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Mustangs romp, look ahead to UC Davis

The Cal Poly football team’s offense literally couldn’t have been doing much better. After all, through seven games, the No. 3 Mustangs led the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in both points and yards per game.

But the loss of their starting center and left guard, who both left last week’s win over Idaho State with left knee sprains, placed uncharacteristic questions around the group heading into a Saturday evening contest against North Carolina Central.

Not exactly a silent auction

Not exactly a silent auction: KCPR turns airways into bidding war

For months, DJs from radio station KCPR have been running around trying to collect donations from local businesses. Now, they’re trying even harder to get rid of them.

KCPR, Cal Poly’s “non-profit, volunteer-run” radio station is currently in the midst of their annual fundraising auction while continuing to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the station, which started as a senior project in 1968.

Random Abiladeze: Politics in poetry

Alcohol, women and money are often themes of the hip-hop scene the media portrays. Rapper and poet Random Abiladeze sometimes addresses these topics, but from a different perspective than the norm. He uses politically, socially and spiritually charged poetry to silence the negative connotations.

Change has just begun

119,378,874 total votes. 52 to 46 percent. 349 electoral votes to 163. Those are the numbers that made history in so many ways, with such profound implications for the United States and for Cal Poly.

Today, two days after the most important election in recent history, begins a new world with entirely new possibilities for America – possibilities that include all of us, people of every political party, people of every ethnicity and race and people everywhere around the world.

Thanks for supporting Prop 11

Thanks for supporting Prop 11 I am proud of all my fellow Poly students for breaking voting records and opting to vote for what they believe in. Most of you probably showed up to vote primarily for president and Prop 8, both of which were the most controversial of the election.

Conservative column is a reason to pick up the paper

It was refreshing to read Mr. Nachreiner’s political column this Thursday and realize it provoked an emotional response within me as I read it. My thanks go to him and the other weekly columnnists this quarter (“Between the Sheets” manages to be dependably witty and instructional!) for keeping the ‘Stang exciting to pick up every day.

Respect both sides of political debate instead of name-calling

Usually, I really like reading Ian Nachreiner’s column every week because it allows me to see a different perspective on politics than what I was raised with. In fact, his words have reformed some of my opinions. But his column this past Thursday struck a chord with me because it seemed more like an uncontrolled, divisive emotional outburst rather than his usually intelligent commentary.

Best bargains in San Luis Obispo

With the unstable economy, students with small incomes are finding relief thanks to various bargains. Whether you’re looking for cheap eats, cheap clothes, cheap gas or cheap fun, you’re sure to find something that meets your needs right here in San Luis Obispo.

Shuffled line providing playoff push for Mustangs

For seven games, the Cal Poly football team’s offensive linemen paved the way for the No. 1 offense in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), both in points and yards.

Alex G. Spanos Stadium’s student section has serenaded Southern Utah’s sideline with impromptu chants in honor of All-American receiver Ramses Barden, a budding day-one NFL Draft pick for whom T-shirts were distributed proclaiming simply, “Throw It To Ramses.

Cal Poly looks to build on late-season surge

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team was on the verge of a significant breakthrough last season when its surprising run through the Big West Conference Tournament was stopped by eventual champion UC Santa Barbara.

While the Mustangs got a brief taste of success toward the end of the year, Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh says they’re ready for the full experience.

Mustangs romp, look ahead to UC Davis

This story was posted at 10:49 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. The Cal Poly football team’s offense literally couldn’t have been doing much better. After all, through seven games, the No. 3 Mustangs led the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) in both points and yards per game.