Is the world coming to an end? Before E3 I was worried that Sony might not pull into first place in the console wars, but now analysts are forecasting third, behind the cult lover box known as the Nintendo Wii? Thankfully, however, I haven’t listened to analysts ever since the unbeatable quote “video games will be extinct by the year 2000.
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Acclaimed violinist to dazzle Poly
This Saturday at 8 p.m., the Christopher Cohan Center will come alive with the sounds of David Kim, celebrated solo violinist, when he joins the San Luis Obispo Symphony in its final concert of the season. Kim will perform Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto in D Major” as part of an evening of classical music, […]
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'Say No More' rocks Battle of the Bands
nick camacho Fans of friendly musical competition were out in full force Thursday afternoon to support the Battle of the Bands winner Say No More and other contestants. The event took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Union and included Say No More and three local bands; MoonShine, Foreign Hand and […]
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A change in school beverage options.
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez When I was in elementary school, the idea of vending machines on campus was ludicrous. The junior high school I attended actually had a juice box vending machine. I remember thinking how unfair it was that we didn’t have a soda machine on campus. By the time I was a […]
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Lions, lanterns liven up UU
Jen Boudevin Cal Poly’s University Union Plaza will be illuminated with the light of the 12th annual Lantern Festival on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. The festival is celebrated traditionally in Chinese and Vietnamese cultures to honor the beauty of the moon, and has been coordinated by the Chi Delta Theta Sorority, the Omega […]
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo the SLO Way
graphic by louise dolby For those in search of the perfect Cinco de Mayo celebration, worry no more. Several faithful bars and restaurants in San Luis Obispo have yet to let us down for another year of cheap booze and good food. To some, May 5 is just another Friday. To others, it represents the […]
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Don't judge me because I'm brown
Brigette Barbosa Cinco de Mayo. For some, a day of celebration, unity and appreciation for an entire culture. For others, it’s just another reason to have a party and drink margaritas until the smell of tequila is enough to induce vomit for weeks. I’ll never forget when I was 15 years old and I was […]
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Another excuse to drink it up
Mariecar Mendoza El Cinco de Mayo. Or the fifth of May for all of you who opted to take French or German in high school instead of Spanish. It is day worthy of celebration and a true holiday for those who consider themselves Americans. Celebrating Cinco de Mayo embodies American ideals and should be, at […]
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Coachella: scenes from the cultural oasis
Paul Bittick I was somewhere around Indio, in the apex of the desert, when Tommy Lee kicked in. As I walked through the manicured grass, happily eating corn on the cob, the thin and dust-caked Motley Crue drummer ran up to me, weaving his arms and torso in a spastic model of the Axl Rose […]
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Webshots invites college students to new community
They say a picture tells a thousand words. But what about a thousand pictures? CNET says they spell one word: CollegeLive. CNET Networks’ latest service, WebShots CollegeLive, is a photo-sharing community where college students can post and organize pictures much like Facebook. The advantage, according to Webshots Senior Product Manager Anne Mitchell, is that CollegeLive […]
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'United 93' commemorates lost lives
Ryan Chartrand I could have done without “United 93.” I could have continued to live my life pushing the thought of terrorism and the infamy that took place on Sept. 11, 2001 to the far corners of my mind. But I chose to remember; to experience and to take an emotional beating that no filmmaker […]