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As millions of Americans flock to the nation’s capital for Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, Cal Poly students and San Luis Obispo residents who could not secure a much-coveted invitation still have options to celebrate the festivities with fellow students and members of the community.

Community members gathered at Congregation Beth David on Sunday to take a look at what they felt may have gone wrong in the No on 8 campaign that was waged last year against Proposition 8, whose passage in November banned same-sex marriage.

Marriage Equality USA chapter leader David Kilburn, whose organization helped with the event, said he wanted attendees to remember their emotions when the proposition passed in order to make change.

The booming echo of now-president Barack Obama’s voice carried to every corner of the University Union, from the San Luis Lounge to the Mustang Lanes to the downstairs lobby. More than 400 students gathered to watch the inauguration of the 44th President United States of America over coffee, fruit and pastries, and cheered as Obama came onto the screen.

About 50 people participated in a silent march from Dexter Lawn to the red handprint area near the Sandwich Factory to honor the birthday and life accomplishments of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Thursday afternoon.

The march, which took place in unseasonably warm weather, traveled uphill and seemed to symbolically mirror the uphill challenges that civil rights leaders faced decades ago in their efforts to create a more equal American society.

Are you tired of waiting in line for a half hour or more to get on that elliptical machine at the gym? Would you rather not have to wake up at the crack of dawn or wait until late at night to work out without being surrounded by the crowds of students? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then maybe an alternative workout is for you.

For most, college is the time to acquire a higher education, make life-long friends, discover oneself and date different people while obtaining a degree. But sometimes life can take an unexpected turn and for some female students, this can mean pregnancy.

In the wake of controversy surrounding Cal Poly’s greek system, three students in fraternities have recently been awarded for their anti-hazing efforts.

Social sciences senior Jacob Lopez, materials engineering junior Andrew Righter and soil science senior Daniel Kim have all been officially recognized by hazingprevention.

World-renowned for his contemporary and environmental designs, New York architect Joel Sanders will kick off the first lecture of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s winter Hearst Lecture Series Friday.

Sanders, of Joel Sanders Architects is an associate professor at Yale University School of Architecture and has completed numerous residential, commercial and interior design projects with sustainable environmental design firms.

Constitutional law scholar Philip Muñoz will visit campus tonight to engage students in a discussion on the boundaries of religiuos freedom and the role faith plays in American politics.

Muñoz will present “In God We Don’t Trust: The Supreme Court and Religion,” a discussion on the role religion plays in shaping American public policy.

The man accused of hitting two security guards with his truck early Sunday morning remains in San Luis Obispo county jail as he awaits word of what will happen next.

Police arrested the 19-year-old man after he reportedly hit two security guards with his truck at the Mustang Village student housing complex before abandoning it nearby.

Weak holiday spending and a state- and national-level economic meltdown have hit home for some local businesses as consumer penny-pinching and purchasing of just the essentials continues to grow.

“There’s a lot less foot traffic out there,” said John Geisen, owner of the Koffee Klatsch on Higuera Street.