Emily Rancer As my roommate Julie leapt for her FedEx package, she squealed, “Ooh, it must be my Halloween costume!” After ordering it online the week before, she told me it was a cute sailor’s outfit. From her description, it really did sound cute. As she pulled the navy blue miniskirt from the box, we […]
Completely whorified
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Rancer's Recipes 10-27-05
Emily Rancer Since Halloween’s almost here, store shelves are piled with cheap candy. So dammit, go for that bag of Reese’s miniature cups because you can use them to make, as one of my friends said, a “f*ckin’ delicious” dessert. Imagine personal-sized brownies, each with a peanut butter cup melted into the center. Then top […]
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Top 5 don'ts of sex
Daniel Gingras I awoke in the middle of the night, wrenched in terror, the vision of Talk Sex’s Sue Johansson still burnt in my mind. She was flailing a menacing dildo at me and prophesizing the epic sexual impact that my five don’ts of sex will have on the community at large. I can no […]
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Candles, Music-and a Phone Call
Janice Edman No two girls are alike, as any guy who’s been through the dating scene knows. But what a surprisingly large amount of guys don’t know is that there are universal gestures of adoration that every girl is helpless to resist. Flowers and candy, along with the occasional little gifts, are no-brainers to […]
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The Outdoor Gunn 10-26-05
It’s a 15-minute drive through Los Osos to Montana de Oro State Park, a beautiful recreation area that bolsters some of the county’s most beautiful scenery. The park, however, is not just a hiking paradise; it is also home to some of the largest waves on the Central Coast at Spooners Cove. Over this past […]
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Garnett sidelined for rest of season
sheila sobchik Cal Poly starting quarterback Anthony Garnett is out for the season with a torn left ACL and meniscus, according to assistant media relations director Eric Burdick. Garnett threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns against the Grizzlies, but sustained an injury to his knee in the last 30 seconds of play that took […]
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In my opinion-.blah blah blah
Jen Boudevin I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said “public opinion in this country is everything.” Apparently even back in the 19th century, what you thought made even a tiny ripple in the vast sea between knowledge and ignorance. But opinions? Really? They just don’t seem to ever get us anywhere, other […]
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Are You Ready?
Bradford Applin No, not for the World Series. Nope, not for the second half of the NFL season. Hockey? *muffles laughter* sorry, try again. No, the PBA tour doesn’t count. I meant: are you ready for the start of the NBA season?!? That’s right. On Nov. 1 the NBA will officially tip off the 2005-2006 […]
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Diablo Canyon vulnerable to possible terrorist attack
Garrett Leight An airborne terrorist attack is “reasonably foreseeable” at the new Diablo Canyon facility for storage of spent reactor fuel, according to a press release from the Mothers for Peace organization. The Mothers for Peace organization and Sierra Club told a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals why the U.S. […]
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Cal Poly is Cow Poly for some
sheila sobchik In the predawn hours of the morning with only the stars to light her way through the eerie silence of Cheda Ranch, Kate Rector heads to the dairy in her stocking feet. She pulls a pair of knee-high, rubber boots from the trunk of her car and looks down at her watch. It’s […]
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Mechanical engineers take flight in Air Force internship
Jennifer Gongaware Mechanical engineering seniors Jessica Ulvin and David Guerrant are gaining insight into the military aspect of their major by interning at Edwards Air Force Base this quarter. The base is located on the western edge of the Mojave Desert about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. This is Ulvin’s second quarter interning at […]