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 […]
Pride Alliance hosts 'CommUnity Pride Week'
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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 […]
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Billbored for the week of 5/15
TAKE a trip and “Discover Tahiti” in oil paintings on display through May at 778 Higuera St., Suite B. Hours vary depending on the days, but doors open daily at 11 a.m. and stay open until at least 5 p.m. throughout the week. For more information, call 788-0886. WHO did it? “The Butler Did It” […]
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War is good business in America
I know that war commentary is at excess in the media, especially on Fox News, but hey, this is America. I can talk about whatever I want. Almost five years into America’s war efforts in the Middle East, a few observations have cropped up in my understanding of this country with regards to war. The […]
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Track ready to race at Big West
Jen Boudevin Despite a season complicated by injury, red-shirts and rain, the Cal Poly track and field team is ready for the Big West Championships today and Saturday at Cal State Northridge. Last year, the men’s team placed a close second behind Northridge at the championships and the women’s team came in fifth. For the […]
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Assembly bill to increase financial aid opportunities
The California State Students Association (CSSA) combined forces with the California State University to back an assembly bill promising to increase California’s allotment of financial aid. Assembly Bill 2813, authored by Assembly member Hector De la Torre (D-South Gate), seeks three core modifications in the Cal Grant Program. AB 2813 proposes allocating financial support to […]
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Inspectors falsely identify mealybug
Officials have now concluded that the mealybugs found throughout various horticulture units last month were not the rare passion-vine mealybug that they were thought to be. “It is very, very difficult to identify these bugs and the system that they were using didn’t work,” professor Bob Rice said. Rice is a disease and pest management […]
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Woman of the Year puts a fresh face on feminism
Kristen Marschall Becca Swanson remembers the sign that she was meant to get involved; it was hanging in a bathroom stall. Swanson, the Associated Students Inc. chief of staff, was honored as the 2006 Cal Poly Woman of the Year, a feat that would not have been possible had the Cal Poly Women’s Awareness program […]
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Students respond to Safe Ride alternative
Brittny Peloquin Students from Cal Poly will have a new option to fall back on for a safe ride home when they go out on the weekends: College Shuttle. Associated Students, Inc. announced Wednesday that a 12-passenger shuttle van will circulate through six different stops from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., Thursday through Saturday, beginning […]
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A night to 'Take it SLO'
Kelly Cope It’s Friday, so sit back, relax and Take it SLO – or listen to them. Tonight, Cal Poly’s a cappella group, Take it SLO, will be making its solo concert debut with some of its unique repertoire of well-known pop songs. The group has enjoyed much success in its tenure at Cal Poly, […]
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Experience Palestine through the eyes of 'Arna's Children'
Christina Casci Israel versus Palestine. A war that has been going on for years. People are dying every day in both countries, but both think they are right. Who is right? Or more importantly, whose right is it to determine the answer? “Arna’s Children,” a documentary by Juliano Mer Khamis, tells the story of Arna […]