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The year is 1965. America saw President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Social Security Act, creating Medicare and Medicaid for the economy. On October 28, the landmark of the parabolic St. Louis Arch is completed. The music world in New York saw a virtually unknown band named The Velvet Underground record an album produced by avant-garde artist Andy Warhol.

The year is 1965. America saw Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Social Security Act, creating Medicare and Medicaid for the economy. On Oct. 28, the landmark of the parabolic St. Louis Arch is completed. The music world in New York saw a virtually unknown band named The Velvet Underground record an album produced by avant-garde artist Andy Warhol.

For many students, Homecoming events and a disappointing football game took over their weekend a few weeks back, but for me, I had a different kind of excitement. An excitement that I shared in an amphitheater filled with thousands of people.

A few of the other Mustang Daily editors and I decided to take a little “family vacation” to the Bridge School Benefit Concert.

What appeared to be a troupe of traveling performers in shiny velvet and an assortment of other costumed families crossed Marsh Street and entered the immediate hubbub of Farmers’ Market. Trill children’s voices rose more frequently than usual among the normal static of the crowd.

M. Ward is the reason I chose to do college radio here in San Luis Obispo. Currently, he is topping the national college radio charts with his latest album, “Post-War,” which addresses the question “how will America heal once this craziness in Iraq is over?” A few years ago though, he was working downtown at Boo Boo Records and playing in the band Rodriquez with Kyle Field of Little Wings.

Filmmaker Greg Schell previewed his latest film, “Chasing the Lotus,” Thursday night at Chumash Auditorium. The 7 p.m. crowd of surfers,, students and interested spectators was modest in size, but nonetheless enthusiastic.

The film centers on the lost reels of obscure legendary filmmakers Spyder Wills and Greg Weaver.

Editor’s note: The Bunion is fake news. Period. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Anal-retentive homeowner Bill Rigorous voiced his “extreme concern’ that the jack-o-lanterns put out by his neighbor, college student Andy Slater, will become a permanent eyesore on the doorstep of the yard the two share.

Halloween night is only a day away and the search for the perfect costume is in full swing downtown.

Biology junior Cari Orniston waits in line to enter Costume Capers off of Chorro Street. She plans to dress up as Nancy Sprungen, the girlfriend of late Sex Pistols bassist, Sid Vicious.

Imagine going to Bull’s one afternoon and slamming $20 on the counter and having all the alcohol your blood circulation levels could handle. This is essentially what a wine festival is and Saturday’s Wine and Style event at the Madonna Inn proved to be no exception.

One of the most disturbing trends emerging from the Iraq war is America’s growing reliance on the private sector to help get the job done. While there is nothing new about the military’s use of private contractors, the Iraq conflict has taken this privatization of war to an unprecedented level as there are more than 90,000 private contractors working in Iraq.

Imagine never hearing the crashing waves. Imagine never hearing the falling rain. Imagine never hearing “Happy Birthday” sung to you on your special day, and never even hearing the comforting sound of your parents’ voice.

That is the reality for Daniel and Heidi Shaw’s 1-year-old daughter, Estefany Shaw.