nick coury The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) joined forces with the Cal Poly and Cuesta campus police departments on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to promote their “Party is Still Over” campaign for Mardi Gras. The three police agencies met at the SLOPD office on Walnut Street for a briefing that concerned handing out door-hangers […]
Police go door-to-door to promote a safe Mardi Gras
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Blood Drive
michael mullady The Tri County Blood Bank buses pulled into Cal Poly Tuesday in an attempt to draw students to donate blood. Michael Koopmans, a mechanical engineering sophomore, gives blood several times a year and donated this time to show his support for the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC). The council, which works with the […]
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Bush talks a good game, does otherwise
As a mechanical engineering student who has essentially committed my life’s work to math and science, I find great irony in Brian Eller’s Feb. 7 column. He praises Bush for championing the importance of teaching math and science in our schools in the State of the Union speech. Funny. I seem to remember Bush complaining […]
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Save us all!
I’ve been waiting patiently for a Christian utopia, but the whole thing just can’t seem to get off the ground. I don’t know what to say, we’ve got all the answers in our book but not enough people are paying attention to reach critical “Christ” mass. And how could we, what with all this open […]
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Murderers are not the only ones who get the death penalty
Mr. Cumblidge, In your letter that took to task Mr. Ingram for “a lack of depth of scholarly inquiry,” you gave the impression that only murderers can be put to death in this country. Under various states’ constitutions, people can be put to death for treason, drug trafficking and kidnapping. Either you intentionally deceived your […]
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Make mine a Woody
Mariecar Mendoza This weekend, immediately after a matinee of “Brokeback Mountain,” three friends and I pushed through the crowds at Urban Outfitters and checked out the new merchandise. Well, some of us did; my pal Robb surveyed the men’s T-shirts with a pronounced scowl and I swatted listlessly at skirts and tried, ineffectively, to stop […]
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Sherwood sings and 'keep going'
Nick Coury “A lot of people don’t even know we are from San Luis Obispo (SLO), and I think that people in SLO don’t even know we exist,” said Nate Henry, singer and bassist of the indie-pop rock band Sherwood. Downtown Brew will be hosting the first stop of Sherwood’s national co-headlining tour with friends […]
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Let's all work for change
Tyler Middlestadt Everything in life is political, but not in the way that we commonly understand politics. Most people see politics as “business as usual” where money holds more weight than votes and campaign season just means false promises, smear tactics and character assassinations. I’m not claiming these things don’t occur, clearly they do, but […]
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Big West Conference report card
courtesy photo There are four weeks remaining in Big West play and teams are turning the corner from the midway point to try and make that extra push towards a top seed in the Big West tournament and the ultimate goal of surviving into March Madness. While few teams, men or women, have a legitimate […]
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Wide Angle: 'Freezing Motion'
michael mullady While artificial lighting is a huge part of photography, I continually strive to use natural light whenever possible. I enjoy the challenge of shooting in low-light conditions, which are especially present during the evening. It requires a keen understanding of lighting and your surroundings, as well as long exposures to produce a successful […]
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Racism, Hilary Clinton and 'Guitar Hero'. You better read.
Ryan Chartrand I’d like to dedicate this week’s love to Mr. Gerry Rafferty and his discovery of “Baker Street;” the one place where dreams really do come true. Thanks, buddy: Before starting the regularly scheduled game review of the week, I thought it more important that gamers and the general public get a better understanding […]