Guest commentary: Cal Poly Corp. records should be transparent

Institutions sheltered from taxes should be transparent. Period. Let’s all work together to get rid of obscure auxiliary organizations and make this a better, more affordable and more transparent place to go to school.

Wind Ensemble puts memories of D-Day to music

This Saturday Cal Poly’s University Wind Orchestra and Wind Ensemble will put on its concert “Visions,” in which the sacrifice and glory of D-Day will be reenacted through music.

Commentary: Caps off to the grads

OK I am about to officially become a college graduate but as I walked in to the Mustang Daily lab this morning I found out that there was still one last thing that I had to learn.

Hecuba album speaks of love in all seasons

My dad gives the best sex talks. When I was in first or second grade and my GPA started slipping, he would assume or maybe hope, it was because I was thinking of girls. So, he would yell at me and ground me.

Terminator: He shouldn’t have come back

Unfortunately, the series seemed to die down with the mediocrity that was “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003). In hopes to revitalize a highly respected and admired storyline, director McG added his own chapter, “Terminator Salvation”(2009).

Kiva club offers chance for big changes with microfinance

For those who want to help save the world but don’t know how, a new club on campus can help them get involved in an organization that helps one person at a time. Cal Poly’s new Kiva club focuses on helping international entrepreneurs in a microeconomic way.

One act play festival runs this weekend

Cal Poly’s theatre and dance department is presenting student directed one act plays. The play festival will be June 6 and 7 in the black box theatre room 212 in the H.P. Davidson Music Center. Showtimes are at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

A young liberal’s look back on a historic year

This has been the most fascinating and important political year of my life. As a nation we stood together at a crucial fork in the road. One way led down the crooked, deceptive, and narrow path we’d been travelling for eight years — a path contrary to the image of justice, fairness, and freedom that our nation spent over 200 years developing.

Propping up GM a questionable investment

Many Americans don’t want to see any more wasteful debt spending, but also don’t want to see the death of a company so ingrained in American culture. We will be taking a bet that a demand remains for tens of thousands of American heavy industry workers.

Cal Poly professor wins Remi award for screenplay

The future of technology will lead us to a world of access module’s and a society that’s deeply rooted on its dependence on the internet. In the year 2045 people will rarely leave their homes due to the convenience that…

Locally grown plants aid in local recovery

Growing Grounds Downtown, a plant shop nestled in downtown San Luis Obispo, is Transitions Mental Health Association’s program that sells plants from two local farms.Clients work at the store and farms and benefit from horticultural therapy.