The Chinese may call 2006 the Year of the Dog, but when it comes to video games, this is the year of the next generation of consoles. Microsoft’s decision to release their next-generation console, the XBOX 360, early in 2005 could prove to be a great mistake when Sony and Nintendo step up to the […]
2006's Most Anticipated Video Games
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2006's Most Anticipated Television
Jesus, skating celebrities and Lil’ Jon are all part of the new string of shows on the small screen, as television tries out its new batch of shows. The old stand-bys, such as “American Idol,” “The OC” and “Lost” have all returned, and some fan favorites such as “Arrested Development” and “Alias” have been cancelled. […]
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Don't go there – No really, don't
Janice Edman Relationship experts argue that the backbone of every relationship is a healthy compromise between the two partners. In fact, compromise is necessary in nearly every situation a couple will face, from the little things like what movie to rent, to the big questions, like where to spend holidays. In an article entitled “Compromise […]
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Give a little, get a little
Daniel Gingras Picture the noble goddess of justice and her golden scale, with its plates teetering back and forth in search of balance, when suddenly the lights dim and her white toga slips to the floor, revealing a g-string and pasties barely big enough to cover her areolas. It’s no longer “crime” with “punishment” that […]
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The Others
Bradford Applin Sunday night I was still trying to comprehend the significance of the NFL conference championship games. Was the fact that the Seahawks were going to the Super Bowl a sign that fire and brimstone would soon rain from the sky? Was the name Jake permanently disgraced by Jake Plummer and Jake Delhomme in […]
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Mustangs set to take on defending Pac-10 champs
sheila sobchik The Mustang wrestling team is currently going through the toughest part of its 2006 schedule having just returned from Oklahoma. Cal Poly was dominated by the defending national champions, Oklahoma State, and lost to Oklahoma, both by the score of 38-6. Things will not get easier for Cal Poly this weekend as the […]
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Seattle Pacific exodus benefits Cal Poly
michael mullady Track and field athletes have some new leadership and talent to look up to this season now that Jack Hoyt and two of his former athletes have joined the Cal Poly team. After six seasons as head coach with Seattle Pacific University in Washington, Hoyt decided to step up to a Division I […]
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Jewish lecturer discusses current state of Germany
brennan angel World War II is over, Nazi Germany is defeated. Humanity, its amazing unquenchable spirit, begins living anew. At the end of the war, millions were dead and all but 15,000 German Jews were in foreign lands. There is to be a remarkable migration of Jews back to Germany closely following the end of […]
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Running with heart
tom sanders Remember in “Forrest Gump” when Tom Hanks ran across the country for no particular reason? Steven Bethune, a 24-year-old Cal Poly graduate, is planning to do the same thing, only his motive is to help those with heart disease. “By raising money for the American Heart Association it makes my lifelong hobby more […]
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The unauthorized story of Bush Little
Bush Little was in the White House one day, when a “report” fell on his head. He called to Cheney Peney, and this is what he said, “Iraq’s WMDs will soon fall from the sky!” And Good Ol’ Cheney Peney got a twinkle in his eye, He suggested they go tell Halli Burton of their […]
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Downtown Brew responds to "A Downtown Research Study"
The staff of Downtown Brewing Co. would like to send a caveat to your aspiring journalist, Joe Sargent, who kindly used our venue as the location for his “research study.” Had Mr. Sargent delved into this research with the appropriate dose of fervor, he would have discovered that the proverbial “plastic cup” holds the exact […]