Mariecar Mendoza (MM) Mariecar Mendoza, Diversions Editor (BD) Brett Detar, vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist for The Juliana Theory (MM) What’s your favorite song on the new album? (BD) My favorite song is probably the hidden track “Her Velvet Voice” and maybe also…
The lamest generation
Mariecar Mendoza I know it. You know it. Scantily-clad, beer-soaked witches know it. We are boring. I discovered the truth this weekend, during the annual San Luis Slutty Nurse/Schoolgirl Convention – I mean, Halloween. During one party, deep into the…
CSU students rally against fee increases
Seven Cal Poly students, including ASI President Tylor Middlestadt, traveled to Long Beach Thursday to participate in a rally to oppose the latest CSU fee increase. Despite the presence of over 200 students representing all 23 California State Universities, the…
Volunteers fight against polio in Nigeria
Brittany Ridley Twenty-five local Rotary Club volunteers will embark on a 10-day trip to Kano, Nigeria to participate in West Africa’s National Immunization Day from Nov. 8 to 18. The local group, along with hundreds of other volunteers, will participate…
Honk if you have road rage
Julianne Byer I’ll tell you what the big idea is: traffic. That’s right you heard me. I’m talking grid-lock, bumper to bumper, if this Explorer in front of me brakes one more time I’ll personally get out to go and…
Frankly Speaking 11-2-05
Frank Stranzl There is a white box in my closet filled with memories. It’s the box I look to at those dire moments when you need an emotional boost. From high school yearbooks to photos of my childhood, blue ribbons…
Mustangs earn player of the week
sheila sobchik Cal Poly volleyball’s Kylie Atherstone was named the Big West Conference Co-Player of the week for this past week. Atherstone earned the honor when she led Cal Poly to a 3-2 win over Long Beach State and contributed…
Football continues to tumble in national polls; now No. 19
Following back-to-back losses, the Cal Poly football team fell to No. 19 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. The Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 3 prior to losses at No. 4 Montana and No. 21 UC Davis. The Mustangs…
Ben Gay: Too Gay
Jack Ingram Recently the NFL changed its policy for ordering customized jerseys. A man named Barry Gay ordered a customized jersey from the NFL Web site, requesting that his last name – Gay – be printed on the back of…
The truth is, I want to be a stay at home dad
Gee wiz, I am ‘like’ uh, so tired of these stereotypes about my major, guys. Come on, I am just an engineer because I want to meet a soon-to-be well-to-do female child developmentalist or liberal studier that will make all…
Faculty outraged over CSU presidents' salary increases
The CSU Board of Trustees approved an average 13.7 percent salary increase for all CSU presidents, bumping Cal Poly President Warren Baker’s salary up by more than $33,000 to $286,896 annually. Some Cal Poly faculty members were angered over the…