Paul Bittick Run away on the path you made that leads no where. Or stand your ground, and get pushed around, by everyone. The taste of rain can fill your lungs; they won’t cough it out though. Drink it down all the way, and let your mind expand now. Feel the pain of the […]
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Dance troupe to sweep audience off its feet
Kelly Cope Variable Velocity, a San Luis Obispo-area performance group, will be whirling audiences off their feet tomorrow through the weekend at 8 p.m. in the Spanos Theatre on campus with their performance entitled “From the Mundane to the Sublime.” Directed by Diana Stanton, a Cal Poly dance professor and Jude Clark Warnisher, the group […]
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SLO to get K.O.'d tonight
Before ’90s sensation Sir-Mix-A-Lot belts out his infamous rap about the female derriere, homegrown wonder Kid Official (K.O.) will take the stage tonight at Downtown Brew. An aspiring singer-song writer originally from Arroyo Grande, K.O. specializes in dance breakdowns and remixes.
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Welcome to 'Club Alum'
Mariecar Mendoza It is 1:01 a.m. and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” is blaring from my television. But it’s not Conan’s jokes that are keeping me awake, nor is it the screen’s glow or my computer’s hum. It’s this darn thing: The goodbye. The adieu. The farewell. I knew it was near; shoot, I cursed […]
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Walking the plank of graduation
Katie Hofstetter As a graduating senior, there is one question that I hate above all else. It’s the dreaded, “What are your plans for next year?” Each time I hear it, I have to pause for a minute, allowing the “Dodgeball”-style bit of throw-up that has entered my throat to subside, and forcing back the […]
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I'm a graduate, not a grandma
Paul Bittick I feel old. Some days I look in the mirror and I see a woman I do not know and wonder where the 16-year-old me is. Oh my God, I am turning into my mother. I blame the sweater sets I wear to meet the dress code of my internship and to look […]
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Left behind, but left with good advice
Paul Bittick As graduation for many super-seniors is approaching, some of us less fortunate juniors are stuck on this wonderful campus for another year of educational bliss. Many of my friends will be graduating in a week and leaving me to fend for myself during times of senioritis (I hear it is a serious situation), […]
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Rock concert raises funds for SLO Women's Shelter
Drum beats and guitar chords filled Philips Hall at Cal Poly on May 26 during a benefit concert for the San Luis Obispo Women’s Shelter. Lamai Son, The Halls, Clay Pharoah and Afterhour Shower, four local bands in conjunction with the Progressive Student Alliance raised $191.20 in donations the shelter during the four-hour concert. “We […]
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And in the end …
Mariecar Mendoza The diploma, the tassel, the Hefty Bag gown – give it to a more eager soul. As far as I’m concerned, I graduated May 19, the day Cal Poly tripped on its own incompetence and cancelled my music festival. The KCPR Garden Party, scheduled May 20 at Downtown Brew, was intended to be […]
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Ship sinks, so does movie
Ryan Chartrand It’s a good thing Greek gods don’t interfere with humanity anymore or else everyone involved in the production of “Poseidon” would have found themselves impaled by a trident and their homes buried in the sea. “Poseidon” tells the story of a luxurious ocean liner that sails into a wave from hell that flips […]
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RSVP XI: Pulse! updates musical sound
Singing lifeguards, Beethoven, monks and an Irish dancer all on one stage. It’s not the latest Halloween revue at your local theme park. It’s not a play. It’s not a concert. So what is it then? RSVP XI: Pulse! is a multi-media production that combines performance art with music technology. The show presents a series […]