michael mullady The men’s basketball team will lose two scholarships as a result of the first academic progress report based on information collected from the 2003-04 and 2004-05 academic years. Although the official list of NCAA teams with violations will not be made public until February, Cal Poly Athletic Director Alison Cone and men’s basketball […]
Men's basketball whistled for NCAA sanctions
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Wide Angle: 'Brother Frog'
Michael Mullady Editor’s note: ‘WIDE angle’ is a photo commentary by Michael Mullady that will run every Tuesday. In this image, I combined my love for landscape photography with my passion for capturing people in unparalleled moments to express a visual story. Since transplanting myself to Morro Bay five months ago, I have found endless […]
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Just put the "Gun" down
Ryan Chartrand Right when the world thought Will Smith had defaced the western genre entirely, Neversoft, developer of the overly popular “Tony Hawk” series, decided it was time to tell a gritty, gory and gun-slinging story in a free-to-roam world. The idea of “Gun,” Neversoft’s exploration into a world devoid of Tony Hawk, is far […]
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Gambling success with addiction
sheila sobchik It’s the mental discipline that separates the inexperienced from the experienced in the game of poker, twins Devin and Taylor Biehn said. A player must be able to stay composed and focused for long periods of time as well as be disciplined enough to not make impulsive decisions even when their account takes […]
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Attempting to stop the imaginary Armageddon
Brian Eller Editor’s note: “The Right Way” is a political column from the conservative perspective. It will run side-by-side Jack Ingram’s “The Soapbox Diaries” every Tuesday. During the month of January, Cal Poly has decided to implement a sustainability theme by bringing in speakers and creating related workshops. The focus of the sustainability theme is […]
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Bush: tyrant, president or fool
Jack Ingram Call me crazy, but I have never been trusting of politicians. Like many, I find that politicians – Democrats and Republicans alike – often say one thing and, yet, more often do quite another. I suppose the old saying applies: “Actions speak louder than words”. So why is it then, that when the […]
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Women's basketball beats UCSB for first time in five years
For only the second time in over 22 years, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team has beaten UC Santa Barbara. Senior guard Michelle Henke scored a career-high 21 points, sinking five of ten 3-pointers, to lead the Mustangs to an 82-71 victory over the Gauchos on Saturday before 998 spectators at The Thunderdome. It is […]
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Men's basketball runs away from Gauchos late
Frank Stranzl The Dawin Whiten show came to town in the second half of the men’s basketball game on Saturday, leading the Mustangs to a 74-62 win over rival UC Santa Barbara. Whiten scored 19 second-half points after a shaky first half to lead the Mustangs with 24 total. “I got some good looks (in […]
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It's Only 7 Minutes
Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: Over the summer I had an internship with a San Luis grocery store. I figured out that if I clocked out 7 minutes before my assigned shift ended, I would get paid for the whole shift. If the company’s policy is to round up, is it wrong of me […]
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Hit-and-run at Mustang Village
A hit-and-run accident at Mustang Village put a 22-year-old in county jail and a San Dimas woman in the hospital on Friday. San Luis Obispo police arrested John McGuire, a San Luis Obispo resident, at 1:15 p.m. on the 800 block of Mission Street, approximately one hour after the collision occurred. He was booked on […]
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Applications hit a record high
More and more students are trying to get into Cal Poly as the university received a record number of undergraduate applications this year. Cal Poly received 30,786 undergraduate applications for the fall 2006 quarter, a 12 percent rise from last year. This is the 12th straight year in which Cal Poly has set a record […]