Cal Poly’s Supermileage Vehicle Team knows a thing or two about how to get the most mileage – the team’s futuristic prototype vehicle got 2752.3 mpg at the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas in 2008. Here are their tips on how to make your car more fuel-efficient.
Category: Opinion
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BLOG: AB 656 more complicated than at first glance
Reporter uncovers complexity of issues while researching AB 656.
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BLOG: Callero’s elementary lesson
Callero encourages the players to slap hands with each other after a free throw, when leaving or entering the court or to say ‘good game.’
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BLOG: Best kept secret of registration
Wouldn’t this process be easier if you knew which classes would be offered each quarter for the whole year? Yes.
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BLOG: Reconsider safety as crime rates soar
Crime rates, made available by the University Police Department, show a large increase from 2007 to 2008. How will 2009 add up? Do you feel safe in San Luis Obispo?
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BLOG: Family of Champions
Through blogging, the Champion family remembers Cal Poly sophomore who died from cancer in August.
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BLOG: Student lawsuit against CSU
Requiring the CSU to reverse the fee increase would cause Cal Poly to reduce its operating budget by $18 million instead of $10 million.
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BLOG: Swine flu. Are we justified in our fear or overreacting?
We’ve reported on how the Cal Poly health center is preparing for the swine flu and coverage about it has been dominating the news. What I really want to know is: Are you freaking out?
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BLOG: Study links heavy consumption of beer and spirits with cancer
Researchers found statistically significant relationships between heavy consumption of beer and spirits and six different cancers.
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BLOG: Spare your piggy bank, save money in SLO
Cal Poly estimated that for the 2009/2010 school year an undergraduates living on or off campus would spend $21,249. Here are some tips on how you can save money.
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BLOG: Americans have flawed perception of health
Many Americans have an inaccurate perception of their health, considering themselves to be at a healthy weight when they’re not and denying that being obese or overweight is a health problem.