In case you’re living in a time warp, this is not the 1950s anymore. This may surprise you, but women can actually play a role in society besides being stuck in the house all day, which seems to be your biggest aspiration in life. Really now, in order to be this house mom that you […]
A letter for Jessica Potter
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A woman's place in society does not have to be at home
Ms. Potter, I am not the type to criticize what others want to do with their degree but I am appalled by what you have said in your letter. Go ahead and earn your MRS degree if that is what you want to do, but do not under any circumstances try and tell all the […]
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Female engineers can find men too
Please tell me you’re joking. You really think that career-driven women contribute any more to “divorce rates and broken homes” than career-driven men? Any adult who puts his or her career before family contributes to this problem. While many women are more predisposed to be the primary caregiver than their male counterparts, women who have […]
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Ben Gay: Too Gay
Jack Ingram Recently the NFL changed its policy for ordering customized jerseys. A man named Barry Gay ordered a customized jersey from the NFL Web site, requesting that his last name – Gay – be printed on the back of the jersey. The NFL promptly informed Mr. Gay that his request to have his last […]
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Top 5 Classy Places to Make Love at Cal Poly
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke Editor’s note: “Two Classy Gents” is a humor commentary and weekly online exclusive. It’s time for the Two Classy Gents to sit down and tackle the topic of fornication. Studies have shown that Cal Poly students fantasize about sexual encounters once every 14 seconds, while UCSB students contract a […]
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Gauchos spoil playoff chances for Mustangs
For the first time since the creation of the Big West Championship Tournament, the women’s soccer team will be on the outside looking i. Needing a win to continue their season, the Mustangs dropped the final game of the regular season, 1-0 at UC Santa Barbara. It took until the 85:05 mark for the Gauchos […]
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Punchless Poly football loses 20-13 to Aggies
UC Davis quarterback Jon Grant scored from the one yard-line to snap a 13-13 tie with 4:23 remaining as the Aggies held on to beat No. 10 Cal Poly 20-13 in a Great West Football Conference game Saturday afternoon at Toomey Field. The scoring play capped an 82-yard, eight-play drive, highlighted by a 58-yard pass […]
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Men's cross country is class of the field
kiel carreau The Cal Poly men’s cross country team won its third consecutive title while the UC Irvine women’s team captured its first crown since 1999 as the 2005 Big West Cross Country Championships were staged at the UC Riverside Agricultural Operations course Saturday. The Mustangs continued their dominance at the conference meet, earning their […]
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Volleyball stays in playoff picture
sheila sobchik The women’s volleyball team rebounded from a crushing loss to UC Santa Barbara last Saturday to keep its playoff hopes alive, beating No. 23 Long Beach State and sweeping UC Irvine over the weekend. Cal Poly (15-5 overall, 8-3 Big West) lost convincingly in three games at Santa Barbara last weekend, giving the […]
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Dangerous bees arriving to San Luis Obispo County
The first Africanized Honey Bees, also known as killer bees, have recently been detected in San Luis Obispo County, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Marty Settevendemie said. An unidentified local bee keeper discovered that the aggressive strain of bees had invaded his Arroyo Grande hives. The California Department of Food and Agriculture confirmed that the bees were […]
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Peer Health Education holds Alcohol Awareness Symposium
brennan angel The Cal Poly Alcohol Awareness Symposium was held Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The “iParty Responsibly” event, sponsored by Peer Health Education, attracted nearly 60 people and raffled off free iPod Shuffles. Keynote speaker Randy Haveson gave a candid speech about his history of addiction. Haveson began drinking at the age […]