whitney guenther Lost in a sea of intricate plot lines and unrecognizable words, many high school students give up on the great literary pieces of yesteryear because they simply can’t understand them. But two Cal Poly faculty members and one San Luis Obispo Office of Education employee look to break the trend with a book […]
Book parallels literature to spark student interest
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Morgan, 250 words aren't enough
Question: If you were to succeed and bring God’s laws to all, and achieve your “Christian utopia,” what then would be your purpose? I assure you, the purpose of life has less to do with gathering supporters for your cause than it does with gathering causes worthy of your support. You want to focus your […]
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Cal Poly's faulty e-mail system is unacceptable
For the last week, Cal Poly students have again had to suffer thanks to the complete failure of CalPoly ITS to provide a reliable e-mail system. After a hugely expensive and wildly delayed e-mail “upgrade,” we’re right back where we started. An unreliable, slow system that often goes down for entire days. This is unacceptable. […]
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From the arts department: Show us the money
Is anyone else completely fed up to the gills about the lack of funding going to the arts? I know it sounds cliche and tired that another person is railing against the arts, but the fact is that we are a society where money gets poured into science and math while even the slow, lethargic […]
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Pleasing Torture
Mariecar Mendoza The sun begins to rise Its rays kiss the grass Still asleep under dew blankets The blankets melt away The color comes alive And moves in the wind And rolls like the sea A sea of temptation Virgin maids luring one in Into a world of ecstasy Falling into the sea Drowning in […]
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We felt awkward at Campus Crusade
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke Editor’s note: “Two Classy Gents” is a humor column that runs every Friday in the Mustang Daily. The other day, the Two Classy Gents were sauntering around campus when a horde of freshman girls approached us. “What is good?” they asked us. “First off, bunnies,” Doug replied. “No,” the […]
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Softball starts on the road
The Cal Poly softball team will open its season in San Diego with the Campbell/Cartier Classic. The tournament will run from Thursday through Sunday and the Mustangs will face San Diego State University, UC Los Angeles, Oklahoma State University, Cal State Berkeley and Sacramento State University. The Mustangs finished second in the Big West in […]
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Mustangs look to avenge loss to Long Beach State
Exactly one month ago the Cal Poly men’s basketball blew a nine point halftime lead as Long Beach State exploded for a 52 point second half. Tonight the Mustangs will try and avenge the loss and increase their third-place cushion in the Big West with one month of regular season remaining. Long Beach State enters […]
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Oakland A's catcher speaks to Poly athletes
michael mullady Adam Melhuse, right, a back-up catcher for Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, was in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday night to speak at an Athletes In Action meeting at Agape Church. Athletes In Action is a coalition of Cal Poly athletes who meet weekly to discuss religion in a Bible study type of […]
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National Condom Awareness Week
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez Here comes another holiday you have probably never heard of. National Condom Awareness Week is coming up. This dedicated week was approved by Congress way back in 1992 and is celebrated at Cal Poly every year as “Love Carefully Week,” and students are preparing to act. Not “act” in the […]
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Latin American studies launches spring quarter
michael mullady Two Cal Poly professors have created a new interdisciplinary Latin American studies program to support educational activities related to Latin America that is set to begin sponsoring events next quarter. The program, developed by James Keese, a geography professor, and Craig Arceneaux, a political science professor, will include a new Latin American studies […]