Fresh-faced and pasty pale — why your Snooki-inspired tan is worth sacrificing for sunscreen

With summer fast approaching, before you grab your towel and make your weekly romp over to Pirates Cove … it’s time for the obligatory column on protecting yourself from the sun.

Who needs sleep? How to make time for a good night’s sleep in college

Many of us have tested the bounds of sleep deprivation this past school year.

It’s time to choose how you want to retire

As you get ready to leave Cal Poly, join the working world and do whatever it is you learned by doing, probably the last thing on your mind is getting old and wrinkly, retiring and dying.

Googling yourself — How to clean up and maintain your online identity

Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy and the “When I Was a Mustang…” columnist.

Buying a car: why used beats new

Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy and the “When I Was a Mustang…” columnist.

Job hunting: the early bird catches the worm

Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy and the “When I Was a Mustang…” columnist.

Becoming multilingual can boost your chances in the workplace

Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Public Policy and the “When I was a Mustang…” columnist.

What to know when stitching up those holes in your head

In an age where you can get implants in your butt to look like Jennifer Lopez, stitching up your ears is chump change.