Erik Hanson is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. For some of you, graduation has finally arrived. And while this may be a time to celebrate with friends and family, inevitably, a few of these same acquaintances will feel compelled to bestow upon you their advice for […]
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Mixing social networking and politics
By many accounts, the political season leading up to the November 2012 election will be nasty. And while everyone ought to care about who represents them at local, state and national level, it can be tough forming a rational political opinion and deciphering signals with so much noise surrounding us in the media. For those […]
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Keeping what's yours, yours
With senioritis in full swing for some, and spring break right around the corner for all, you’re hopefully already making plans to go somewhere fun and exciting during the week off. But before you leave for whatever exotic location you might have in mind — during which time you’ll probably/hopefully only remember about a third […]
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The other benefits of cardio exercise
Hopefully you have all had a chance to visit our new Recreation — or Rec — Center by now, and have found the time in your busy schedules for the five minutes it takes to register with the new HandKey system. If so, then you have already witnessed the abundance of cardiovascular exercise opportunities now […]
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Learning to self-regulate and study
“Study 25 to 35 hours a week.” Yellow signs brandishing this slogan around campus encourage dedicating two hours per unit each week to hitting the books. It can be tough dedicating five, six, seven hours, five or six days a week, to doing homework, reading or studying — let alone doing schoolwork surrounded by so […]
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Moving on without regrets
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a masters in public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. For those of you graduating this fall – and even those of you with some time left here at Cal Poly – college has probably not been strictly about learning inside the classroom. Rather, college has likely been […]
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Keeping it (middle) classy
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. This past September, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a report on its findings in regards to downward mobility from the American middle class. The report found that of those surveyed — adults who had grown up in a […]
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Secure an internship to secure future employment
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. The Cal Poly Fall Career Fair came and went a couple of weeks ago. Did you attend and (more importantly) were you able to find an exciting internship opportunity? Possessing work experience will be important when the time […]
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Furnishing your home on a student budget
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. If you did not spend the summer roughing it here in town, then you probably spent the weekend before school frantically unloading your belongs from a truck, U-Haul or Ford Aerostar. Along with your roommates, you were (hopefully) […]
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Start setting the bar: establishing and tracking goals for a better you
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. If you have ever watched Sunday morning soccer on Telemundo, then you know how exciting goals can be. And, there is no better time than the start of the school year to establish and/or adjust your long- and […]
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So much for the best seven years of your life
Through its Expected Academic Progress (EAP) Policy, Cal Poly is making a conscience effort to graduate students in a timely manner.