nick coury In building 38 on the Cal Poly campus, there is an office where a 53-year-old man sits typing on a computer, wearing black socks adorned with multi-colored neon fish that do not match his cream V-neck sweater, or…
Aspiring filmmakers flourish with Firefox
Ever see a memorable Super Bowl commercial that inspired an idea for a creative ad, but you never knew where or how to get started? Well, now it is easier than you think. Acclaimed Internet browser Mozilla Firefox has announced…
Calling all rock stars and demo tapes
For anyone who’s ever aspired to take their musical talent to the big leagues of velvet ropes and huge record deals, mtvU, the 24-hour college network, and Drive-Thru Records might have your answer as the two have joined forces to…
Healthy steps for stress
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez It's that wonderful time of year again, the time where everyone is stressed-out from midterms and is frantically getting all their ducks in a row studying for finals. While you're putting in those late night…
Ten Ruminations Upon Watching MTV's 10 Spot
Mariecar Mendoza 1. The brains-in-a-vat behind MTV’s prime-time programming emphasize modern ambiguity tenfold over actual comprehension. The 10 Spot intro, once the destination site for “Daria” clips and off-color jokes, held a brief flirtation with actual music videos last year.…
Space battles galore in 'Empire at War'
Ryan Chartrand Even though I’m pretty sure I’ve killed Darth Vader at least a thousand times and I’m almost positive the Death Star can’t be rebuilt like a set of LEGOs anymore, everything seems to reset itself nicely year in…
Wide Angle: 'On the spot'
michael mullady Editor’s note: ‘WIDE angle’ is a photo commentary by Michael Mullady The time was just past 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, the Saturday of Mardi Gras weekend. While I was patrolling the streets of downtown San Luis Obispo…
Chappelle invites fans to his 'Block Party'
Ryan Chartrand Although Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party” is by no means a Hollywood picture and has “DVD Bonus Disc” written all over it, there is no doubt that the only place it does belong is in every theater in America.…
Senior project helps local boutique
amanda domingues courtesy photo Amanda Domingues, an art and design senior, is using fashion and photography as the focus of her senior project. Set to graduate from Cal Poly in June 2006, her project features 16 pictures showing off the…
Of Promethean Promise …
Mariecar Mendoza Of Promethean promise we crouch coiled and hesitant Maintained – is an air of unusual hesitance Thumbsuckers. Bedwetters. Gothics. Geniuses. And the police that wheel power from an abundance of softball games on natural grass Can you and…
Thunder from down under rolls into Central Coast
Mariecar Mendoza With the hard rhythms of a thunderstorm rolling across the outback plains of Australia, the Tap Dogs’ boots beat the stage with a rhythm that neither slags nor slops. The Tap Dogs, six Australian men that tap-dance, look…