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Style your sole: Students buy shoes for a good cause

Communications sophomore Kelsey Fisher likes hers off-white with vibrant cyan and magenta swirls. Aerospace engineering senior Dominic Surano likes his olive-colored with black celestial ornaments and physics junior Andrew Shaw likes his plain.

Although this may sound like something from a new-age frozen yogurt shop, these students were actually decorating recently purchased shoes during Raise the Respect’s Style Your Sole, an event for TOMS shoes, which took place in the University Union from 11 a.

Sports
Mustangs look to defense to provide boost

It might seem Cal Poly men’s soccer head coach Paul Holocher would have reason to fret. After all, the Mustangs entered the year with their first-ever preseason top-25 ranking – No. 24 by College Soccer News – but have since been relegated to the “others receiving votes” category.

Sports
Cal Poly trails at Hartford

The Cal Poly men’s golf team finished the first round of the Hartford Invitational on Monday in 10th place out of 23 teams.

The Mustangs finished with a four-person total of 302 strokes at the 6,928-yard, par-72 Ballymeade Country Club in North Fallmouth, Mass.

News
Video of Day on Letterman surfaces

Former Cal Poly track and field star Sharon Day, who represented the U.S. in high jumping at the Olympics in Beijing this past summer, made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman a little more than a couple…

Arts
University art gallery welcomes new exhibit

At first glance, the photography of Brian Taylor and Stanley Smith posted on either side of the University Art Gallery may appear to be vastly different. However, with a closer look, a definite harmony appers; the art becomes a cohesive collection and has a common purpose.

Arts
Film raises funds for Obama

Was it the debates or the price of gas that kept people from coming to “Gas Hole” on Friday? Twelve people attended the film fundraiser at the Palm Theater on Friday night at 7p.m. Proceeds from the screening went to Obama Victory Fund.

Palm Theater General Manager Cameron Bowman said that the film was originally offered to both presidential campaigns.

Opinion
There are more than two checkboxes on your ballot

Whether or not you agree with their views – whether you find their politics inspiring, infuriating or amusing – one thing is certain: we need more candidates like Ralph Nader in our nation’s political dialogue. Stopping at Cal Poly last night as part of his California university tour, Nader spoke passionately to a packed auditorium about the problems with America’s current two-party political system.

Opinion
How to help us save money on textbooks

Let’s face it: textbook prices are freakishly high, but they don’t have to be. There’s always the song and dance about publisher prices and the economy, but the truth is, there are plenty of ways professors can make it easier for students to get cheaper books each quarter.

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Nader speaks at Cal Poly

Hundreds of students and community members packed the Alex and Faye Spanos Theater and spilled out into the hallway behind it to hear presidential candidate Ralph Nader speak at Cal Poly on Sunday night.

Nader received a standing ovation from the crowd upon entering the stage.

Sports
Utah holds off hard-charging Mustangs

A barrage of second-half shots was in vain for the Cal Poly women’s soccer team in a 1-0 loss to Utah on Sunday. The Mustangs (5-6) outshot Utah 13-4 in the second half but were unable to score despite several close chances.

“We had the ball in their half (the whole second half); they were on their heels,” Cal Poly forward Ashley Vallis said.

Sports
Roundup: Sac State battles Cal Poly to tie

For the second time in as many games, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team went to double overtime. Unlike Wednesday night, though, when the Mustangs were able to score in the 103rd minute to edge Cal State Bakersfield for a 3-2 win, they couldn’t overcome a stalwart defensive stand Sunday afternoon at Sacramento State, leaving Hornet Soccer Field with a 1-1 tie.