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Mustangs route Pacific … again

Cal Poly lost by 34 points to the University of the Pacific in Stockton on Jan. 26. Last Saturday, the Mustangs returned the favor with a 38-point victory in San Luis Obispo. On Wednesday, the two women’s basketball teams met…

Act now to stop violence against women

Tyler Middlestadt Today is International Women’s Day, part of “Women in History Month,” both acknowledging women as the makers of history and their continuing struggle to attain equal footing with men in society. But while we celebrate women’s achievements, we…

Big West Conference Tournament Preview

louise dolby Click here to view the PDF version of the sports page from the print edition. The anomaly that was the 2004-05 season will not repeat itself this year – lose and the season is over, because the winner…

Reasons why Republicans are happier than Democrats

Brian Eller The past few weeks have been rough on Republicans. President Bush was blasted in the media for his questionable port deal, the vice president accidentally shot someone, people are being killed in Iraq, Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons…

Poly Canyon Village to relieve housing crunch

Jennifer Hall Construction on the new Poly Canyon Village housing project at Cal Poly is set to begin on March 17. The housing project will provide 2,700 beds for Cal Poly students who want to live on campus. The project…

Mustang Daily wins in statewide contest

sheila sobchik The Mustang Daily took home four awards, including second place for “General Web site Excellence,” from the 2006 California College Media Competition. The competition was judged by representatives from the Fresno Bee, LA Weekly, Orange County Register, Sacramento…

Space battles galore in 'Empire at War'

Ryan Chartrand Even though I’m pretty sure I’ve killed Darth Vader at least a thousand times and I’m almost positive the Death Star can’t be rebuilt like a set of LEGOs anymore, everything seems to reset itself nicely year in…

Five Mustangs receive Big West all-conference honors

Trae Clark might not start for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team, but he played enough to impress opposing coaches, earning Big West “Freshman of the Year.” Clark averaged 9.1 points per game during conference play and shot 42.9 percent…

Chappelle invites fans to his 'Block Party'

Ryan Chartrand Although Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party” is by no means a Hollywood picture and has “DVD Bonus Disc” written all over it, there is no doubt that the only place it does belong is in every theater in America.…

To those who continue to write on abortion

When it comes to abortion, the foundation of the entire debate is the killing of a human being. The dispute rests on this underlying argument and not on social consequences. In the U.S., the killing of a human being is…

'Stangs take two-of-three

whitney guenther Cal Poly won the first two games of its three-game series against University of San Diego, but eventually fell on Sunday. Justin Snyder and Steve Singleton both singled to drive in runs in the eighth inning as No.…