caitlin donnell I woke up to a musty aroma that was so pungent and sharp, that it roused me out of bed. I peered out my porthole that morning from the ship and knew ” we had arrived in India. I had overslept and missed my usual tradition of waking before dawn on mornings that […]
A journey to India
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LGBT celebrates same- sex handholding day
James Mellor Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day to express love – even through something as simple as holding hands. Cal Poly’s Pride Alliance Center: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) student group has organized a Valentine’s Day event, Same Sex Handholding Day, to raise awareness on campus for these individuals. “Basically, it raises awareness that […]
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V-Day to-do list for singles
“When’s Valentine’s Day again?” my friend asked. “It’s today,” I said disparagingly. Well, at least I’m not the only one who’s going to be spending the day without a significant other. The romantic ambiance that sets Valentine’s Day apart from any other day of the year is pure blasphemy! There, I said it – precisely […]
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Dread and disappointment on V-Day
February 14, 2006 – Ah Valentine’s Day. A day of carefree romance. A day when couples and lovers everywhere can hold hands with their partner and exchange gifts of flowers, candy or a simple card in honor of their love and commitment to each other. Images of heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolate, memories of young […]
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Valentine's Day: Don't hate, speed date
The critics of Valentine’s Day make claims that the holiday is too sappy, too hyped-up and too commercialized. In fact, I think there’s a lot of truth to these claims. During the last week, I have seen commercials on TV to buy jewelry and candy. There was even a particularly annoying one about a stuffed […]
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Mustangs take two-of-three from Loyola
Sophomore right-hander Evan Reed pitched five scoreless innings for his first victory of the season and junior catcher Matt Canepa had three hits and an RBI to lift Cal Poly to a 5-1 victory over Loyola Marymount in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at George C. Page Stadium. The […]
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Poly upsets first place Anteaters
Gabe Stephenson blocked a UC Irvine shot with seven seconds left and Trae Clark made two free throws with 5.5 seconds remaining to clinch Cal Poly’s 61-58 victory over UC Irvine in a regionally televised Big West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at Bren Events Center. Clark came off the bench to score a […]
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Whistleblowing
Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: Over the summer I was a bookkeeper for a small firm and was asked to charge clients for some extra services we did not provide. I had thought about discussing the appropriateness of this with outside sources, but I wasn’t sure if I should. -Elizabeth Before striving to become […]
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Hillel attracting a large and diverse membership
Many Cal Poly students do not know about one of the fastest growing clubs on campus. Hillel, the Jewish student organization in San Luis Obispo, has been at Cal Poly for over 15 years and has drastically increased its membership in the past two years. “Where we used to get 20 students coming to events, […]
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Conference unites students to change the status quo
brennan angel mustang daily Over 150 Cal Poly students united this weekend under the common theme of creating change. The fourth annual Change the Status Quo conference, put on by Student Community Services, included 24 workshops addressing the issues of conscious consumption, cultural equality, environmentalism, feminism, LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights, health, politics, world […]
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My last letter was a Public Service Announcement
In order to create a strawman, I would need to be arguing with you. Since this is not the case, I have built no strawmen. I wanted to point out that there are other crimes for which you can be sentenced to death in this country. I find it annoying that capital punishment proponents convienently […]