Justin Fivella The Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) committee is asking students to vote on a proposed $10 per quarter non-athletic increase in student fees. IRA programs are activities that are at least partially sponsored by an academic discipline or instructional department and that are integral to its formal instructional offerings, according to the IRA press […]
IRA fee increase vote starts today
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Conservatives are ignoring the real issues, lacking compassion
I would like to take the time to expound on my last letter regarding conservative political theory. In it, I stated that almost all conservative policy is derived in some way or another from the issues of responsibility and accountability. I should have gone into more depth. These are the buzzwords that conservatives use to […]
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Running? Walking? Crawling? Get out of the bike lane
If you can’t walk and chew gum, you might consider spitting it out and hanging up your cell too. In the same vein as Manuel Azevedo’s letter last Thursday about bicyclists slowing down, I would like to remind all you walkers on campus to remember where the bike lanes are. After your rant, Manuel, I […]
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Tibet in an age of reason and enlightenment
It is good that the people of Tibet have been free of the Dalai Lama’s onerous brand of religious fanaticism for over 50 years. Thanks to the benevolence of the great nation of China and the heroism of the People’s Liberation Army, they now live in an age of reason and enlightenment. The theocratic regime […]
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IRA funding is important to students
Your front-page article on Thursday (Feb. 16) suggested that students are paying little attention to the upcoming IRA Fee Referendum, which is unfortunate because the stakes for students are high. A “yes” vote will make possible the continuation and expansion of such IRA programs as the Mustang Daily, Symphony Orchestra, agricultural judging teams, Orchesis Dance, […]
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The discman strikes back
Discmans are back. Or did they ever leave? It has come to my attention that people have no shame walking with discman in hand around campus. Riding my bike to school on Friday, I had not one, but two discman sightings. That same night, my friend’s backpack contained none other than a discman. When it […]
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Baby shakes a death rattle
Mariecar Mendoza “It’s funny the way most people love death. Once you are dead, you are made for life.” So said Jimi Hendrix, the firecracker guitar god of the ’60s who burned out before ever starting to fade. He checked out, via gruesome asphyxiation, in Sept. 1970 at age 27 – and joined the dubious […]
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Beyond Mardi Gras: The choice is ours
Tyler Middlestadt Mardi Gras weekend 2004 brought severe riots causing extensive damage and personal injury. I think we all agree that we do not want to see similar events in the future, and my hope is that this column can help increase understanding of why we are faced with the challenges before us and more […]
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Another series won by 'Stangs
Center fielder Quintin Berry belted a three-run double to the gap in right-center field in the eighth inning, lifting San Diego State to a 10-8 victory over Cal Poly in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Tony Gwynn Stadium. With the win, the Aztecs, under coach Tony Gwynn, salvaged […]
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Gauchos sweep Big West meet
brennan angel mustang daily staff report The Cal Poly swim teams did not win the Big West team titles, but beating Cal State Northridge on the men’s and women’s sides was a win in coach Rich Furman’s book. Facing a more talented and better established group of teams, Cal Poly’s swim coach said if the […]
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Olympics, Football and Wrasslin'!
Ryan Chartrand If you want to view paradise, simply take a Gerry Rafferty CD and listen. Anything you want to do, do it. Want to the change the world, “Baker Street” lets you…do it: As hard as it is to admit, we “hardcore gamers” sometimes need a break from climbing raging colossi, solving the most […]