Caitlin Donnell In a universe of exactness and concrete formulas, they’ve been called rowdy, erratic, disorderly, humongous, beautiful, monstrous integers. Yet, many people are spending a lot of time looking for them. They are prime numbers, numbers that can only be divided by themselves and by one. Ever since Euclid, the great Greek mathematician, proved […]
Chemistry alumnus finds largest prime number
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New Year's rain dampens 'Enchanted Reverie' float
Caitlin Donnell Just after ushering in the new year, the Cal Poly Rose Float took to the streets of Pasadena on Jan. 2. The fairy wonderland with a giant dragon, waterfall and tree house castle marked the 58th consecutive Tournament of Roses Parade entry by Cal Poly students. The annual float is a yearlong joint […]
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The Ghost of Writers' Past
Mariecar Mendoza Chuck Palahniuk is the go-to guy if you want to lose your lunch. He, perhaps more than any other contemporary author, is infamous for his twisted situations and shuddering attention to detail. His latest offering, “Haunted,” is ambitious in its attempt but still doesn’t stray far from his formula (sick mind + gross […]
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Get ready to paint the town indigo
Nick Coury Cal Poly’s Christopher Cohan Center will be colored indigo on Thursday with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, known in the music industry as the Indigo Girls. I recently talked with Ray, guitarist and singer of the duo, about their music and playing in San Luis Obispo. Mustang Daily (MD): Hey, how’s it going? […]
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ASI: For the students, By the students
Ryan Chartrand In 1937, students formed the first Cal Poly student government association. Now, more than 68 years later, ASI is still with students every step of the way developing programs and services, supporting clubs and organizations, providing facilities and recreational opportunities and advocating the student perspective on campus, in the community and beyond. You’ve […]
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'Hostel' delivers solid family entertainment
Ryan Chartrand The trailer for Hostel warns America that paramedics were called during certain screenings of the film in response to moviegoers’ inability to stay conscious during scenes of extreme brutality. What the trailer meant to say was, “I dare you.” America answered the dare and helped Hostel rise to the top of the […]
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Big West Conference Round-up
Frank Stranzl The Big West so far has been volatile to say the least. A 0-10 non-conference team (UC Riverside) is off to a 2-2 start in Big West play, including a win against arguably the conference’s top team, and Cal State Fullerton lost a home game to Cal Poly. Upsets aside, Fullerton and Pacific […]
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Cal Poly set to host Aggies
sheila sobchik Women’s basketball player Jessica Eggleston has been on fire lately. Last week, against Cal State Fullerton the junior forward scored a career-high 21 points on eight of 14 shooting. Eggleston surpassed her own career high the following game against UC Irvine by nailing 11 of 14 shots for 25 points. She also added […]
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Campus Dining policy troubles student clubs
michael mullady It is common knowledge that the best way to get students to attend a meeting on campus is to bring food. Most students will admit to re-considering attending if the flyer says, “Pizza and drinks will be provided!” UU Hour is also packed with students grilling food and selling cheap package deals for […]
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Harris declines provost position
Nick Coury William Harris, who in September 2005 accepted an offer to be the university’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs, has withdrawn his agreement to take the position, Cal Poly President Warren Baker said in a recent e-mail to the Cal Poly faculty. Harris was scheduled to begin in July 2006, succeeding […]
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Fundamentalists versus homosexuals
During 2004, I had the pleasure of working on campus on Tom Hutchings’ local campaign for assembly. His campaign manager was Paul Boisvert, who is openly gay. I’m straight, and come from a small town, and though I would consider myself a fairly open-minded person, just because of my lack of exposure to the outside […]