Ryan Chartrand “Doom,” “Resident Evil,” “Super Mario Bros.” These are only a few of the disappointing films that have stained theaters for the past decade, an era that many gamers and moviegoers have tried to forget. The words “Silent Hill,” however, mark a new era. If there has ever been a more dire need for […]
A 'Silent' new awakening
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Filipinos are 'Righting My Goodbye'
Paul Bittick The Pilipino Cultural Exchange (PCE) presents “Righting My Goodbye,” an original production by Cal Poly students Friday and Saturday at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. “Righting My Goodbye” centers its story around the character of Isabelle (Lisa Aguirre) who returns to the Philippines after the death of a loved one. With the […]
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Relationships: Long and hard
Janice Edman With the end of the term upon us (Yes, it is week five), I’ve been reflecting a lot on all of the changes that are about to take place. For those of us graduating, gone will be the days of sleeping in until noon and the drunken nights in the middle of the […]
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Cross Country Romance
Daniel Gingras The “Long Distance Relationship” has become a rite of passage for our generation. In high school or perhaps more appropriately “puberty playground,” our rapidly developing loins and amateur hearts conned our juvenile brains into believing we’d found love. The technology of communication has transformed miles into milliseconds; long distance […]
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Title IX: 'Don't I count too?'
Talking about Title IX is a lose-lose situation. If you speak out against Title IX, you become a chauvinist pig; if you support Title IX, you become a feminist. Public opinion allows for little gray area in an issue that’s anything but black and white. At the risk of being that “chauvinist pig,” Title IX […]
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Gender and Sports: Title IX comes to Cal Poly
Frank Stranzl Scenario one: “That’s my Title IX team” I heard someone yell from the staging area at a cross country meet in the fall. As the women crossed the finish line on the first loop of the race, I wasn’t sure what to think. They were running well behind the leader and seemed to […]
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The real deep impact
Julianne Byer Recently, I came across a blip of an article discussing a theory on the relationship a well-connected person can have on the others around them. It’s interesting, because we all like to think that we have even a mild affect on people. And it’s relevant because this is such an ideal time in […]
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'Silent Hill' redefines video game adaptations
Ryan Chartrand Doom,” “Resident Evil,” “Super Mario Bros.” These are only a few of the disappointing films that have stained theaters for the past decade, an era that many gamers and moviegoers have tried to forget. The words “Silent Hill,” however, mark a new era. If there has ever been a more dire need for […]
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Real cheese comes from Cal Poly dairy science graduate
Lauren Zahner Cal Poly graduate Jonathon Van Ryn graduated in 2004 with a degree in dairy science and has since put his education to use starting a new micro cheese plant in Traver, Calif. about two months ago. “I went to Cal Poly thinking I was going to be a dairyman and got interested in […]
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Latino fraternity wins chapter of the year for northern California
The Cal Poly Latino fraternity, Lambda Theta Phi, got a surprise during a banquet they hosted this past Saturday when it was announced they had been awarded 2005-06 California Sector II (Northern California) Chapter of the Year. “At the end of every quarter we’re required to turn in a packet that pretty much outlines everything […]
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Poly goes greek for a week
Katie Hofstetter An awards ceremony Thursday will mark the end of Greek Week and honor the sorority and fraternity teams that earned top points in the week’s series of events. “It’s a time for the whole greek system to come together and show everyone the good things we do and also for us to compete […]