Along with the many unique and diverse restaurants that downtown San Luis Obispo has to offer, there is also the satisfying convenience of having ordinary fast food restaurants. The Habit Burger Grill is just one example of those fast food restaurants that satiates the basic burger craving everyone has once from time to time.
Category: Columns
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Free speech trumps ignorant party
Eighteenth century French writer, Voltaire, once wrote, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to death your right to say it.” Ironically, he also had a not-so striking revelation: “Common sense is not so common.”
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English is so 2012: Destroyer releases EP of Spanish covers
English isn’t an easy language to master. It has a wide range of sounds, a specific grammar and syntax, and depending on your definition, the largest vocabulary found anywhere in the world.
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Tips for what ales you
According to a survey we made up for the sake of this sentence, 98 percent of the people reading this column are poor college students. For the sake of our parents potentially reading this, we won’t say how much a typical craft beer run costs us … but it is quite a bit more expensive than a run to the corner store for a 30-rack.
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Quarter abroad breeds homesickness
Not that this is groundbreaking news or anything, but life abroad absolutely defines the phrase “living the dream.”
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Louisa’s Place lives up to hype
As a college student, it is often difficult to juggle early classes and make time for a complete meal every morning. But after hearing positive reviews from friends and seeing advertisements boasting the best breakfast in San Luis Obispo, a friend and I decided to head to Louisa’s Place and treat ourselves to a full, delicious breakfast.
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Obamacare highlights administration’s flaws
I’ve given President Barack Obama every chance to redeem himself on his signature Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the past month and a half. The “train wreck,” as many Congressional Republicans have dubbed it, finally hit me.
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Andrew Bird delivers wintry instrumental EP
In another life, Andrew Bird is ghostwriting for Miley Cyrus and One Direction. Even from the early days in the late ’90s backed by his Bowl of Fire band, Bird’s songwriting acumen and ear for melody have always been tremendous.
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Striving to live the Thai Buddhist way
My Buddhist philosophy professor is a 40-something white man from New Jersey. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in China and practiced in Thailand for many years. He is also a surgeon.
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Big businesses pose problems
I learned in class the other day that the internal motto of Google is: “Don’t be evil.” When I think about major corporations, ‘evil’ isn’t exactly the adjective that comes to mind, but it’s damn close.
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Perfecting the craft
This weekend we were invited to an event by some friends via a text that essentially said, “Beer Olympics at our house, pick a country and come compete!” Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it to the special event due to the comfort of our couches, presence of Sunday football and lack of desire to put on pants.