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So Cal Dome-inating

Andre Dome, an incoming freshman for the Cal Poly men’s tennis team, reportedly played a hand Monday in Southern California’s 4-3 victory over Midwest in the semifinals of the USTA 18-under National Team Championships. According to InsideSoCal.com, the win at…

Saturday music festival has reggae feel

Music, dancing, and food will be abundant at the thirdannual SLO Music Festival on Saturday. The all-day event at Mission Plaza will feature local artists and musicians as well as those from around the world.

“I wanted to bring all that joy that comes from being at a festival,” said producer Wendy Oliver.

Poly farm serves up organic produce

There’s no need to spend hours searching Farmer’s Market or sifting through the bins at local grocery stores to find fresh, organic produce. In fact, you don’t even have to leave campus. The only thing students need to do is sign up for the community supported agriculture (CSA) program at the Cal Poly Organic Farm.

James Madison's campaign tops in the FCS

With the college football season in full swing, the time has come to start looking at the top teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) through the first quarter of the season.

James Madison (3-1) – Things were looking grim for the Dukes, who trailed Appalachian State 21-0 at halftime last week.

Women's soccer defeats Utah State

Cal Poly women’s soccer built momentum leading into conference play after shutting down Utah State (4-6-1) defensively to merit a 1-0 win Friday.

Mustang goal keeper Coral Hoover posted her first career shutout and came up with six clutch saves.

“We were going hard to goal ? you can’t ask for much more,” Hoover said.

PREFACE author comes to Poly

Students, professors and community members crowded the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) to hear author Larry Watson speak Wednesday evening. Watson was here to discuss his book, “Montana 1948,” which was chosen by PREFACE & SLO County Reads to be the featured novel for its summer 2008 program.

Getting used to being different

Hecuba’s debut EP, “something to wake up for,” on Manimal Vinyl, is an incredibly self-conscious release that explores the inherent dissatisfaction of some relationships and reveals, that, sometimes, the thing that makes you an awful human being can also be your best attribute.

McBride entertains library

Cal Poly sophomore Chase McBride’s transition from Montana native to California musician seemed effortless as he serenaded his audience with an acoustic guitar and sultry voice.

The upcoming musician performed barefoot, perched on his stool in the corner of the second floor of the Robert E.

Greenwashing away eco-sins of the past

If you’re a casual reader of national media publications then you are probably fairly aware of the recent buzz being generated about issues like sustainability and global warming. Even for us sustainability nerds, the constant onslaught of cookie-cutter articles and Leonardo DiCaprio’s lambasting about the environment can frankly get, well, annoying.

Ralph Nader to visit Cal Poly

Ralph Nader, the politician and consumer advocate most famous for his 2000 presidential election run, is coming to Cal Poly on Sunday to campaign for his third major White House bid.

Nader and his vice-presidential running mate Matt Gonzalez are currently touring California universities to raise awareness for the campaign, which Nader says is being unfairly shut out from the upcoming presidential debates.

Cal Poly seeks to continue Big West supremacy

All the conditions were just right for the Cal Poly women’s volleyball team to catch fire Saturday night.

A regular-season record crowd of 2,917 packed Mott Gym to see if the Mustangs could avenge a 3-0 loss to Stanford in the regional semifinals of last year’s NCAA Tournament.