Janice Edman In the Medieval period, scholars say that the common belief regarding baby-making was that both men and woen had to orgasm in intercourse in order to release the egg and sperm for formation. Though the times weren’t exactly…
The Vibrator through time
Daniel Gingras The vibrator as we know it had its earliest beginnings as a firehose aimed at a woman’s crotch, or vulva, by doctors seeking to cure hysteria. “This week is booked solid, but I can pencil you in for…
Palestine Awareness Week lacks awareness
So now Mr. Chowdhry is calling anyone who supports the state of Israel ignorant. He says the media is biased in favor of Israel. However, it is not in the media’s interest to be biased in favor of Israel; the…
Oh Brian Eller, please improve
Oh Brian Eller, please improve I write to you as a impassioned plea to improve your editorial skills: Research your topic and cite your sources. Your latest commentary complaining about unnecessary city fees lacked even the most basic assessment of…
MSA guest is anti-American
Whenever someone is brought to our great campus, many questions should be asked. How will they be perceived? Do they support our cause in the right way? Do we actually believe in all that they say? Are they extremists? These…
"Free Palestine" T-shirts
Seems simple, even hip. If “Free Palestine” meant to just give Palestinians an independent state, then I along with almost all Jews, including the Israelis, would pay to propagandize such a positive message. But the questions that I have for…
Sustainability matters at Baker Forum
Tyler Middlestadt This Monday, over 60 business leaders and university officials gathered to discuss how Cal Poly can continue to improve its stature as the leading public university in the West, only this time, there was a much more pressing…
The majority of the world does not support Israel's actions
In response to Saleem Azad’s article on Palestine, I agree with the main point (now, before I get bashed for this, let me just get it out in the open: I am a Jew). Even if this event is just…
Palestine Awareness Week WILL advocate peace
Last week, in “Palestine Awareness Week needs to advocate peace,” Ben Goodman wrote, “during the Palestine Awareness Week, Amir Abdel Malik Ali … talks about Israel as an apartheid country, calls her a Nazi regime and vocally advocates a one-state…
God hates 'fags'
Jack Ingram Or so the Bible says … at least, according to the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) of Topeka, Kan. During a long drive to L.A. this weekend, I thought of something that Louis Brandeis once said: “Sunlight is the…
More to do in SLO than drink
When I talk to my friends back home, the conversation often turns to how Cal Poly is a party school. After all, there isn’t anything else to do in San Luis Obispo, right? This in itself seems strange to me,…