Last week, in a week which presented a multitude of so-called scandals within the Obama bureaucracy — one of which, perhaps, even meriting the designation of actual scandal — what must be the right’s first opportunity for a lucrative argument…
A taste of something a little different at Olea Farm
[slideshow] You don’t need to spend too much time living in San Luis Obispo to realize how many opportunities there are for wine tasting. Seriously, there are so many places to try. Unfortunately, wine tasting isn’t available to everyone. I…
Conservatives: Victims of Liberal Prejudice?
I usually don’t spend time responding to my liberal colleague’s articles, but I believe the last one merited my attention. I write to you all today as a victim of the prejudice expressed in Mr. Andrew Bloom’s latest piece about…
Clinical evidence suggests conservative intelligence
Last February, the conclusions of a study conducted by Brock University in Ontario, Canada, appeared in “Psychological Science,” the highest-ranked and most prestigious empirical journal in psychology today. The journal is often responsible for bringing to light the most interesting…
Botanical Garden brings the Mediterranean to SLO
We all know that San Luis Obispo has a great climate year round. I notice it especially in the springtime with all the sun and everything blooming, but it’s a great climate to live in all the time. A visit…
When moms take on social media
It’s not every day President Obama has to pick up the slack for his liberal media accomplices, but last week, he realized they had gone too far. Under the pressure of the ever-so-powerful social media revolution that helped get him…
The agony of 'Out Of Touch' politics
Sooner or later, every American incumbent is eventually called “out of touch” — just as all flowers are eventually called pretty and all Cal Poly professors are eventually accused of inflating their own PolyRatings. When elected politicians are accused of…
WASC encourages illegal activity
Is the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation team trying to make Cal Poly break the law? It sure seems like it. In case you didn’t hear, the WASC team re-approved Cal Poly’s accreditation. But in its review,…
Avenue to better dining on campus
Before I start, I’d just like to say Campus Dining has provided many meals for me in my four years at Cal Poly. On-campus food is a savior when I wake up late for an early class, plan on being…
Inclusive excellence = exclusive intolerance
Recently, a complaint was filed to President Armstrong by David Conn, Co-Chair of the Inclusive Excellence Council (IEC) on behalf of an unnamed Multicultural Center (MCC) staff member. The nature of this complaint is ironic coming from a council that…