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How I lost my WordPress virginity
I started to write this post for the Carnival of Fail about CoPress. But I realized that the CoPress story wasn’t really mine to tell (passing the mic to Bachhuber) and didn’t end up writing a Carnival of Fail post. … Continue reading
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“We can’t find a web editor.” Bullshit.
I recently had the pleasure of speaking and teaching at the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference in Hollywood, California. Boy had I forgotten how doomed college media is. During the conference, I reconnected with Paul Bittick, the general manager for … Continue reading
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Faculty votes to cut its own wages by 10 percent
In a nearly split vote, about 8,800 California Faculty Association (CFA) members decided to cut their own wages by 10 percent this week.
The California State University (CSU) and the CFA finalized agreements Wednesday on two-day per month faculty furloughs in the vote that passed by 54 percent.
As a Cal Poly lecturer of 12 years, Sherrie Amido had to decide between the possibility of her job being cut or everyone’s salary being reduced. Continue reading
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Cal Poly on track for full Web accessibility by 2012
Looking into Laura Weiss’s piercing blue eyes, you’d never guess that she’s blind.
Although she sometimes returns the gaze — a habit she picked up from the first 30 years of her life when she still had vision — all Weiss can see now are faint blurs in her peripheral vision. Continue reading
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San Luis live-action role playing video
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Cal Poly brings student portfolios into the 21st century
A rising trend among universities nationwide is a push for online portfolios, also known as e-folios or e-portfolios – and Cal Poly may begin exploring the concept on a university-wide scale. The university sent a team to a statewide CSU … Continue reading
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Reaction to Prop 8 decision in SLO
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“Power Wheels guy” takes senior project to the streets
A picture of a student sitting in what appeared to be a children’s Power Wheels vehicle being ticketed by three San Luis Obispo Police Department motorcycles and one University Police Department SUV gained viral popularity on Twitter last week and was plastered on the front page of the Mustang Daily with a headline that read “Little wheels cause a big deal.” Continue reading
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Cal Poly refrains from issuing online policies for athletes
With the rise of social networking Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, all it takes is one incriminating photo for a student athlete to potentially lose a scholarship or be kicked off a team. And it’s not just hypothetical. There are numerous examples of athletes being punished for pictures or words published on the Internet, depicting misdeeds ranging from hazing to underage drinking. Continue reading
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Chain-stores and downloading threaten the future of the independent record store
When Morninglory Music, a record store in downtown Santa Barbara, recently closed its doors for good, owner Stan Bernstein attributed the decision to the growing number of people who download music illegally online. But in San Luis Obispo, independent record stores see another problem: commercial retailers. Continue reading
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Harsh economic times hit SLO
When local hotels didn’t sell out for graduation in June, the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce saw its first signs of an economic crisis.
“For the first time ever, we had hotels calling us with availability,” said Lindsey Miller, marketing director at the chamber of commerce. “Usually they sold out in January.” Continue reading
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Mustang Daily site redesign
As online editor for the Mustang Daily at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, I helped the site transition from proprietary to open-source software. Working off a base template from Woo Themes, I redesigned the site with a fresh, clean design … Continue reading
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Mustang Daily summer web goals
Before my tenure with the Mustang Daily is over, I want to work with the future online editor and developer (whom we’ll be hiring in the upcoming weeks) to acheive the following goals, most of which are relatively simple: Develop … Continue reading
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Mustang Daily multimedia coverage of the election
We dedicated out front page to the election all day, with continuous updates as it all progressed. An overview: Exit poll audio slideshow 8 a.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 1 p.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 4 p.m. Exit poll audio … Continue reading
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lauren michell rabaino
Hey there, Lauren here. I'm an online news producer at The Seattle Times. I blog here about journalism, design, life. I blog at 10,000 Words about the intersection of news and technology. Email me or follow me on Twitter.