President Baker – Man or myth? Supposedly, we have this president, President Baker, that exists to serve our university. Yet, of all my days spent on this campus, I have NEVER seen him. It’s like he’s “Where’s Waldo,” minus the candycane-striped sweater and glasses. But at least you find Waldo eventually. Who is this guy […]
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Musty the Mustang: An expose
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke One of the most enigmatic characters in Cal Poly lore is half wiry teenage body, half artificial horse head. You’ve probably seen him around campus flipping burgers with the other ag majors during their Friday barbecues or pounding away at differential equations during his linear algebra class. But has […]
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Opinion or Journalism?
Last week I saw an article regarding a California Universal Health Care bill. I was looking forward to an objective analysis, but what I found was an advertisement. The article told the potential value of the initiative while omitting the costs and pitfalls involved. This was worthy of the front page? For the sake of […]
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The Outdoor Gunn 1-18-06
Chris Gunn This week I think I need to take a break from the outdoors and head inside to discuss what I consider to be one of the most disappointing things I have ever seen in the world of sports. I mean sure I have seen my share of missed calls by the NFL’s “top” […]
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The dance and the sex
Janice Edman There’s dancing, and then there’s . . . dancing. There’s “gliding, stepping or moving through a set series of movements, usually to music,” according to the Merriam- Webster’s Desk Dictionary, and then there’s “an overtly sexual form of dance performed in clubs and at high school dances,” according to urbandictionary.com. Since Webster has […]
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Dancing: Sex Standing Up
Dan Watson At that golden age when puberty is embedding its oily claws into our blossoming youth, the beast we call “dancing” begins to transform from an innocent preschool circle-dancing kitten into a sexual bump-and-grinding bloodthirsty lion. When it seemed like just yesterday that boys weaved through playground equipment to escape man-hungry little girls who […]
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The real definition of slander
Hey Michael, I can’t believe you spent the entire first half of your letter (Soapbox Diaries or Slander?) bragging about how you looked up “slander,” but still got the definition wrong. Unreal. Slander is the oral communication of injurious statements and libel is the written version. The key word in that is ORAL. Oral, oral, […]
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Good coverage on women engineers
I’d like to thank the Mustang Daily for allowing an important point to come through in their Women of Engineering series- that the Men of Engineering are awesome in their treatment of the female engineers. A big thank you goes out especially to the professors and male students of the Mechanical Engineering department. You guys […]
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ASI: For the students, By the students
Ryan Chartrand In 1937, students formed the first Cal Poly student government association. Now, more than 68 years later, ASI is still with students every step of the way developing programs and services, supporting clubs and organizations, providing facilities and recreational opportunities and advocating the student perspective on campus, in the community and beyond. You’ve […]
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Sounding Off with Garrett Leight 1-13-06
For football fans, 2006 has started off with an astronomical bang. The Bowl Championship Series was not only the best of recent memory, but the best series of college bowl games I have ever seen. From the athletic plays of Ted Ginn Jr. and the Ohio State Buckeyes to the incredible blown kick battle between […]
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We're calling you out, UFC champion
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke “Two Classy Gents” is a humor column. Chuck-chuck-bo-buck, fanana-fanna-fo. . .we all know how this little children’s ditty ends. As you may or may not know, faithful Mustang Daily reader, the current Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder is Chuck Liddell – local celebrity and enormous woman. For those not familiar […]