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Former Cal Poly receiver Ramses Barden was named to the Senior Bowl on Wednesday. Barden, who graduated Dec. 13, will... Read More »

Army officially made Cal Poly’s Rich Ellerson its head coach Friday. Obviously, the job had a special place in Ellerson’s... Read More »

As part of Jimmy V Week, ESPN columnist Mark Kreidler wrote a brilliant, inspiring piece on Cal Poly swimmer Mark... Read More »

According to The Tribune in San Luis Obispo and The Times Herald-Record of Middletown, N.Y., Cal Poly football head coach... Read More »

According to the (Watsonville) Register-Pajaronian, Cabrillo College sophomore strong safety Taylor West has accepted a “preferred walk-on invitation” to play... Read More »

After playing on Saturdays for the past four years, Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden will likely be making the jump to Sundays this fall, according to one high-profile NFL Draft analyst. In an e-mail sent Thursday to the Mustang Daily, ESPN NFL and college football analyst Todd McShay praised and critiqued Barden, who completed his Cal Poly career Nov. Read More »

Due to the recent economic downturn, Cal Poly fall graduates may need to work a little harder to obtain coveted jobs. Projected national college recruiting for the class of 2009 has fallen to the lowest levels seen in the past six years, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Job Outlook 2009 Fall Preview Survey. Read More »

Procrastination is good - in moderation. Some students fail to realize that procrastination can relieve stress and aid studying. In fact, small study breaks may provide an extra push that could translate into a carefree break rather than a long ride home spent contemplating excuses to explain lackluster grades to parents. Read More »

Every now and then, I will read something in the Mustang Daily that is so ridiculous and illogical that I will feel prompted to write a response. Thank you Ian Nachreiner, for supplying me with just such a column. Your piece, "Conservatism: the ideology of individual responsibility," was so full of holes and misguided information that if it was a business venture, it would surely go bankrupt. Read More »

In reference to Ian Nachreiner's comment, ".. global warming, an unproven theory." in Thursday's article "Conservatism: The Ideology of Individual Responsibility" I would like to point out that nothing in science is ever proven. A scientific theory is a proposed hypothesis, falsifiable by observation or experiment, which has repeatedly withstood unbiased attempts at falsification. Read More »