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America must preserve its social contract

I support abortion. With this in mind, Roe vs. Wade should be overturned. My position isn’t inconsistent, because there is a much deeper issue involved.

What is the function of our electoral system? One could argue about that all day, but it turns out that the deep purpose is to convince people to accept that they’ve lost.

Depth key for women's basketball team in 2006-07

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team returns its top three scorers from a year ago, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the Mustangs will look the same this season.

In fact, Cal Poly might start as many as three of its six freshmen, head coach Faith Mimnaugh said Wednesday.

Trojans falling off horse?

Rain is usually a normal occurrence in Oregon, and even on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Corvallis, Ore., it still managed to pour.

On this day it wasn’t water falling from the sky, though. It was Oregon State’s students pouring onto the field to celebrate one of the biggest victories in school history.

Cal Poly men's basketball boast high expectations

Cal Poly’s men’s basketball team was recently picked fourth by the media and sixth by coaches in recent Big West Conference preseason polls.

Despite such humble rankings, the Mustangs have high expectations for the upcoming 2006-07 season.

Cal Poly finished with a 10-19 overall record while posting a 7-7 record in conference play last year.

Cal Poly trio brings beat back to SLO

Imagine driving down a gravel road through orchards and coming up on an older house with a red illuminated room that is attached to the rest of the house. Inside the room is a full drum set, multiple amplifiers and other music equipment. This is where the Shamblers practice for their performances.

'Death of a President' not worthy of the hype

Everybody has heard about this flick and the press sure can’t get enough of the controversial film “Death of a President,” but is the substance of this fictional docu-drama really worthy of the hype?

More than a Kennedy-esque assassination tale of “whodunits,” this film tries to express the American sentiments that lead up to the president’s death.

Q&A with Fark.com's Drew Curtis

Mustang Daily: So what is Fark all about for those who may have never heard of it?

Drew Curtis: Basically, it’s just my life. That’s probably the best description. I tend to read news and stuff all day long and started putting a Web site together of stuff that I found was funny or strange.

Democratic House would fulfill American Dream

It appears that Matt Bushman has become as disconnected to reality as the president his last name pays homage to. He appears to believe that choosing Democrats to lead the House of Representatives is “stagnation,” while retaining the absolute disaster that is the Republican House leadership would qualify as “progress toward the American Dream.

Olivia Loiacono: The Olympic prospect

“I would rather have a horse than a boyfriend – horses listen better,” Olivia Loiacono said. Loiacono, a freshman agricultural business major, is a three-day event horse rider. Her goal is to one day be a part of the United States team and go to the Olympics – she is well on her way.

Cal Poly, UCSB staged classic battle

Let’s transport ourselves back to 2002: Frodo had just begun his journey to Mordor, Eminem won Video of the Year at the MTV Music Video Awards for his hit single, “Without Me,” and the Anaheim Angels won the World Series in seven games over the San Francisco Giants.

Auerbach's impact on game immense

Very rarely in life do we come across someone who is a legend in their profession and summits that same paramount in life.

Arnold “Red” Auerbach was just that person.

The cigar-smoking legend passed away Saturday at the age of 89 from a heart attack.

The basketball numbers are impressive – 938 wins as a head coach and nine titles, including eight in a row from 1959-66.