I was once told that the way to my heart is a straight, paved road with no obstacles. This, I must confess, is pretty much true, but not entirely. At the start of the road, there is an 8-year-old in a rocking chair with an eye patch and a sawed off shotgun shooting at cans and talking nonsense about the Vietnam war.
Uncle Sam’s here to help
This week, Obama held town hall meetings in states that have been hit particularly hard by the recession and loss of jobs. Tuesday he spoke with people in Florida, and the public’s belief in Obama was visible. They clamored for the microphone to ask questions and tell him about their personal struggles.
Coaches against cancer
Cal Poly women’s basketball coach Faith Mimnaugh remembers Kay Yow fondly.
At the first mention of her name, Mimnaugh’s eyes give a far-off look, as she recalls not just the greatness of her mentor’s coaching abilities, but the kindness of her heart.
“Coach Yow was a mentor, friend, inspiration . she was everything,” Mimnaugh said.
Mustangs continue final road trip at CSUN
It’s getting down to nitty-gritty time for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team.
The Mustangs (6-14, 3-7 Big West Conference), who are tied for the eighth and final conference playoff spot with UC Santa Barbara, continue their four-game road swing against Cal State Northridge tonight at 7 p.
Women’s basketball: Mustangs smash Fullerton in rout
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team erased the specter of an ugly loss early in the conference schedule by beating Cal State Fullerton 72-61 on Saturday night in Mott Gym to win their sixth consecutive game.
“We felt like our game at Fullerton was an embarrassment,” Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh said.
Sports weekend round-up
Men’s basketball Cal Poly 75, Cal State Fullerton 72 Cal Poly junior guard Lorenzo Keeler scored a career-high 29 points to help the Mustangs (6-14, 3-7 Big West Conference) edge past Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night in Titan Gym. Keeler hit 10-of-12 from the field including six 3-pointers in breaking his old career-high of 25 points that he set last month at Pacific.
Michael Nau strikes happy medium in new project
In terms of male bragging rights, the goal of a bar-hookup typically requires either an outright hottie (see Maxim, Poly Dolly) or if you are a hipster, it’s some sort of girl who’s hot mostly because of her brazen uniqueness (see Vice magazine, Williamsburg).
The subtle evolution of the Republican party
President Obama told Anderson Cooper on Tuesday that America has lost one million jobs in the past two months. Because of the California budget crisis, the state of California has paid their employees in IOUs and we at Cal Poly are facing a spike in our registration fees.
Obama: The Next FDR?
With layoffs being reported every day, this is shaping up to be one of the biggest economic downturns since the Great Depression. Although I would prefer not be part of the media hysteria that contributed to the current recession, the economy’s accelerating downward spiral makes the topic difficult to avoid.
Walsh introduces first recruiting class
For college football fans, signing day is the equivalent of the NFL draft to pro fans. It is the day that could determine the success or failure of a team for several years to come.
For fans of Cal Poly football, it is a chance to see what a new coaching regime can do with just three weeks of preparation time to start rebuilding a team that lost the majority of its top-ranked offense and was young on defense.
Republicans behind the times
The fanfare is over and the work has begun on Capitol Hill. In a show of unprecedented bipartisanship, the president met with Republicans Tuesday to hear their concerns over the first major piece of legislation to come from Obama’s administration – and it is a huge proposal.