Brennan Angel Many Cal Poly students are preparing for Halloween by decorating their homes with pumpkins. Some go to the same spots every year to buy their pumpkins, while others buy to support local farmers. “I’m either buying my pumpkins from the Sierra Vista’s farmers market or at a patch just off of Los Osos […]
Places to pick the perfect pumpkin
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Gilliam & Co. too much for Fullerton, Riverside
The Cal Poly volleyball team completed a road trip sweep with a four-game win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. The Mustangs won by games scores of 30-21, 27-30, 30-15 and 30-18. The Mustangs improved to 11-4, 4-2, while the Titans fell to 11-7, 3-2. The Mustangs opened the road trip with a three-game win […]
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No gold in Long Beach; Cal Poly defeated by 49ers
kiel carreau The off-season buildup around Long Beach State (9-3-1, 2-1-0), was about its stellar recruiting class, which was ranked 15th in the country and tops in the Big West. Cal Poly (8-2-3, 0-1-0) found out the hype was real Friday as the Mustangs gave up two goals to freshman Dana Farquhar, suffering its first […]
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Mustangs ride Garnett to win
brennan angel The No. 9 Cal Poly football team continued its winning streak by pounding No. 12 North Dakota State 37-6 on Saturday night at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs improve to 5-1 overall and remained perfect in the Great West Conference at 3-0. The Bison fell to 4-2 overall. Cal Poly’s first home game since […]
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CPSalsa covers sexy posters
tom sanders By Louise Dolby The Cal Poly Salsa Club is heating things up on campus in its recent advertising campaign featuring students in firefighter gear. The advertisements are too hot for some to handle. The posters and advertisements around campus now have a “Cal Poly Advisory” sticker covering the skin of scantily clad models […]
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Students protest the removal of red handprints
kiel carreau Removal of the red handprints once found near the residence halls inspired Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) to exhibit the prints somewhere else – on T-shirts members wore Thursday in protest. “We want to raise awareness,” said Abbie Livingston, PSA co-director and a history senior. “A lot of people don’t know (the handprints) are […]
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Collision with fire truck injures student
Brennan Angel A fire truck crashed into the driver’s side of a car carrying two Cal Poly students on Friday morning, sending the driver to the hospital with a fractured rib. Biology junior Athena Norton had a green light at the intersection of Marsh and Santa Rosa Streets en route to driving her friend Mia […]
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Mustangs trounce Bison
Sheila Sobchik No. 9 Cal Poly football continued its winning streak by blowing out No. 12 North Dakota State 37-6 on Saturday night at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs improved to 5-1 overall and remained perfect at 3-0 in the Great West Conference. The Bison fell to 4-2 overall. Cal Poly’s first home game since the […]
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De Profundus Ater Clamo ad te Damine
Mariecar Mendoza The sun lacks compassion, Beating down relentlessly. Revealing the silent suffering, Of the young one dying. And in the bright sunlight, Shines something very dark. The struggle not to live, But to die. Crawling on an impending grave, Tear ducts all but dry. Parched are the lungs, That breathe in sand, Whose prayers […]
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Getting back under that spotlight
Frank Stranzl When I first tore my achilles, I remember the moment clearly. We were doing summer workouts with coach (Chris) Holder, our strength and conditioning coach. We were doing agility drills and I went to plant my left foot, then snap… no pain, no dramatic fall to the ground, just me standing there as […]
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The worst road trip I've ever been on
Frank Stranzl Every end has a beginning. And the end of this adventure couldn’t come soon enough. When I think of North Dakota State football, a lot of things pop into my head. Not because last year I intercepted a pass and ran 73 yards for what ended up being the game-winning touchdown. No, I […]