every Mustang in uniform scored and several seasonal bests […]
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Exhibition match draws ample support for hit-and-run victim
nick camacho Cal Poly’s spring volleyball win over Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara certainly didn’t seem like your typical off-season exhibition. An estimated 500 fans – the Cal Poly band included – packed Mott Gym in a show of support for Carol Daniel, a former Mustang great who was struck by a hit-and-run driver […]
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Mustangs snubbed from tourney … again
nick camacho mustang daily Cal Poly softball is quickly becoming synonymous with the term “snub.” Snubs are teams that have amassed resumes worthy of the NCAA tournament, but don’t make the championship field. The Mustangs will spend another off-season wondering what could’ve been after another peculiar decision by an NCAA selection committee. “We were actually […]
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Reporting the truth: Ethics and journalism
Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was reading a newspaper article last week and recognized that it appeared that the author was trying to persuade the reader in a certain way. I felt that both sides of the story weren’t presented. The article was extremely biased. Is it fair for journalists to write an […]
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Former CSU chancellor re-hired in controversy
Many California Faculty Association (CFA) members are outraged over the California State University’s decision to hire former CSU Chancellor Barry Munitz, who will teach one class and receive a salary of $163, 776 – far more than other faculty salaries. “I am absolutely flabbergasted that the system, the CSU, would suggest this as an appropriate […]
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Pride Alliance hosts 'CommUnity Pride Week'
sheila sobchik This year’s CommUnity Pride Week will be the biggest and best ever if the event organizers have anything to say about it. Cal Poly’s Pride Alliance, with support from Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals United (GLBU), have planned six days “chock-full of pride events” to mark the fourth year of CommUnity Pride Week, also […]
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'Freak-out' artist reads thoughts, fries minds
Christina Casci Bending spoons and glass without touching them and knowing exactly what playing card an audience member is thinking of. These are all aspects of Christopher Carter’s show – and that’s just the beginning. “I freak people out with demonstrations of mind power,” Carter said. “It’s all very memorable.” Carter is performing at Cal […]