“What the (expletive) happened to my leg guys?” Those are words Jesse Golden said he will never forget as he remembered hearing rescuing a fellow surfer off the coast of Shell Beach last Monday. Golden, a Cal Poly forestry and natural resources sophomore, and his surfing buddy James Matthew of Cuesta College were catching waves […]
Student rescues injured surfer
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Poly takes a few spins on the 'wheel'
Thao Tran Cal Poly students won thousands of dollars after appearing on television’s hit game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Twenty-year-old business finance and accounting senior Mike Matzke won $17,700 and a cruise to the Caribbean valued at $4,448 after an appearance on Wheel of Fortune several months ago. Theatre senior Chris Elliott, 21, won $18,800 […]
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Clean up after yourselves you big babies!
If you’re one to frequent the Rec Center exercise room, you might have noticed the 85-plus machines, the 60 sets of dumbbells or your attention might have been focused on the magazines pieces scattered on the ground by the cardio machines. It seems to me that day in and day out, people who use the […]
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'Sex is a power to be brandished'
I am writing in response to Louise Dolby’s article of “Abercrombie.” Ideals are nice. I like ideals. I use them when I find it convenient and occasionally, a person may have suspicions that I have morals to go along with them. However, I recognize that ideals are often luxury, illusive when one needs them the […]
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Prop 73 misrepresented, again
For the second time this week, there was a mistake in how Prop 73 was defined. Like Brittany Ridley had also stated, Emily Logan said Prop 73 “would have required minors to get permission from their parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before getting an abortion.” If you would simply read the title […]
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A word on tax breaks to the rich
Complaining about tax breaks for the rich? How naive. These tax breaks ensure that the ever responsible upper class has capital to employ us slobbering lower classes. We lower classes can’t invest and start companies. A: It’s un-American commie trash-talk. Starting businesses is for those that can afford it, i.e. rich people. If we all […]
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Keeping everything stable
Khaled Hal Saad Zoologists study this concept called the Evolutionary Stable Strategy (ESS). It turns out that, through evolution, an animal population will adopt a survival strategy that will always be immune from encroachment from another strategy. For instance, if we classified fighting strategies in polar bears as either a hawk or a dove, then […]
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Mustangs fresh off key victory
sheila sobchik Trying to maintain a spotless home record and preserve a possible post-season berth, the No. 15 Cal Poly football team will play Big West conference foe Southern Utah in Mustang Stadium at 6 p.m. The Mustangs (6-3, 3-1 Great West) broke a two-game loosing streak with their 40-35 home win against No. 22 […]
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Coach "K" 11-10-05
Frank Stranzl Quick Recap: Cal Poly and Eastern Washington combined for more than 1,000 yards of offense and 75 points in a game that defined the term,”Shootout.” For Poly, it was the combination of the “Young Guns” (Matt Brennan, James Noble and Ramses Barden) that proved to be too much for the Eagles. Noble scampered […]
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California rejects all propositions
Emily Logan After the results came in, San Luis Obispo County voters agreed with the rest of the state, as citizens voted “no” on every proposition except Propsitions 74 and 75. California voters shot down every proposition, making the election results a unanimous “no.” The controversial Proposition 76, which would have created a state spending […]
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Maasai warrior visits campus
sheila sobchik Cal Poly students had a unique chance to gain insight into a different way of herding when Maasai warrior Samson Parashina visited campus on Tuesday. Parashina – who prefers to be called Samson – has traveled to the United States from Southern Kenya, East Africa, to educate himself on resource and rangeland management. […]