Student Life and Leadershiphas put together a campaign called Women’s HERstory Week to honor the progress and history of women’s issues from March 5 to 9. The week leads up to today, International Women’s Day. The weeklong series of events is put…
'Strike Out the Stigma' at Mustang Lanes
Cal Poly Mustang Lanes will host the 31st Annual Strike Out Stigma Bowl-a-Thon March 11 to raise funds for SLO Hotline and other Transitions — Mental Health Associations (TMHA) programs. SLO Hotline is a suicide prevention and mental health crisis phone number…
The great contraception debate
To say that this present debate over contraception moves in circles is an understatement. There are more twists and turns than a third-rate action movie. The transient faces and figures of all those involved move erratically as strophe and antistrophe…
So spring has sprung: now what?
[slideshow] Welcome back, everyone. Does anyone else feel like spring break was a bit too short? Yeah, me too. Here we are in spring quarter, which means the weather is going to be tempting us more and more to skip…
SLO Film Festival: movie lovers' paradise right here in SLO
[slideshow] We all know that San Luis Obispo is awesome. It’s no surprise to us. But not everyone gets to experience how great this place is, so I love it when something happens here that’s recognized by the rest of…
Columnist mourns death of conservative icon
Last week, the conservative movement lost a legend. Journalist Andrew Breitbart — who constructed one of the most influential media dynasties — died at the young age of 43. Breitbart was a man who kept liberals on their toes. His…
Visitors and local comics alike bring laughs to SLO
It’s hard to turn on a sitcom or prime-time sketch show and not see someone who got their start with the improvisational comedy team The Second City. Tina Fey, Chris Farley and Stephen Colbert are just several of the hundreds of stars…
Surviving dead week
It’s the beginning of dead week. I really don’t think anything else needs to be said because we all know what this accurately-named week entails: caffeine, all-nighters (though I’ve yet to pull one) and books on books on books (had…
Soar the skies at a Santa Margarita hidden gem
[slideshow] Everything I’ve looked at in my column has been a special place, with something about it that makes it unique. But I have to say I’m really excited about the place I wrote about for this week’s column. I…
Cal Poly chocolates — Students team up to create re-branding for the company
The delicious flavor of Cal Poly Chocolate isn’t going anywhere, but the look of the chocolate is getting a face lift. A group of graphic communication students teamed up to create the chocolate’s new logos. The new product launches today.…