isaiah brookshire Billiards classes will now be offered to Cal Poly students through Mustang Lanes in the University Union this year. The professor for PE 107, the billiards class, decided to introduce activity classes in fall 2005. “Activity classes are an attempt to get more people in here and exposed to games,” said Sam Chew, […]
Pool hall junkies
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The Cost of Loving
Janice Edman I have a group of guy friends who went to Prague, Czech. a while ago, and, as any group of American guys in Prague would do, they hopped off the train and immediately found the sleaziest strip club possible. Much to their collective delight, they realized it wasn’t just a strip club, […]
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SLO Film Festival looks to revive film industry
San Luis Obispo gets its yearly dose of cinema culture for the week of March 7 for the first SLO Film Festival. This year expects to be promising with the premiere of Morgan Freeman’s newest film “Lucky Number Slevin.” It promises to be a must-see, especially with a resume like Freeman’s. (That excludes “Chain Reaction” […]
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Love's like a little kid in an arcade
Daniel Gingras Famed rapper Mase spat that “Love Ain’t Cheap.” Sir Paul McCartney screamed that “Money Can’t Buy Me Love,” and then this one time in Canada my high school buddy boned a hooker for a hundred bucks. I can’t speak for the three of them, but the dollar bills I keep in my wallet […]
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Tour of California
Frank Stranzl The Tour de France is the most internationally-renowned cycling race to date. The likes of Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain and Eddy Merckx became famous for their inspiring performances. It’s a grueling race and a landmark event for cycling fans the world over – it’s exactly the type of event Tour of California organizers […]
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Wide Angle: 'Reflections'
michael mullady Editor’s note: ‘WIDE angle’ is a photo commentary by Michael Mullady. Mother Nature has proven, once again, that her capabilities are endless. The strange warm weather that the Central Coast was blessed with in early February has all together vanished as Alaskan cold fronts have swept the coast. Rain, hail and even snow […]
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From Diaries to Diapers: Decades of Change
Julianne Byer I went shopping yesterday for my friends’ six-month old niece in search of a blue dress with matching bloomers, when it hit me. This is the beginning of a very long decade. Two years ago I was working hard to get into college, four years ago I was begging to get my license […]
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A Hole in the Olympics
Bradford Applin Did you know that Shaun White prefers to not waste his endorsement money on “elephants that can speak sign language?” Were you aware that American speed skater Chad Hendrick has been called the “Paris Hilton of speed skating” by European journalists? Did you just imagine a speed skater toting a Chihuahua around on […]
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Students report symptoms of whooping cough in Sierra Madre
For the first time in several years, a case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was reported in Sierra Madre dorms early last week. San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department diagnosed a male freshman with the highly contagious respiratory infection. According to Vice President for Student Affairs Cornel Morton, the student’s friends called […]
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Oracle e-mail service down
Caitlin Donnell Mustang Daily As students and faculty may have noticed, Cal Poly’s e-mail service, Oracle, was down throughout Wednesday and has been experiencing technical difficulties for some time. In an open letter to the campus community, Tim Kearns, the vice provost and chief information officer for Cal Poly’s Information Technology Services (ITS), explained that […]
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Final say in IRA goes to president
Regardless of the student vote for the proposed Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) fee referendum, Cal Poly President Warren Baker has ultimate control over student fees. According to the voter pamphlet, the fee is a Category 1 fee, which, in the California State University system, must be paid in order to apply to, enroll in or […]