Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke One of the most enigmatic characters in Cal Poly lore is half wiry teenage body, half artificial horse head. You’ve probably seen him around campus flipping burgers with the other ag majors during their Friday barbecues or pounding away at differential equations during his linear algebra class. But has […]
Musty the Mustang: An expose
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Board prices on the rise
Sheila Sobchik As the big wave season continues in full effect on the Central Coast, surfers out to buy themselves a new stick may be a little shocked by the prices on the racks, where surfboards are going for $100 to $400 more. In December, Clark Foam, the world’s largest supplier of surfboard blanks, abruptly […]
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Graphic professionals celebrate International Printing Week
brennan angel The graphic communication department is celebrating International Printing Week by featuring professional speakers from all over the globe. The week includes a dedication ceremony of new printing equipment. The international celebration commemorates the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. This year marks the 300th anniversary of Franklin’s birth on Jan. 17, 1706. Graphic industry speakers […]
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Education dean heads education review in Kuwait
James Mellor Universities abroad have begun to look to the western educational system to set international standards of education. Bonnie Konopak, dean of Cal Poly’s College of Education and an expert in accreditation in the United States, recently traveled to one such university in Kuwait to evaluate whether the university was ready to begin the […]
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KCPR interview with Mustang Daily Online Editor Ryan Chartrand
Featuring Justin Fassino and Ryan Chartrand
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A way of living washed away
Matthew Larkin and nine other students were submitted this fall after their colleges closed due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Opinion or Journalism?
Last week I saw an article regarding a California Universal Health Care bill. I was looking forward to an objective analysis, but what I found was an advertisement. The article told the potential value of the initiative while omitting the costs and pitfalls involved. This was worthy of the front page? For the sake of […]
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Good coverage on women engineers
I’d like to thank the Mustang Daily for allowing an important point to come through in their Women of Engineering series- that the Men of Engineering are awesome in their treatment of the female engineers. A big thank you goes out especially to the professors and male students of the Mechanical Engineering department. You guys […]
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The real definition of slander
Hey Michael, I can’t believe you spent the entire first half of your letter (Soapbox Diaries or Slander?) bragging about how you looked up “slander,” but still got the definition wrong. Unreal. Slander is the oral communication of injurious statements and libel is the written version. The key word in that is ORAL. Oral, oral, […]
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Musician sends 'greetings' to listeners
Mariecar Mendoza Oh Boy! How the world seems to be taking to this man – from music snobs to hipsters; musicians to wannabes; Christians to heathens; Heartland Americans to urbanites; punks to emos; creamos to extremeos and club-Goers. Or, to put it simply: Everyone. Just about anyone with ears has heard this man soothe their […]
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Showtime on the Central Coast
Dan Watson For many years, life has talked to Paul Lichtman. Life told him to put the law book down. It told him to get fired. It mistakenly made him an actor, even without any prior experience. And it led this self-proclaimed “free-spirit” with a unique belief in destiny to a successful 35-year career in […]