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Woody Allen reaches "Match Point," but does he win?

Ryan Chartrand Woody Allen is back. It's hard to believe that it has been over a decade since this brilliant director truly amazed moviegoers. "Match Point" may not be a masterpiece per se, but knowing that Allen has regained the…

Several Cal Poly wins at Washington Invitational

Danielle Ayers-Stamper led the Mustangs at the Washington Invitational Saturday, winning the women’s Pentathlon with a final score of 3956. The win qualifies Ayer-Stamper for the NCAA Indoor Championships, March 10-11 in Fayetteville, Ark. Ayers-Stamper, fresh off winning the 55-meter…

Students launch club Web site

brennan angel Cal Poly students involved in campus clubs and projects now have a new means of communication thanks to the creation of PolyClubs.com, an online directory of clubs that was launched in November 2005. The Web site was created…

Athletic director announces new soccer coach

Former UC Santa Cruz soccer coach Paul Holocher will take the reigns of Cal Poly’s men’s soccer team, Cal Poly Athletic Director Alison Cone announced on Friday. Holocher was 109-24-8 during his seven seasons at UC Santa Cruz, but said…

Walking off with a sweep

brennan angel Cal Poly baseball opened its season with a sweep of No. 21 Fresno State with a dramatic walk-off home run in Sunday’s 9-8 win. The Mustangs trailed early in Sunday’s game against the Bulldogs, but took the lead…

Mustangs dismantle Northridge

brennan angel Tyler McGinn scored eight of Cal Poly’s first 10 points and stayed hot throughout the game on the way to a career-high night with 28 points and a 73-54 victory over Cal State Northridge. “It was amazing,” McGinn…

Try reviewing something recent for a change

What could be more foolish than giving a poor review to a record that is clearly perfect? Perhaps doing so, ten years after it’s released. Before Gino Macaluso attempted to pen such an absurd disapproval of Belle & Sebastian’s 1996…

Baseball opens three-game series with Fresno State

sheila sobchik Cal Poly opens the 2006 baseball season this weekend, hosting Fresno State for a three-game series in Baggett Stadium. Friday’s contest begins at 6 p.m., while first pitch for the Saturday and Sunday games will be at 1…

Give a little, get a little

Daniel Gingras Picture the noble goddess of justice and her golden scale, with its plates teetering back and forth in search of balance, when suddenly the lights dim and her white toga slips to the floor, revealing a g-string and…

2006's Most Anticipated Video Games

The Chinese may call 2006 the Year of the Dog, but when it comes to video games, this is the year of the next generation of consoles. Microsoft’s decision to release their next-generation console, the XBOX 360, early in 2005…

2006's Most Anticipated Movies

The witty green ogre with cohorts Donkey, Puss in Boots and the rest of the gang will all make a return to the big screen for “Shrek 3.” One of the most memorable series ever made by Pixar will aim…