“Poets are the eyes of god, I think that poets and writers have a vision to promote social awareness and humanitarian goals,” modern languages and literature professor Gloria Velasquez said.
If you thought wiretapping was shady, think about a national ID
The real objective of the national ID system is to make tracking of individuals easier for domestic surveillance purposes. If you thought the domestic wiretapping program was shady, you can justifiably fear a national ID.
Finding where you belong isn’t hard at all
I’m a dude and I have to admit “Good-Bye, Chunky Rice” is frickin’ adorable. I don’t know how Thompson does it but every character in this story is disgustingly cute.
Album review: The “boy least likely to” makes unlikely return
Through their music, I interpreted a philosophy which I recognized as my own: The best way to express self-loathing is to dress it up in fuzzy animal ears and hope everyone will think it’s really cute.
Republican camp dwindling as moderates walk to Dems
The emerging Republican Party is all or nothing, and as a result we should expect more moderate Republican politicians and free thinkers to begin changing the letter after their names too.
Foxx’s tentative performance still uplifting in ‘The Soloist’
Uplifting films often leave an audience member with a triumphant and inspirational feeling upon exiting the movie theatre. Director Joe Wright’s latest drama, “The Soloist,” has all the components of a successful uplifting drama, except the uplifting part.
Mock Trial club offers a chance for intercollegiate competition
Cal Poly’s Mock Trial club gives students the opportunity to practice real life civil and criminal cases, and participate in state wide competitions. The club consists of all students, while professors and attorneys serve in an advisory role. The university also offers courses to help students practice and prepare for competition.
Courtesans in art history led richer lives
Art history professor Sandra Wetzel will speak on the subject of “Art History’s Bad Girls: Courtesans in the Art of China and Europe” at 6 p.m. May 5 in the community room of the San Luis Obispo Library. She will provide an insight into the lives of Courtesans during the Ming Dynasty and Renaissance period.
Why I’m a scientist and a skeptic
I am a scientist because I care about finding what is true, and not what makes me feel happy or comfortable. I am an engineer to design sustainable solutions so that the intelligence which began here may continue as long as possible. I am a skeptic to protect myself and fellow humans from bad people.
Note to possessive significant others: stay away
Society has conditioned those in relationships that being involved with someone equates to ownership. Significant others who value their counterpart as a possession should stay away.
Corporate lobbyist transparency needed for the green age
See, a huge number of companies make modest improvements in practices, but lobby all-out, in a variety of ways, to stall the adoption of higher standards, better land-use practices, green taxes or even health and safety regulations. And the impacts of those lobbying efforts usually far, far outweigh the good they claim to be doing with their pilot green efforts.