Mariecar Mendoza Of Promethean promise we crouch coiled and hesitant Maintained – is an air of unusual hesitance Thumbsuckers. Bedwetters. Gothics. Geniuses. And the police that wheel power from an abundance of softball games on natural grass Can you and I be free to express, no more than a facile question? That of which wastes […]
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Senior project helps local boutique
amanda domingues courtesy photo Amanda Domingues, an art and design senior, is using fashion and photography as the focus of her senior project. Set to graduate from Cal Poly in June 2006, her project features 16 pictures showing off the spring fashion line of Adonis, an indie-chic apparel store, formerly known as Yellow Kiss, in […]
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Sports Balk 3-3-06
Bradford Applin Sometimes my job is just too easy. Thank you Barry Bonds. Thank you for putting on a dress, wig, vogue sunglasses and all other necessary “equipment” to impersonate Paula Abdul. Thank you Mark Sweeney for convincing Bonds along with the rest of the San Francisco Giants that it would be a good idea […]
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A few classy guidelines for cocaine use
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke In celebration of “Designer Drug History Month,” each week we will cover the hippest drug to snort, shoot or put in your butt. We’ll start off the extravaganza with cocaine, more commonly referred to as “The Best Way To Meet Kate Moss.” But wait! Safety first! Let’s not be […]
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Mustangs end six-game losing streak
sheila sobchik Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team ended a six-game losing streak with a 80-67 win over Cal State Northridge Thursday at Mott Gym. Sparkle Anderson was the difference-maker for the Mustangs, runing through the Matadors’ defense for numerous layups en route to a 17 point and three steal performance. Anderson was six-for-10 form the […]
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Health, strength, kickboxing
Jennifer Hall With all the growing trends of dieting and exercising over the last few years, the sport of kickboxing has become a popular means of a cardio workout. This increase in interest is music to the ears of people like Eric Sandahl, owner and instructor of the Budo-Ryu School of Martial Arts in San […]
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Neck-deep in a bog
Nick Coury After I returned from winter break, I headed back to San Luis Obispo anticipating another great quarter at Cal Poly. I got back to my house on Dec. 29, and for the first two days I was back, it rained and poured like nobody’s business. Being the nature lover I am, I headed […]
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Cal Poly loves coffee
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez If you walk around campus in the morning, you will see them standing and waiting. Groups of tired students and staff, waiting with “to-go” lids in hand, eyeing the girls behind the counter. They form a crowd around the counters at Julian’s in the UU and at Campus Market. Yet, […]
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Mardi Gras ends with 13 Fat Tuesday arrests
Fat Tuesday in San Luis Obispo proved to be nearly as busy for the police department as Saturday night with 13 arrests, nine of which were arrests for drug and alcohol related offenses. That brought the total of Mardi Gras weekend arrests to 48. Of those arrests, 25 were alcohol related, 23 were traffic citations […]
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The Underground Passion
Paul Bittick It’s illegal, but they do it anyway. Half past midnight lurches by as three hooded silhouettes slink their way into the Cal Poly University Union Plaza. Moving cautiously through the dimly lit arena, the three prowl the area with light-footed stealth, surveying their surroundings with the utmost intensity. Something is going down in […]
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If you want to lower the amount of abortions, vote Democrat
Oh, another abortion debate, an issue that neither side understands the other on, but let me give my interpretation and I can read why I am wrong in upcoming issues. The Republicans’ ultimate goal is to outlaw abortions, not stop abortions, just outlaw them. I say this because Republicans refuse to fund anything but abstinence-only […]