Center fielder Quintin Berry belted a three-run double to the gap in right-center field in the eighth inning, lifting San Diego State to a 10-8 victory over Cal Poly in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Tony Gwynn Stadium. With the win, the Aztecs, under coach Tony Gwynn, salvaged […]
Another series won by 'Stangs
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Gauchos sweep Big West meet
brennan angel mustang daily staff report The Cal Poly swim teams did not win the Big West team titles, but beating Cal State Northridge on the men’s and women’s sides was a win in coach Rich Furman’s book. Facing a more talented and better established group of teams, Cal Poly’s swim coach said if the […]
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Olympics, Football and Wrasslin'!
Ryan Chartrand If you want to view paradise, simply take a Gerry Rafferty CD and listen. Anything you want to do, do it. Want to the change the world, “Baker Street” lets you…do it: As hard as it is to admit, we “hardcore gamers” sometimes need a break from climbing raging colossi, solving the most […]
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Students teach art to low-income children with Central Coast Center for Arts Education
Central Coast Center for Arts Education (CCCAE) will offer a program to provide art education for Santa Maria school children in low-income housing. The project has funds to operate at Peoples’ Self Help Housing (PSHH) Los Adobes de Maria II for one year. Students living in the complex will have the opportunity to attend afternoon […]
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Poly student dies in car accident
Cal Poly freshman Sheri French died in a car accident on California State Route 121 near Napa Valley in the late afternoon on Saturday Feb. 18. French, 19, a business administration major, died along with her boyfriend, John Matteron, 20, when their Dodge Neon collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by a 31-year-old San […]
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Open forum draws attention to fee increase proposal
Although student turnout was low at the IRA (Instructionally Related Activities) open forum last Wednesday in the Cerro Vista Community Center, hopes were high for a successful turnout for the vote this week. The IRA fee increase proposes to raise student fees from $6.95 per quarter to $10 beginning next fall. Students can vote Feb. […]
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Cal Poly in bloom
michael mullady With the winter’s rain and the past few weeks’ warm weather, flowers have unexpectedly began to bloom throughout the Central Coast. Along Via Carta, colorful displays of nature have unearthed in a variety of shapes and sizes. Mike Stiles, a biology technician, spent his Monday afternoon collecting samples of the chasmanthe plant for […]
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Hip-Hop Nation
michael mullady Hip Hop is everywhere in today’s society. It is used in advertisements, blasted out of a multitude of radio stations and bars around the country and has incorporated itself into a variety of clothing lines. For four San Luis Obispo residents, it is also the medium for their message and art forms. Rich […]
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Don't call us 'Generation Apathy'
Brian Eller Apathy is the new buzzword used to describe our generation. Those using this term claim that as a generation of college students, we are selfish, greedy and self-centered. They say we live in a time that is individualistic, materialistic and egotistic. They point to the low voter turnout among college students as case […]
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Media, mudslinging and the government
Jack Ingram Lately in the mainstream media (MSM), there has been talk about the vice president and some guy he shot in the face. But honestly, I have to ask: Was anyone really that surprised that our beloved vice president ” the same man who stabbed voters in the back in 2000, who profit by […]
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If the shoe, shirt, car or soda fits …
Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was watching the O.C. the other day and realized that all the characters were using Blackberry phones to communicate with one another. I have started to realize this is a prominent trend in marketing a product. Are companies crossing the line by advertising their product this way? – […]