Christina Casci The Grover Beach Park and Recreations Department honored Cal Poly with the Volunteer Service Organization of the Year Award. The award honored students who have helped the department with service projects, such as the Mother-Son Dinner Dance and the Pumpkin Carving contest, but was given to Cal Poly as a whole. People in […]
Grover Beach honors Cal Poly with Service Organization of the Year Award
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College fee increases discourage potential students, report says
Katie Hofstetter Fee increases are deterring potential students from California State Universities, according to a report by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). The California Faculty Association (CFA), which reported that student fees within the CSU system have increased 76 percent in the last three years, supports the CPEC findings. “We hear students saying that […]
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Cal Poly leaders address the state of the students
whitney guenther Students, faculty and community members were invited to attend the “State of the Student Address” given by ASI President Tylor Middlestadt on Wednesday in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion, where he discussed the challenges students face today, as well as the opportunities ASI provides students to tackle them with. Before Middlestadt spoke, he […]
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'American Dreamz' says 'Hooray for Hollywood?'
Cal Poly students will get a sneak peek tonight of Universal Pictures’ latest comedy “American Dreamz.” From the makers of smash hit American Pie and the lesser-known Brit flick About A Boy, director Paul Weitz’s newest spoof on pop culture takes center stage for ASI Event’s private screening at Downtown Centre Cinema, starting at 8 […]
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'Leave It To Chance' celebrates anniversary with special screening
Karen Velie “Leave it to Chance,” the movie written, produced, acted and directed in entirely by former and current Cal Poly students, will be shown as an anniversary screening Friday at 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the Business building Room 213. Bernard Badion, who graduated from Cal Poly in June 2005 in business administration, was […]
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The Lord of the G-Strings: The Femaleship of the Strings
Daniel Gingras In high school, my grandmother would occasionally house sit when my p-units went out of town. Lucky for us, Jean Gingras, or “Mean Jean Grandma Machine” as we called her, had the daytime energy of a narcoleptic four year old, and consequently kept an early bedtime. And so, whenever my parents traveled, it […]
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The new Blockbuster night
Janice Edman When my roommate and I moved into our abode over the summer, we were faced with the annoying tasks of setting up electricity, gas and cable. Matters of entertainment were left in my hands, and in my “It’s summer and I will never have any responsibilities ever” haze, I signed us on for […]
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Terry Crawford chosen as Poly Royal Parade grand marshal
Katie Hofstetter As a way to say “thank you” for coaching the university’s track and field athletes for the past 14 years, Terry Crawford has been selected as the grand marshal for this year’s Poly Royal Parade. “We wanted to choose a grand marshal that was related to athletes in some way,” said Nicole Stivers, […]
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Her story: Not to be Forgotten
A memorial honoring the lives of five San Luis Obispo women was held by the Cal Poly Women’s Center Monday night at Luna Cafe in San Luis Obispo. The memorial is the first in a string of events scheduled for Remember Week, which began on April 10 and runs through April 14.
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Mr. Eller loses his reader
I have always enjoyed political debate/discussion in any forum. The Mustang Daily is no exception. In particular, Mr. Eller and Ingram are something I read whenever featured. That said I believe Mr. Eller got a little distracted on his Op/Ed piece. The first portion is enlightening even humorous, Mr. Eller details the actions of Rep. […]
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The most bizarre argument in favor of racial profiling I have ever seen
Brian Eller’s April 11 column on racial profiling makes several absurd statements regarding the recent port controversy. Specifically, he refers to “the President’s port deal” in which “the president offered to hand over security of our ports.” What is the basis for this remark? After all, the White House’s position is that Bush was unaware […]