Looking for a quick fix of adventure, excitement and just-turned-legal empowerment? Find a friend with a car, and hit the road. Make some new memories just outside of San Luis Obispo with these one-tank road trips: local locations that only require one tank of gas to get there and back. With hidden gems so close by, you’re going to have to make some epic road trip playlists.
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How to become an official SLO resident
You’re all settled in your dorm room. You have thousands of pictures covering your walls and bulletin board. Your extra-long twin bed is made. You have everything in the perfect spot. Now what? Get out of that dorm room! Whether you have lived in the same city your whole life or have moved around to all 50 states, everyone has the same chance to explore the interesting city where you’re attending college. With luck, you will be spending four — or more — amazing years in San Luis Obispo. It is never too early to discover what your favorite hangouts and activities will be.
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What to do with your Valentine, without going broke
Ashley DeVriend ashleydevriend.md@gmail.com A college budget doesn’t allow for an extravagant Valentine’s Day. The classic dinner-and-movie night is a date to fall back on, but isn’t the best way to keep the cost down. Luckily for us, San Luis Obispo is a town that holds many different opportunities to have a fun day with your […]
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Diablo Canyon making seismic waves
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Proposed seismic testing near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach has created controversy since early 2011, due to a number of concerns surrounding the issue. Opinions vary between those who are for the tests, against them due to concern for environmental impact and opposed to the nuclear power plant […]
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Thumbs up: Mac Miller hits Avila Beach
Hanna Iazzetta hiazzetta@mustangdaily.net Rap artist Mac Miller will take over Avila Beach this Friday, Sept. 28. Fans are looking forward to an evening concert on the beach with the headlining artist along with Travis Porter and YG. Collective Efforts Events is putting on this event as an official back-to-school beach party, according to company owner and […]
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So spring has sprung: now what?
Welcome back, everyone. Does anyone else feel like spring break was a bit too short? Yeah, me too. Here we are in spring quarter, which means the weather is going to be tempting us more and more to skip that lecture and go spend the day outside. So if you’re looking for a way to […]
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Take in the sights at Avila Beach
Katherina Koller walks on a stone path in Avila Beach, palms pressed together, making her way through a labyrinth — a circular maze with no dead ends. “It’s a metaphor for living life in a more peaceful way,” Koller said about the spiritual maze, originally designed for Roman Catholic churches. “Too much structure suffocates life.” […]
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College Invasion Tour brings DJ Tiësto to Avila
DJ Tiësto is coming to Avila on Wednesday as part of his 2011 Club Life College Invasion tour — a tour focused on college campuses and catered to “what students want.” Collective Effort Events and Otter Productions are working with Tiësto to bring his tour to Avila Beach Golf Resort, which has a 3,000 person capacity […]
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LMFAO brings party rock style to Avila Beach
LMFAO came to party rock the sold out crowd at the Avila Beach Party Friday night, and that is exactly what the duo and their Party Rock Crew did.
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Students host sea life event at Avila Beach
In the tradition of finding innovative ways to explore their senior projects, Cal Poly students Natalie Do and Rebecca Leong are no exception. The two communication studies seniors will put on the event “Find Oz and Lula” at the Avila Beach Sea Life Center Saturday afternoon.
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University students spread knowledge ‘under the sea’
Cal Poly students brought the “learn by doing” philosophy to children in the community Saturday at Explore the Oceans Day at the Avila Beach Sea Life Center.