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Shh! Isn't this a library?

I’m gonna cut right to the chase. When you are in the library, SHUT THE HELL UP! You

Who's that face in the rearview mirror?

It’s 7:55 a.m. and, like nearly every other morning, students are packed like sardines into the 5A bus en route to campus.

As the bus wheels along Grand Avenue, 60-year-old Phil Jones, an actor-turned-bus driver, belts out a song to the unsuspecting early-morning schoolgoers.

BREAKING NEWS: Man robs First Bank of San Luis Obispo, gets away

Click here to see an audio slideshow showing the sights and sounds after the robbery. Police are searching for a man who robbed and walked out the front door of the First Bank of San Luis Obispo on Higuera Street Thursday afternoon. Police officers arrived on the scene after receiving a call at 2:40 p.

Shotwell: The Eagle has landed

Kyle Shotwell, it seemed, had played his last down with Chris Gocong when the two were Cal Poly football teammates in 2005. But the NFL has a funny way of reuniting people. At around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Shotwell received a call from his agent, Ryan Tollner, who told the rookie linebacker what he had wanted to hear since being waived by the Oakland Raiders on Sept.

So much to be thankful for!

Not being with my family and friends for the holidays has really helped me reflect on all aspects of life. These times have helped me really put things into perspective and let me realize the people who are important in my life. It’s helped me ponder where I started, where I am and helped me stay focused on where I am going.

A fresh beginning for Cal Poly's Rowing Club

Throughout the 1980s and ranging into the late ’90s, the Cal Poly Rowing Club was a strong and vibrant entity existing harmoniously within the campus community.

Unfortunately, the former board and its members experienced a series of incalculable setbacks during the mid- to late-1990s, such as alleged misappropriation of funds, as well as an outstanding ASI loan of thousands of dollars.

Constructing homes with rock tunes

They’re coming to Cal Poly tonight and they’ve got an Appetite for Construction. Guns N’ Roses turned nice? No, Switchfoot and Relient K on their co-headlining nationwide rock tour.

The two Grammy-nominated rock bands will play at the Recreation Center tonight as part of their Appetite for Construction tour, so named because a dollar from each ticket will be donated to support Habitat for Humanity.

The Owls' new album is a hoot

For your own safety, we’ll start out with a bit of disambiguation (just like Wikipedia): By 2001, two bands were playing under the following two names: “The Owls” and “Owls.” Now, I know they might look a bit similar, but trust me; it’s like chocolate and shit.

Buy-o-fuels: On sale now at participating schools

“It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber,” the saying goes. Now more than ever, public schools across the nation are feeling the brunt of the current administration’s allocation of funds, not into educating future generations, but instead into spreading “American-style” democracy around the world.

Taxes: what are they good for?

When looking at Presidential campaign Web sites recently, I noticed something confusing. The top four candidates for the Republican Presidential Primary – Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and John McCain – all seemed to prioritize national issues differently.

Students fight to freeze rising tuition rates

Cal Poly tuition rates rose 7 percent for all majors this year from 2006-07. Over the past six years at UC and CSU