After a long-term contract with Pepsi-Cola, Cal Poly announced in a press release that it would make the transition to a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola products come fall quarter.
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BLOG: Why “boomerang kids” move home
“Boomerang kids.” It’s a new term created to describe a student who leaves home to go off to college, receives a degree and then comes a knockin’ on their parents’ door.
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BLOG: Cal State Fullerton, UCM pave social media path
Only one campus from the UC and one from the CSU has social media links to their Facebook and Twitter pages directly on the homepage.
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BLOG: Money back guarantee for jobless grads?
Should college graduates get their money back if they don’t secure employment after graduation? One New York City woman thinks so.
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BLOG: Appearance trumps health for tanning
What will make a difference in how many people regularly hop into the futuristic capsules with the glowing lights? Duke University Professor Leary found that when people were warned about the effect on their appearance, they were more likely to change their attitude toward tanning.
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BLOG: Don’t forget to eat those carbohydrates
As the saying goes, “you are what you eat,” but how about what you don’t eat? While cutting out carbohydrates from a diet might whittle down one’s mid-section, it could leave people with decreased memory skills, according to a study by Tufts University.
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BLOG: Hot sauce or expletives?
My mom followed the old adage of “use dirty language, wash your mouth out with soap,” with her own modern twist. She was concerned about what eating soap would do to her kids, so instead we were forced to drip spicy Tabasco sauce on our tongues. I can still remember the sting. It wasn’t until now that I learned swearing could actually help that pain.
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Blog: Big brother or big help?
A new traffic camera in Santa Barbara is one of more than a thousand that have been placed on Californian highways.
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BLOG: CFA votes in favor of furloughs
The voting period closed Wednesday with 54 percent members voting ‘yes’ and 46 percent voting ‘no’ for the furloughs. In total, 68 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot — about 8,880 members.
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Word on the Street: What minor would you create?
See what Cal Poly students are thinking in this week’s Word on the Street.
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CFA and students clash with chancellor
Students for Quality Education are planning a 48 hour protest/vigil at the chancellor’s office in Long Beach starting Sunday up to the meeting on Tuesday.