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.
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.
Vivian Girls: the cutest hermaphrodites you'll ever hear
The Vivian Girls are a group of seven or more sisters with penises. They go around The Realms of the Unreal and fight evil, sadistic adults with the help of Blengins, or dragon-like protectors of children that are both terrifying and kind.
But that’s the world created by Henry Darger, an outsider with seemingly no knowledge of the female form; this is a punky shoegazy female trio on the Los Angeles based label In The Red.
Conservatives lost the battle, not the war
Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States. As an American, I am proud for what this historic election means for our country; however, I wonder if the electorate really knows what they voted for.
Like many of you, I flipped though the cable networks watching the returns come in Tuesday night.
Less book for your buck
The United States is really the land of opportunity. Anyone can study what they are passionate about and build a career. However, to have a real opportunity to land that dream job, earning a college degree is more important than ever. It is not to say that one cannot be successful without a college degree because they can, but the chances of being hired for a coveted position over competition in the same field and earning a higher salary are far greater with one.
Letters to the editor
Harassment still unacceptable during a game
I was disgusted to read comments from people condoning the behavior of some of the students at the Cal Poly vs. UCSB soccer game on Oct. 17. I was right in the middle of the group of students responsible.
Throughout the game, I heard a group of guys shouting homophobic and racist slurs geared towards UCSB.
Vigil condemns Prop 8
Students and community members gathered at the San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza at 5:30 p.m. to unite the community after the likely passage of Proposition 8. Over 100 people attended the candlelight vigil, which organizers started planning at 1 p.m. Opponents of Proposition 8 gathered together and waved candles to demonstrate against the measure at a candlelight vigil yesterday.
It's a hard knock life for SNAPs
They work weekends and are never invited to the party.
‘Shut up,’ ‘turn off the music’ and ‘get inside’ are all common refrains heard Thursday through Saturday nights, and they mean one thing: students from the Student Neighborhood Assistance program (SNAP) are here.
Old faces, new look for Mustangs
Heading into last season, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team was filled with hope and promise. After a lackluster regular season and a humbling first-round exit in the Big West Conference Tournament, the Mustangs were forced to go back to the drawing board.
Men's soccer: Cal Poly 0, #19 UCSB 0
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team tied No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 0-0 Wednesday night at Santa Barbara’s Harder Stadium.
The attendance of 9,749 was well short not only of the all-time national record of 12,224, but also of the 11,075 that filed into Alex G. Spanos Stadium for the teams’ first meeting this year (when the Mustangs lost 1-0 Oct.
Inhale, exhale. Local yoga studio offers more than mat
“Breathing is a very important element of yoga. synchronizing breath and movement,” partial owner and instructor Steve Pittelli said to the five students seated on mats on the smooth pale wood floor in the dim sunlit studio room at Smiling Dog Yoga.
There is a place in SLO where the pace is truly slow.