I deal with words.
I edit them, read them, write them and speak them. They’re involved in every daily activity I do, and they’re something I hope to one day build a profession around. But when I think back on this year at Mustang Daily, I can’t describe it in words.
Portland-based slam poet Brian Ellis is a fan of performing to unfamiliar faces.
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net With 24 seconds on the clock, head coach Faith Mimnaugh called a timeout and looked to her bench. “Brittany, Kayla, you’re going in,” she yelled. Neither Brittany Woodard nor Kayla Griffin had any idea what…
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Through 10 minutes, it looked like the magic would continue for Molly Schlemer and the Cal Poly women’s basketball team. But during the next 30 minutes, Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas and…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The offensive struggles looked to be behind them. But after scoring six runs in their series opener against Notre Dame, the Mustangs put up nine zeroes through nine innings and fell 1-0 to the Fighting…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net As the Mustangs stare at the program’s first 5-0 start since 2001, head coach Larry Lee and most of his players have one thing running through their heads. “We can be better.” “I think we’re…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The first thing Graham Updegrove heard was screaming. Then the entire crowd started running. “I didn’t even look back, I just kind of started running as well,” Updegrove said. “I took a couple of steps…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net When it comes down to it, it’s just a matter of who can make more plays. At least, that’s how Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh sees it. “At the end of the day,” Walsh…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net Head coach Joe Callero wants to make sure things remain in perspective. While his team is coming off what he calls the best win in his Cal Poly career, the Mustangs are working toward staying…
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The Mustangs were in the air traveling back from Arizona while the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff selection show aired on national television. Awaiting an at-large bid to the postseason, the entire team — give…