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, […]
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A perfect duo
History is a wonderful discipline, and I have great respect for those who teach and/or study it. However, does Cal Poly really need a master’s degree program in the discipline? All the information I have gleaned from various news sources suggests that the nation’s most desperate need is for more well trained scientists and engineers. […]
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All in the name of God
Jack Ingram In a three-part BBC news series titled, “Elusive Peace: Israel and the Arabs,” Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath described his June 2003 conversation with President Bush, in which he said, “I’m driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, ‘George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.’ And I did, and […]
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A perfect duo
A perfect duo Hillary vs. Condoleezza. I didn’t think of it, but once I heard it said, it made all too much sense. How else can it go? Who else could beat the other? And what a historic race it would be. Hillary has more connections domestically and more passion domestically. She would love nothing […]
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Do not enforce your morality on me
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of defenses and complaints about the CPSalsa posters. In fact, I’m reading Mark Egan’s right now (yup, I’m later than you are Mark). I must say, I agree with his argument on love, but I don’t agree with the methods. For me, a firm personal morality is about being […]
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A message from Musty
Musty the Mustang here; inviting everyone to come up with me and the Mustang Maniacs to watch the football team take on UC Davis next weekend (October 28th and 29th). The Horseshoe Classic is in Davis this year and we want the Shoe back. There is limited space available on the buses so be sure […]
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Got creativity? Club ads unoriginal
Khaled Hal Saad The new academic year ushered in fresh marketing campaigns for student initiatives aimed at captive freshmen and the rest of us. There are drives to go greek, join campus clubs and other well-meaning organizations. A disturbing trend among many of these drives is the lack of creativity in building a unique message. […]
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Addressing domestic problems first is completely reasonable
Addressing domestic problems first is completely reasonable Do you honestly believe that the president of the United States has the power to hide international news to bolster popularity ratings? You might as well accuse him of causing the earthquake to divert attention from the war in Iraq; it would make just as much sense, but […]
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All this over half a breast?
I need to throw my two cents in the pot before I go crazy from reading one too many letters to the editor involving a half-naked breast. When I saw the CPSalsa poster, I thought it was a fire woman getting off work and getting ready to relieve some stress by doing a little Salsa […]
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Newsflash: Truth exists!
I am continually exasperated with the fuzzy thinking that passes as profound erudition in the Mustang Daily. But when interim provost Robert C. Detweiler is quoted in the October 12 article “First Constitution Day Coming” as saying, “I don’t have a lot of patience with those who say we can only look at the original […]