Samantha Strom posed a good question in Monday’s Mustang Daily: “Where have all the nice guys gone?” Being myself a nice guy, I’ll explain it quite clearly. We will start at high school. If you look, you will see a majority of girls chasing after “bad” boys. Sure, high school girls say they want a […]
The 'nice' guys have adapted
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The red handprints must return
Cornel Morton stated in the Mustang Daily in early October that “Consistent with university policy, Cal Poly will continue the practice of placing red prints on campus when reported sexual assaults occur.” Unfortunately, the red handprints were painted over in the summer and have still not been repainted. Do we really want to wait until […]
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Music critics: The corrupt frontier
Mariecar Mendoza For one day, I was the sexual fantasy of hundreds of men. It still gives me nightmares. Three years ago, I grasped total rock stardom in my stiff little fingers and crumbled like a cheap souffle. That acclaimed moment, the most popular musical performance of my life, was with the Cal Poly Classical […]
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Frankly Speaking 1-25-06
Frank Stranzl I couldn’t wait to write this column after Cal Poly’s basketball triumphs over UC Santa Barbara. I mean, let’s face it, we’re obviously superior this year, right? It was difficult containing my Cal Poly patronage while sitting on press row at the men’s basketball game on Saturday. I attended the game as a […]
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A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tyler Middlestadt With Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in recent memory and Black History Month just a week away, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to one of America’s finest and most influential leaders, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King began his civil rights legacy upon agreeing to host the Montgomery Bus Boycott […]
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Men's basketball whistled for NCAA sanctions
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 […]
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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 […]