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Do you wear sunglasses at night?

While looking towards my rapidly approaching graduation date (I will complete degree number three from Cal Poly in June), it came to me that I really have learned so much while attending classes here.

And yet, the most valuable knowledge did not come from a textbook or even a PowerPoint presentation.

Sophomore dead after being found unresponsive in dorm

An electrical engineering sophomore passed away Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in the Poly Canyon Village on-campus apartments.

Favian Mora, 19, planned to graduate Cal Poly in 2011 and was a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Wheelmen club reclaims championship

The Cal Poly Wheelmen cycling club is spinning its wheels no longer, coasting triumphantly to the state championship in college mountain biking at the West Coast Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships on Nov. 16.

Although Cal Poly at one point had won nine years in a row, this year was especially sweet because the Mustangs finished second to Cal the past two times.

Barden honored at Firestone Grill

All-American receiver Ramses Barden, who finished his Cal Poly football career Nov. 29, poses Thursday night with his jersey at Firestone Grill, which hung it to commemorate his accomplishments (including school career records for catches and touchdowns).

Monday, Barden finished fourth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to the FCS’ best offensive player.

Still in town for the holidays? Visit these holiday spots

The holidays are upon us and for many that means leaving San Luis Obispo to spend Christmas at home with family and friends. However, for those who are staying in the area, San Luis Obispo offers a wide variety of activities and events for everyone to participate in this holiday season.

Out of the cupboard and onto the airwaves: Page France makes reappearance

KCPR has officially turned 40. And while there’s a bunch of nostalgic bullshit we could hash, perhaps the most important thing is the forgotten gems that KCPR holds that inspire a certain cool geekdom. Each week, we add 10 to 20 albums and one or two you find are completely brilliant and you watch as they never catch on and fade into the background.

Economic distress is opportune time to bridge political divide

What is politics? Is it about colors – blue, red, purple? Is it about giving money to the poor or giving money to the rich? Is it about abortion? Gay rights? Is it about making your voice heard every four years? Is it about the great political divide? Or debate?

Our generation has seen ideology dominate political thought.

Conservatism: the ideology of individual responsibility

I read the papers and Web sites. I listen to the radio programs and watch the TV commentators. And I am disappointed and shocked at the state of complacently in this nation.

I have in recent years been desensitized to this stupidity, because it kept happening.

Proposal to pave city park passes – for now

Before the start of the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting Tuesday evening, the room was filled with the low chatter of community members in anticipation of the possible council decision regarding the proposed construction of a new parking lot behind the Senior Center located in Mitchell Park.

Cleansing the palate: Cal Poly graduates invent wine-tasting phenomenon

Palate fatigue: It’s been the scourge of wine tasters for years. Many tasters just cannot distinguish different wines after tasting a few; the flavors begin to blend together. But two Cal Poly graduates have created an innovative new product they say will take all the confusion out of a tasting experience.

A day's worth of democracy comes to Poly

There will be 24 exhibits and 24 different ways for Cal Poly students to see democracy – though not quite in 24 hours.

Democracy 24 will be on display in the Kennedy Library between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today.

“It is 24 exhibits about how different Cal Poly students view democracy, modeled after a clock and the hours in the day,” liberal arts and engineering studies senior Justin Alvarez said.