Brendan Pringle is an English senior and Mustang Daily conservative columnist. The economy has tanked without clear signs of recovery, and we’re all sick and tired of it. Here at Cal Poly, only 65 percent of those who graduated in…
Homecoming: Manglers, Maniacs and Mustangs
Sports people are generally divided into two groups: players and fans. At every game, there are those who are on the field or court making plays, and those who are in the stands cheering them on. Traditionally, the athletes themselves…
Racism evident in GOP-supported voter suppression laws
There has been much discussion since the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama concerning what American racism and classism might look like in the 21st century. Here was a clear historic anomaly — a black man holding the most sacred office…
Floral photography exhibition gets extended viewing opportunity
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden (SLOBG) is extending viewing for local artist Sabrina Rouse’s “Circle of Life,” a photographic collection of the life cycle of flowers. The floral art exhibition, held in SLOBG’s Oak Glen Pavilion, opens Thursday and…
How to deal with a friend's annoying guy
Alicia Freeman is an English senior and Mustang Daily relationship advice columnist. “Spontaneous overflow of emotion” last week, huh? (Haha, English major joke.) I realize in an effort to share my own experiences to say, “Hey, we’re all human, and…
Weird Al Yankovic returns to Cal Poly
“Weird Al,” the nickname, originated in Sierra Madre Tower 4, room 43G, where young Alfred Yankovic lived, learned and, ultimately, became Weird Al in 1976. “I didn’t do anything drastic or dramatic like fill the hallway with Jello,” Yankovic said.…
Central Coast artist paints out of 'plein air'
San Luis Obispo local artist Dotty Hawthorne sets up her easel, pastels and a shade umbrella on a cliffside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This is where she spends hours on the Central Coast creating her artwork. Hawthorne will show her latest art…
Week 6: Time to take a breather
Leila Durmaz is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist. I think this past week has been the most stressful seven days I’ve had since coming to college. Luckily, I wasn’t stressed to the point where my eyes were…
University Art Gallery "Draws In" doodle art
As newcomers walk through the doors of the “Draw In” exhibit, they are greeted by an empty room with a free-standing wall featuring a drawing of television sets placed upon tree stumps. “Draw In” is hosted by Cal Poly’s University Art…
California Dream Act less than a dream
Brendan Pringle is an English senior and Mustang Daily conservative columnist. It was a landmark day for illegal immigrant advocates all over the state of California when Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act — a bill that grants…
Furnishing your home on a student budget
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. If you did not spend the summer roughing it here in town, then you probably spent the weekend before school frantically unloading your…