graphic by louise dolby Most weekends, throwing sharp metal objects while you’re at the bar is a sure-fire way to get tossed out the front door. This weekend, it could win you a free dinner, some headphones or even a tour of Hearst Castle. The Cal Poly Dart Club will be hosting the first annual […]
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Coy Flat
Paul Bittick Silence makes you think Makes you wonder why and how Makes you sell yourself short Makes you build it back up Makes you try harder to piece together Makes you strive to break apart Makes you miss the dear Makes you remember the departed Makes you escape it all Makes you keep in […]
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Today's 'Pollen Cast' shows allergies are high
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez Wednesday’s forecast includes moderate levels of tree and grass pollen with a low level of weed pollen. But watch out for Thursday, when pollen levels for grass are expected to be high. It turns out that for some of us, the “Pollen Cast” is just as important, if not more […]
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Students expose art in the name of awareness
ƒ_~wingsƒ_T by louise dolby With the minutes ticking down toward the Friday night event, figuring out all the last-minute details has Louise Dolby a little stressed out. “I’ll feel really good Saturday morning when it’s over,” she said. For the past couple of months, Cal Poly journalism seniors Valerie Barrett, Jeanette Etchebehere and Dolby have […]
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Students reveal 'What the Butler Saw'
What do you get when you take a wealthy and bitingly estranged family, mix in some sex, lies and Polaroids, add a humanly impossible amount of binge drinking and throw in some sexy lingerie and a strait jacket? I’ll give you one hint: It’s not the Paris Hilton sex tape .
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Garden Street hosts senior project, party
Lauren Zahner What do six indie bands, a garden gnome and a senior project have in common? It’s the KCPR Garden Party. “It’s really a taste of something different,” journalism sophomore Graham Culbertson said. Cal Poly’s radio station, KCPR, will be hosting a music festival at Downtown Brew on Garden Street from 2 to 10 […]
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How Brian Wilson saved my father
Mariecar Mendoza “I don’t give a goddamn about the Beach Boys!” It was 1963, and the generational gap had never yawned wider. My grandfather, the principal of Lennox High School in Hawthorne, Calif., had suffered a particularly bad day; two young scoundrels named Brian and Dennis Wilson had caused a scene by trespassing onto his […]
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Professor puts new spin on paranoia
whitney guenther Jesus, Friedrich Nietzsche and Joan of Arc were all super paranoid, but in the best possible sense of the word – at least that is the premise of English professor John Hampsey’s book “Paranoia and Contentment: A Personal Essay on Western Thought.” The book reintroduces the idea of pre-Plato Greece that paranoia can […]
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Billbored for the week of 5/15
TAKE a trip and “Discover Tahiti” in oil paintings on display through May at 778 Higuera St., Suite B. Hours vary depending on the days, but doors open daily at 11 a.m. and stay open until at least 5 p.m. throughout the week. For more information, call 788-0886. WHO did it? “The Butler Did It” […]
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'Freak-out' artist reads thoughts, fries minds
Christina Casci Bending spoons and glass without touching them and knowing exactly what playing card an audience member is thinking of. These are all aspects of Christopher Carter’s show – and that’s just the beginning. “I freak people out with demonstrations of mind power,” Carter said. “It’s all very memorable.” Carter is performing at Cal […]
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Experience Palestine through the eyes of 'Arna's Children'
Christina Casci Israel versus Palestine. A war that has been going on for years. People are dying every day in both countries, but both think they are right. Who is right? Or more importantly, whose right is it to determine the answer? “Arna’s Children,” a documentary by Juliano Mer Khamis, tells the story of Arna […]