Exhibit uses quilts as political commentary

Have you ever had a flirtatious encounter with someone and then kicked yourself later for letting such a golden opportunity slip between your fingers? Yeah, me neither… But let’s just say that you did have one of said chance encounters and you never used the opportunity to make your move.

Missed your 'shot at love'? Try Craigslist!

Have you ever had a flirtatious encounter with someone and then kicked yourself later for letting such a golden opportunity slip between your fingers? Yeah, me neither…

But let’s just say that you did have one of said chance encounters and you never used the opportunity to make your move.

The real dirt on farming films

Documentaries about farming are not typically at the top of most college students’ must-see lists, but when you throw sustainability into the mix, some ears may perk up. Cal Poly’s Student Community Services (SCS) and HopeDance FiLMs are hosting a two-part film series over the next two Wednesdays at 8 p.

A user-friendly guide to getting inked

Last year, the Pew Research Center released a study labeling young Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 as Generation Next – a generation defined by their development alongside a technological revolution that witnessed the preponderance of personal computers, cell phones and the Internet.

Gospel Gossip proves brilliant and diverse

Listening to Gospel Gossip is like finding a 20 in the wash. Actually, scratch that – it’s like finding a kilo of Columbian non-dairy creamer in the wash. These kids just showed up out of nowhere and dropped a brilliant debut album in my lap. (Specifically, this “nowhere” is called Northfield, Minn.

Morning munchies

If it weren’t for the thought of warm muffins or salty eggs in the morning, I don’t think I’d ever get out of bed. During the excruciating three quarters of my second year, when I had class at 7 each morning, my only hope of making it to class on time was to tempt myself by baking coconut muffins, blueberry scones or banana bread the night before.

An existential musing on 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

It could be argued that any novelist who puts the word “unbearable” in a book’s title is almost tempting a reader to pass it by. Indeed, a copy of Milan Kundera’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” which I bought for a buck in a used bookstore, sat on my shelf for more than a year before I finally decided to give it a chance.

One man's body, another's artistic canvas

“I got my first tattoo when I was 13 years old, and I’m 32 now,” said Matt Byrge, a Traditional Tattoo customer who was in for a session to add to his vast collection of tattoos, which includes such things as skulls, a marijuana leaf, the name “Kim” and a clown on his wrist.

Life lessons from Dr. Drew

In recent years, I have had the opportunity to meet and interact with several

Thou shalt not do theater in the round

“Animal Farm” had all the potential of being the best live theatre I have seen in

A swingin' good time for all the cool cats

Last Saturday, all the cool cats at Downtown Brewing Co. were really digging