Sports are about more than statistics, scores or star performances. In some ways, athletics reflect society. At times they bind us tighter, and at others they break down barriers that politicians could not do with the full force of law. That might seem over-dramatic but consider integration in the South during the 1970s. Alabama was […]
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Football face-off: The sports editor exchange program
In advance of this past weekend’s football game at the Northern Illinois University (NIU), Mustang Daily decided to do a mini-sports editor exchange program with the Northern Illinois Star, the competition’s newspaper. In a style the Star calls “Face-off” NIU sports editor Jimmy Johnson and Cal Poly sports editor J.J. Jenkins went toe-to-toe in a […]
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Students in diSTRESS
The ways people handle and deal with stress are as unique as their fingerprints. What one student accomplishes by going for a five-mile run might be equivalent to another taking time to schedule out everything on a to-do list. Both activities are still considered by the Cal Poly Academic Skills Center to be some of […]
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Details emerge in Cal Poly head volleyball coach dismissal
A 2010 report detailing alleged unprofessional conduct and sexual harassment by former head volleyball coach Jon Stevenson was released Wednesday, following a public records request. Cal Poly athletics director Don Oberhelman relieved Stevenson of his duties last week, and appointed Caroline Walters as interim head coach. She was an assistant coach to Stevenson for the […]
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Sorry for celebrating — Bin Laden’s death stirs up campus and social media
J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist. How were we supposed to feel last Sunday night? It is a question I honestly do not know the answer to, I just know it felt good. The freshman class at Cal Poly was in fourth grade last time the national spotlight had been […]
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Road trip — freshman finds imperfections make for the perfect adventure
Freshman columnist is in search of the perfect road trip.
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Professors are people too
Freshman columnist discusses the benefits of graduating college, and with that, going from teachers to “crazy or crazy-awesome” professors.
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Friday, Friday — Freshman columnist takes on Rebecca Black
Freshman columnist tells us about his Friday night and compares his night to Rebecca Black’s.
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Spring cleaning — freshman shares tips for improving your college days
Freshman columnist discusses the dos and don’ts of spring cleaning. See what extra friend-baggage needs to be shed to gear up for the last quarter of freshman year.
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Likealittle.com romantic shout-outs go viral at Cal Poly
Hannah Croft is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.
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Popping the question — finding roommates for next year
J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.