At the risk of sounding cliched: nice guys finish last. It’s the truth and I, at the risk of sounding arrogant, am a nice guy. I’ve been told multiple times that I’m a “catch” and “husband-material.” Problem is that girls aren’t looking for “husbands.” Girls are looking for a “bad boy.” You know, the guy […]
Girls never go for the good guys
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Author provides 'cultural perspective'
sheila sobchhik Carving out personal identity in the fast-paced world of early adulthood, local author Azarm Ghareman lays out a mixed bag of cultural struggles and revelations in finding oneself with her newly released book: “Longing For A Land: The Story of a Persian Woman’s Individualization in America.” “In her personal journey, Azarm illustrates principals […]
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Finally: Why we pick McDonald's over broccoli
Khaled Hal Saad An “experience good” is a product or service whose true quality and fair price are only apparent until after you buy it. Products like a tri-tip sandwich at Farmer’s Market or cell phone service are both experience goods. Even if you’ve done a load of research, you’ll never know how good the […]
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Mustangs are playoff-bound
Dan Watson For the first time since moving to the Div. I-AA level 12 years ago, the Cal Poly football team received a berth into the championship playoffs. The Mustangs will travel to Missoula, Mont. for a second time this season in the team’s opening round game. The Mustangs lost 36-27 to the Grizzlies on […]
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Soccer coach contract not renewed
Frank Stranzl Cal Poly’s men’s soccer coach Wolfgang Gartner has coached his final game for the Mustangs, ending a 26-year career as head soccer coach at the school. Cal Poly director of athletics Alison Cone announced Thursday that Gartner’s contract would not be renewed for the 2006 season. “I felt it was time to move […]
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Coach "K" 11-18-05
Frank Stranzl Quick Recap: By land, air and defense, the Mustangs were able to overcome an early 10-0 deficit and score 20 unanswered points. The land attack was anchored by another 100-plus yard performance by James Noble and saw the Mustangs gain 257 in total. Meanwhile, Matt Brennan threw for a season-high 213 yards, connecting […]
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Playoffs or bust for Mustangs
sheila sobchik The football team’s regular season comes to a close tomorrow with senior night taking place before the Mustangs match-up against Idaho State in Mustang Stadium at 7 p.m. This week, Cal Poly (7-3, 4-1 Great West) moved up two spots in the national rankings to No. 13 after defeating Southern Utah 20-10 last […]
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Banquet demonstrates world poverty, hunger
brennan angel Of 100 dinners at a campus banquet Wednesday, less than 20 left the dinner feeling satisfied. At the Hunger Banquet, participants were randomly assigned to one of four social classes and received a meal that represented their assigned socio-economic standing. Four attendees were designated as upper-class, 11 as upper middle class, 28 as […]
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Students gender-bend to celebrate Transgender Day
michael mullady mustang daily At least one transgender individual is murdered each month in the United States. Transgender Remembrance Day, officially on Sunday, serves to raise awareness of the violence against those who did not conform to gender norms, said Stephen Cohen, a program coordinator at Cal Poly Pride Alliance. This week, the Pride Alliance […]
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Soccer success depends on fans, too
Is everyone on the men’s soccer team as sensitive as Eric Ward? One critical opinion on our terrible coach Wolfgang (and yes I say “our” because the soccer team is representative of Cal Poly of which I am affiliated) and Mr. Ward gets a little riled up. First off, Mr. Bozigar’s letter was an attack […]
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Dear Scott Nordholm,
The following text is taken from a transcript of Osama Bin Laden’s video he sent just before the 2004 elections. Enjoy. Oh, and please don’t share your ideas or opinions anymore. The world will be a better place without them. BIN LADEN (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): “When America allowed the Israelis to raid Lebanon, the sixth American […]