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Poly in must-win situation after 10-9 loss at Montana

It happened so quickly, it was almost like the Montana football team’s game-winning drive Saturday didn’t last 16 plays.

But that drive, spanning 76 yards in 3 minutes, 52 seconds, culminated with Dan Carpenter’s 21-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.

Mustang men's hoops squad wins exhibition, looks to OSU tourney

It is impossible for anyone to say exactly how many players will get on the floor each game for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team this season.

But judging by Saturday’s performance, it looks as if the Mustangs will use a rotation of at least 10 players. Cal Poly had 10 play 12 or more minutes in its 82-55 exhibition rout of Division II Notre Dame de Namur of Belmont in front of 837 in Mott Gym.

Shiraz and Syrah … bringing sexy back

So what’s the difference? Who cares? Que Syrah Shiraz, right? Wrong! While the grapes may be similar, the regions and styles of these two wines are very different.

It’s like the Parent Trap. Hallie is the American and Annie is the over-seas gal. They both pair up and decide to switch places.

How To Survive: Being the Third Wheel

One of the most awkward situations you can ever find yourself in is next to a couple that is getting hot and heavy. No, you’re not alone. It’s excruciatingly uncomfortable to be the third wheel.

At the beginning of this year, I realized that a plethora of my close friends were dating.

Mike's a manly man

In response to Amy Dierdorff’s “Where Have all the Manly Men Gone?” you don’t need to look any further than the article above to see that the answer is Michael Heimowitz (1). When he’s not rollin’ round town with his posse in his Hebrew Hummer with the windows down and the music up (2), or teaching people how to be gangsta rappers (3) or putting jackasses (4) in their place, or tearing up the football field (5), he’s most likely putting a ridiculous amount of footnotes in his articles (6).

SLO mayoral candidates make it about the students

The four candidates running for the office of mayor of San Luis Obispo spoke yesterday in Chumash Auditorium as part of the CP Next: Generation Vote campaign.

Candidates spoke about their positions on city issues and answered questions from students pertaining to how their campaign would benefit that segment of the population.

Ride high by understanding the 'Fight Song'

If there is one single thing that every Cal Poly student knows, it would obviously be the “Cal Poly Fight Song.” OK, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Let me start over. If there is one single thing that barely any Cal Poly student knows1, it would be the Cal Poly “Fight Song.

Poly faces toughest I-AA test yet: No. 2 Montana

Roughly 1,400 miles away from San Luis Obispo resides Washington-Grizzly Stadium, a site with which the Cal Poly football team is quickly becoming familiar.

The Mustangs played at Montana twice last year, losing a regular-season contest 36-27 before winning 35-21 for their first Division I-AA postseason victory in school history.

Poly women's soccer team heads to post-season after first loss

The Cal Poly women’s soccer team will look to rebound from its first Big West Conference loss at the conference tournament, beginning today at Long Beach State.

The Mustangs dropped their first Big West game Sunday against rival UC Santa Barbara on Senior Night, 2-1.

Asian culture CiniVision starts tonight

The Cal Poly chapter of the Chinese Student Association is showing a series of films in conjunction with the Asian CineVision National Tour this weekend, starting tonight and running each night at 7:30 p.m. in the Business Silo (Business building in room 213).

Farmers' Market adds new food vendors, seating

Farmers’ Market has recently opened up space for businesses located outside of downtown San Luis Obispo to display their merchandise during the Thursday night festivities.

Seating for one hundred people has also been added along Broad Street. Both changes were implemented in July.