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Mustangs take over first place in Big West

Kyle Montgomery scored the first goal for the Cal Poly men’s soccer team just 22 seconds into its Sunday afternoon match against No. 11 UC Davis before 2,817 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, leading to a 2-0 victory.

“I actually thought I had one of my better performances, but the goal definitely helped boost my confidence,” said Montgomery, a sophomore midfielder.

Cal Poly drops finale, will visit UCSB in tournament

The Cal Poly women’s soccer team’s regular season came to an end Sunday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 3-2 loss to Long Beach State, but the Mustangs still have their sights on the Big West Conference Tournament.

With the loss and UC Santa Barbara’s win later in the day, the Mustangs fell to third in the conference standings, meaning they’ll visit the Gauchos in a tournament semifinal Thursday.

Gonia leads Mustangs to sixth Big West title in a row

UC Riverside’s Chad Hall, the younger brother of Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall, entered Saturday’s Big West Conference Cross Country Championships as the favorite in the men’s race, just ahead of Cal Poly’s Daniel Gonia. Midway through the 8K race, though, the Mustangs’ leader made his move.

NFL exec: Barden possible day-one pick

Cal Poly senior receiver Ramses Barden was one of five “under-the-radar” prospects an “NFL executive” told Newsday could go on the first day of April’s NFL Draft. The others were Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry, Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith,…

UU Art Gallery features student work

Rushing through the University Union on the way to class or studying, a student might miss a small place to escape the busy activities of life. Tucked away in the corner of the Epicenter is an art gallery especially designed for students to do just that.

The University Union Art Gallery is completely run by art and design senior Kristin Savage.

Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!

An evening filled with disguises, mischief and mayhem sounds like a typical Halloween night for a college student, but tonight the Pacific Repertory Opera presents “The Marriage of Figaro,” which will offer all of this and more.

“The Marriage of Figaro is best fit for Halloween because the entire story is about disguises and deceit,” said Brighton Hushing-Kline, assistant to the managing director at the Pacific Repertory Opera.

Letters to the editor

Disappointed As a newspaper that prides itself on relaying the truth, I am very disappointed in the Daily that there was no mention of the recent “hate crimes” on campus. I am also very disappointed in both the administration for their lack of response to this occurrence and in the residents of the on-campus crops house that carried this out.

It's 'a nightmare,' say crop house residents

“It’s like a nightmare, I just want to go to sleep and have this to not have happened,” said Steve, an anguished look on his face.

Steve, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, lives at the crop house, the house that ignited a storm of controversy and protest Thursday when The New Times reported that a noose and Confederate flag were displayed on the outside of the residence, along with a table painted with the Confederate flag.

Hundreds protest, college claims acts protected

When news came out about a noose, a confederate flag and allegations of a sign that read racial and gay slurs, hundreds of Cal Poly students and faculty joined together wearing black shirts in response to the on-campus crop science house members who allegedly committed the offenses at recent weekend parties.

Sigma Nu races ducks for a good cause

The rubber duckies have escaped the bathtub and are preparing to head down San Luis Creek.
Sigma Nu’s first annual Ducky-Derby will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in San Luis Creek at Mission Plaza.
The Ducky-Derby will feature music, food, a silent auction and of course a rubber ducky race.

Cal Poly, Idaho State defenses unlikely to rest

Four years before Jared Allen was sacking NFL quarterbacks as an all-pro defensive end, he was at Idaho State wrecking opposing backfields, and Cal Poly wasn’t immune.

The current Minnesota Viking not only scored two touchdowns during a 38-31 win at Cal Poly on Nov.