Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez So you’ve made it to Cal Poly and you’re living in the dorms away from friends, family and, most importantly, Mom’s home cooking. While it may seem like it’s your time to go all out and eat what you want, think again. All those late night trips to Taco Bell […]
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Lies, lies and damn statistics
Professor Devore, chair for the department of statistics, is concerned that the addition of a master’s degree program in history will muddle the stellar technical reputation of his beloved institution. He asks, “Does Cal Poly really need a master’s degree in this discipline?” Well, I venture to ask the professor this: Does the world really […]
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Rancer's Recipes 10-20-05
Emily Rancer Apples and honey are a great combination. But when you also throw tender chicken into the mix, all three become powerfully better. By altering a recipe for apple honey sauce and then incorporating chicken, I found an entirely new and delicious creation. I try to make all my recipes as college-friendly as possible, […]
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Sex, love and alcohol
Daniel Gingras What an amazing thing it is to be a college student in the 21st century. We stuff our brains, livers and suitcases to the point of explosion. We indulge in guilty pleasures like “text messaging” and “drunk-dialing.” We speak to each other in keyboard acronyms (ROFLMAOPIMP) and so many different regional slangs. We […]
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Sex and European cities
Janice Edman My sophomore year, I took a class where we held panel discussions at the end of the term dealing with topics like abortion, politics and one that particularly interested me: American morality. A few people presenting the panel tried to argue that we here in the States have no morals left; or, that […]
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Grow up people
Ever since the whole ordeal began about the Cal Poly Salsa Club’s posters, I have been greatly amused by all the antics of these men and women who firmly believe in the idea of censorship. I could completely understand the severity of the advertisement if it displayed bare-chested women arousing willing men in the un-holiest […]
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Bush bashing has gotten ridiculous
In Tuesday’s paper, an editorial referred to Deputy Prime Minister Shaath’s claim that George Bush said he thought God was speaking directly to him. This led to his decisions regarding Iraq, Afghanistan and the War on Terror. This supposedly occurred while in a meeting with Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas. What the writer neglected to mention […]
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Only in America
It’s Tuesday morning and I’m riding my bike to school. Admittedly, I’m riding on the sidewalk and have just run two stop signs in the bike lane, when a cop comes running over full speed and jumps in front of me. She proceeds to lecture me on how bikes are like cars and are legally […]
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Training citizens beyond undergraduate degrees is a bad thing?
Training citizens beyond undergraduate degrees is a bad thing? I am so pleased that professor Devore from the statistics department acknowledges, in his letter to the editor (October 19), that “History is a wonderful discipline.” I am also pleased to learn that statistics has been willing, for the greater good of engineering and science education […]
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A community challenge
Tyler Middlestadt The perpetual challenge facing thousands of Cal Poly students, and even more of our colleagues who live, work and raise families in San Luis Obispo is how do we respectfully co-exist with profound differences in our lifestyles? Students have drastically different routines, habits and perceptions of respect and courtesy than do most community […]
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Frankly Speaking 10-19-05
Frank Stranzl Would I travel two hours to watch a volleyball match? The old me would say, “You’re jokin’, right? Hell no!” But that was before I witnessed Cal Poly’s upset win over UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 24 at Mott Gym. Since then, I’ve had a change of heart. Whether it was the effortless, […]