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Letterpress: Traditional Technology for a Modern World

The kiss of metal. It may sound more like a hard rock mantra, but in the case of letterpress printing, it refers to the “kiss” of inked metal pressing down on soft, thick paper.

Football team preps for season

The Cal Poly 2009-2010 football season brings change: a new head coach and staff, returning players stepping up to leadership roles and a different defensive strategy. But one thing hasn’t changed: the winning attitude.

To tweet or not to tweet

In 1600, Shakespeare wrote one of the most famous quotations in literature: “to be, or not to be.”
Fast-forward 400 years, and that line might as well be: “to tweet, or not to tweet.”

Pay cuts, fee increases to fill deficit gap

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a state budget Tuesday, which made official the $3 billion cut to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems.

Blog: Big brother or big help?

A new traffic camera in Santa Barbara is one of more than a thousand that have been placed on Californian highways.

BLOG: iPhone brings culture of digital art

The most ubiquitous tool of the 21st century has to be Apple’s iPhone. However, not every user spends their time text messaging and playing games. There is a cluster of people using the tool for art.

BLOG: CFA votes in favor of furloughs

The voting period closed Wednesday with 54 percent members voting ‘yes’ and 46 percent voting ‘no’ for the furloughs. In total, 68 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot — about 8,880 members.

By Design: Cal Poly professor profile

Next to him was a Russian “guide” who warned him that taking aerial photography was illegal. He ignored the “advice” of the man who may or may not have been a KGB agent and continued shooting.

Bomb It discussion raises questions about graffiti

On Monday, The San Luis Obispo Art Center discussed these questions after screening the graffiti documentary “Bomb It.”

Marijuana-related violence on the rise in SLO

Two marijuana-related crimes have struck San Luis Obispo County in the past three weeks.

Is a minor a major deal?

Cal Poly offers 70 minors, but academic advisers disagree about their importance in students’ college careers. Four new minors were added to the 2009-2011 catalog.