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  As time passes, we all come to recognize the loss of rare and much valued friends. Eugene O’Connor was one of these.

  Another school year has opened amid both an economic crisis and what I will call for lack of better words a “failure of nerve” for our system of public education.

  “No child left behind” remains an empty promise of long-gone political regimes, but its legacy of repetitive testing with questionable results is still with us.

• Conservative author at Poly urges students to start deciding

  Conservative author at Poly urges students to start deciding

  The conservative author and entrepreneur whose visit nearly 10 years ago to Cal Poly sparked a free speech lawsuit does not describe himself as a controversial figure.

  Loving? Yes. Dedicated to his wife and family? Check.

  “I am not, despite what everyone may say, controversial,” Mason Weaver told a crowd of nearly 100 people gathered on campus Tuesday evening. “But the nicest person here will rise up in anger if someone attacks what you love.”

• It's move-in day for thousands of Cal Poly freshmen

  It's move-in day for thousands of Cal Poly freshmen

  Most of the 4,200 Cal Poly freshmen who will live on campus this year moved into their dorm rooms Monday, the first wave of a record 6,964 students overall who will reside in on-campus housing units, filling Cal Poly’s available space to capacity.

  Last year, a total of 6,469 students lived on campus. Cal Poly expects a fall enrollment of 18,280 students.

  Preston Allen, Cal Poly’s executive director of university housing, said that President Jeffrey Armstrong’s mission this year was to have as many students live on campus as possible.

• Cal Poly president defends proposed fee hikes

  Cal Poly president defends proposed fee hikes

  Cal Poly is considering a new fee to help pay for faculty, course sections and lab opportunities to help more students graduate on time, President Jeffrey Armstrong told The Tribune on Thursday.

  The fee — which would start at $160 per quarter next fall, rise to $210 per quarter in fall 2013 and $260 per quarter in fall 2014 — would help to fill budget gaps as state funding has dropped to 41 percent of Cal Poly’s operating budget, he said.

  If Cal Poly decides early next year to seek California State University Chancellor Charles Reed’s approval of the fee, it would be separate from tuition fee hikes set for all CSU schools. That board voted Wednesday to increase tuition by 9 percent at a meeting marked by a raucous protest and four arrests.

• Conservative activist to discuss free speech on campus at Cal Poly

  Conservative activist to discuss free speech on campus at Cal Poly

  Conservative activist Mason Weaver will return to Cal Poly on Tuesday to give a speech titled “Your Freedoms on Campus,” according to the university’s College Republicans organization.

  Weaver, a former Black Panther, will address the issue of free speech on campus. Weaver’s speech will take place at 7 p.m. in Building 3, Room 213.

  Mason’s 2002 visit to Cal Poly spurred a free speech lawsuit filed by former Cal Poly student Steve Hinkle.