Jennifer Hall Sales were high this weekend at the annual Tomato Mania, a Cal Poly student project held at the Environmental Horticulture Unit on campus. The event was part of an enterprise project put on by three Cal Poly students: Audrey Chaney, Kevin Sullivan and Patrick Wiley. They planted and cared for over 50 varieties […]
Enterprise project creates Tomato Mania
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Confessions of a "Night Commuter" in the fight for the children of Uganda
nick camacho Last Saturday night, hundreds of people stood around in the Mission Plaza holding sleeping bags and pillows, grouping together for pictures and greeting one another with hugs and smiles. As the last few rays of light passed out of the sky, a young woman took up a bullhorn and instructed everyone to start […]
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Students join community to take the chance to 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes'
jessica greenwalt Community leaders and Cal Poly students alike stepped out Saturday against sexual assault for the fourth annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.” The Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention (SARP) Center coordinated the event against sexual assault, which featured more than 100 participants in the mile-long walk beginning at Mitchell Park and extending […]
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'Tribute' concert celebrates both
ryan chartrand It’s amazing to think that it’s taken more than two decades for a concert featuring music from Japanese animation (anime) and video games to gracefully make its way into the Christopher Cohan Center. Thankfully, the first and hopefully not last concert, which was rightfully called “Tribute,” left its entire audience Saturday night with […]
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Film changes world, one paper clip at a time
Guilt. It is something all human beings deal with; some more than others. It is the nauseating churning of your stomach when you lie to a friend or parent. It is the shameful heat felt inching up your face when you know you’ve made a mistake. Or it is the indescribably painful physical repercussion of remaining silent, paralyzed by hatred and fear, in the face of evil.
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Maki for ASI president because …
Dan Watson Two ASI presidential candidates; one tough decision. After interviewing each candidate, the Mustang Daily feels confident both would do a fine job in representing the Cal Poly student body. But the Mustang Daily editorial board also feels Todd Maki is the stronger candidate and better choice for ASI president. The Cal Poly student […]
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Men's tennis ready to serve the Big West championships
The Cal Poly men’s tennis team is set and ready to serve their competition in the Big West tennis championships as they enter the weekend the No.5 seed with an overall record of 13-8. Coming off a six-game winning streak with their recent defeat of Sacramento State, the team’s confidence looks to be concrete as […]
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Gocong projected as a second round pick
Four months after winning the 2005 Buck Buchanan Award for being the nation’s best defensive player in Division I-AA college football, the accolades for Cal Poly senior defensive end Chris Gocong are not slowing down. Some football experts have predicted Gocong to be selected as high as the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, […]
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Gocong awaits NFL draft day fate
louise dolby mustang daily Many NFL players came from universities in a big football conference like the Pac-10, Big 12 or Big 10. Stars are manufactured at the University of Southern California, Ohio State and Miami University ” not California Polytechnic State University. Chris Gocong, an engineering senior at Cal Poly, will try to do […]
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Annual SLO Tour hits the green to benefit community
Paul Bittick Cal Poly’s business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, will be hosting its third annual SLO Tour, a golf tournament to help benefit the Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo’s Family Self Sufficiency Program and at-risk children. “This year we wanted to have a much bigger impact on our community,” said William Hills, an economics […]
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SLO to make 'Global Night Commute'
More than 350 people will make the night commute to Santa Rosa Park this Saturday to sleep under the stars and make a stand with the humanitarian organization, Invisible Children. The Global Nightly Commute is a nonprofit event geared toward pressuring the American government to put an end to the on-going civil war in Uganda.