The man on the street corner holding the “Why lie I need a beer” sign is probably homeless, but he’s not the only one. Far from it. Yet, it is his face that’s in the public eye and, therefore, it…
What did you pay?
Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was recently looking into buying a new pair of running shoes and comparing prices online between different Web sites. When I told a friend the prices that I found, he went to the…
When speech becomes a crime
You can imagine my embarrassment when I came across a San Francisco writer’s commentary on the assault on free speech our country has faced in recent years and saw my alma mater as an example of Orwellian like thought control. (SFGate.com “When Speech Becomes a Crime” by Cinnamon Stillwell, June 28, 2006)
I missed the 2003 story of College Republican Steve Hinkle being found guilty by Cal Poly for “disruption” for the crime of putting up a flier advertising a black conservative speaker.
Rumor Patrol: We had sex with Nicky Hilton
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke The Rumor Patrol would like to say one thing: this is definitely not a rumor. The Rumor Patrol definitely had sex with Nicky Hilton. We were there; we saw it. Well, we saw most…
Palestinian Awareness Week and its opponents
If I were to hold a Mexican American awareness week or a week which sought to elevate the discourse on Australian Aborigines, I highly doubt that the event would generate too much controversy or backlash. However, why is it that…
Voting may be over, but the facts remain
I think Erin Lutsko’s letter to the editor “Todd why?” is one of the best letters written in the Mustang Daily! It’s almost as good as Brian Eller’s “conservative” column. I think that bashing Todd Maki on his haircut and…
Dear Everyone
While reading Mr. Ingram’s article on the FDA 4/20 decision, I realized that he must not be very well informed. So I wondered, who picked this guy to represent the Cal Poly liberal perspective? My liberal-sided friends, we really need…
A condom buyer exposed
Daniel Gingras Buying a condom these days is like running the gauntlet. And by running the gauntlet, I mean a punishment formerly used in the military in which somebody was forced to run between two lines of men armed with…
Palestine Awareness Week needs to advocate peace
Since the assassination of Anwar Sadat in Egypt in 1981 by the Moslem Brotherhood for making peace with Israel, Egypt has been in a state of emergency, allowing it to arrest suspects without charging them and to restrict public freedom.…
Sex Dogging Style
Janice Edman Those Brits. You have to love them for their dry wit, wet weather and issues with dentistry. But lately, a new reason has emerged to love the Brits, certainly at least for their inventiveness. Dogging, a sexual trend…
ASI elections are over, but there's still one more vote
Brian Eller With the ASI elections finished and over, it seems that the frenzy surrounding our campus will return to normal. Sadly, I think I will actually miss the forests of stake signs spammed over every lawn and road. While…