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BLOG: Morro Bay laser show didn’t impress

This year was the first year Morro Bay hosted a laser light show instead of a traditional Fourth of July fireworks show. Overall, it doesn’t even compare to a traditional fireworks show.

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BLOG: Alleged armed robbery at local student apartments

San Luis Obispo police responded to a report of robbery at gunpoint at Mustang Village Apartments Tuesday night where three suspects allegedly entered an apartment to rob occupants of narcotics.

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BLOG: The future of Internet privacy

In 1967 philosopher Marshall McLuhan described a culture of universal, tyrannical womb-to-tomb surveillance causing a very serious dilemma between our claim to privacy and society’s need to know.

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In film, prequels are the new sequels

The trend seemed to have started after George Lucas made those three critically condemned Star Wars movies not too long ago, which followed the rise of Darth Vader. Since then, franchises have been choosing to tell back-stories instead of creating new legacies.

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Is publishing suspects’ mug shots wrong?

I admit, my first gut reaction to seeing a student’s face plastered on the front page for things like drug possession makes me think of how bad I would feel if it were my face. These are, after all, photos of people at their worst and a photo makes it easier for the story to follow a student around for life.

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Blog: Why are movie franchises being watered down?

Typically, I am stoked for these blockbusters when I first hear about them, but the excitement wears off once I find out that they have been edited and watered down to appeal to a more mainstream audience.

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Blog: A bad couple of months for Craigslist

The popular classifieds Web site Craigslist has been taking a lot of heat lately on a variety of issues, some completely out of their control.

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A sad day for Dodgers fans

My heart skipped a beat, my stomach turned; I couldn’t do anything but put my hands in my head when I heard Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez violated major league baseball’s drug policy. It’s usually light-hearted fun and games when…

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A different kind of brew

It is no secret that I like a good brew. I mean, I practically threw a party at Spikes when I finished my “Around the World” card. But there are several other spots around San Luis Obispo that craft a…

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Campus speaker: Israel ‘champion of human rights’
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Dally fifth-best FCS QB?

The Sports Network’s David Coulson on Friday ranked Cal Poly senior Jonathan Dally the No. 5 quarterback in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Last season, the Allan Hancock College transfer directed the Mustangs offense to 487.1 yards per…