Angela Marie Watkins
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3 Leg Torso brings old-world sound to SLO Sunday

What do you get when you mate old world music with a jazzy back alley of Paris? You get the band 3 Leg Torso.

The quirky quintet will play at the San Luis Obispo Odd Fellows Lounge and promise to offer not only their eclectic catalog of music but to give the audience regular Oscar updates via their manager.

A night of insanity with Fishbone

Legendary alternative rock band Fishbone will play at Downtown Brewing Co. tonight, one of five shows the band will play in the United States before beginning their European tour in France April 5.

“It’s been awhile since we’ve been (in San Luis Obispo), but we have some good memories of playing there and I’ve been to some good parties in San Luis Obispo,” said John Norwood Jones, bassist and founding member of Fishbone.

PETA speaker encourages activism

Dan Mathews is known for his wardrobe. He has been photographed around the world dressed as a carrot, a priest and a cow, but early Saturday morning in Chumash Auditorium, he wore just jeans and a Change the Status Quo T-shirt.

The 43-year-old author and senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was the keynote speaker for the sixth annual Change the Status Quo Conference: A Student’s Role in Shaping Society.

Chelsea Clinton to visit Cal Poly Friday

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham-Clinton

Take a ride with Penguins on wheels

Penguins might not be the first thing that come to mind when you think of motorcycles, but back in 1947, the animal was the perfect mascot for the newly-formed Cal Poly motorcycle club.

“Back then, guys wore black leather jackets with white T-shirts underneath when they were riding and when the jackets were opened people thought they looked like penguins,” said David Berry, The Penguins Motorcycle Club vice president.

Ag freshman dies in car accident

Freshman Christopher Thomas Harvey, 18, was killed in a car accident while home for the holidays.

On Dec. 7, Harvey had just taken two finals to complete his first quarter at Cal Poly when he decided to make the four-hour drive north to his home in Walnut Creek.

'Jackass the Game': Not as cool as it sounds

The premise of “Jackass the Game” for Playstation 2 is simple: “Jackass” director Jeff Tremaine is in the hospital for a scrotum-related accident. While he’s out of commission you have to help the “Jackass” boys complete their stunts so the show will get another season on MTV.

Since when did Hollywood become pro-life?

Written by titillating blogger and former peep show provocateur Diablo Cody, “Juno” is the story of a 16-year-old girl trying to find out what kind of girl she is while incubating the child of a premeditated sex act.

While the pregnancy is unwanted, Juno can’t bring herself to “nip it in the bud before it gets worse” and decides to find the perfect couple to adopt the baby – preferably one that owns a bass guitar – from a Penny Saver.