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• Viewpoint: Ann Coulter appearance a victory for liberal education

  Viewpoint: Ann Coulter appearance a victory for liberal education

  Ann Coulter’s upcoming appearance is a milestone for Cal Poly. Coulter is the most renowned conservative speaker to visit the campus since then-Gov. Ronald Reagan stirred it up in the 1970s.

  Yet it seems as though the left is doing everything in its power to stunt the success of Coulter’s speaking engagement Tuesday.

  Liberals are the first to deride Ann’s bold statements and outspoken nature, but deep inside, they are horrified that her voice will somehow influence their peers.

• For Cal Poly AD Oberhelman, it’s all about The Mustang Way

  For Cal Poly AD Oberhelman, it’s all about The Mustang Way

  When he was hired to lead the Cal Poly’s athletic department a little more than a year ago, Don Oberhelman was repeatedly asked about his vision for the future.

  Many more asked when the football program would move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision, and questions about football’s status haven’t stopped pouring in via email, Oberhelman’s Twitter account or the Ask The A.D. feature at the Mustangs’ website, GoPoly.com.

  But those first inquiries about vision helped shape Oberhelman’s first year on the job replacing retiree Alison Cone as Cal Poly athletic director.

• Cal Poly students to vote on fee increase Wednesday

  Cal Poly students to vote on fee increase Wednesday

  Tuition costs at Cal Poly will nearly double in a span of six years if students vote today for a proposed fee increase and the decision is upheld by the California State University chancellor.

  Cal Poly students will cast ballots electronically on a mandatory fee for all students that would increase tuition by $160 per quarter, effective in the fall.

  If implemented, the phased-in plan would top out at $260 more per quarter in fall 2014.

• Viewpoint: Pepper attack shocking

  Viewpoint: Pepper attack shocking

  I am the father of a UC Davis student and — along with my wife — was appalled and sickened at videos we have seen of the UC Davis campus police officers pepper spraying students in a peaceful demonstration aligned with the Occupy Wall Street movement. The Nov. 21 Sunday Tribune reported the story on page A3, and again on Monday on page A4, but I suggest you either search online for “UC Davis pepper spray video” or go to www.huffingtonpost.com for a more extensive report, videos and a thoughtful review of more productive ways of handling nonviolent student protests.

  It is shocking that after all the years that have transpired since the ’60s, during which reasonable customs and procedures have been established for handling free speech demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience, we still find police officers who believe the best way to meet non-violent protest and free speech in a democracy is to do it with violence. Apparently two campus police officers believed that before they arrested U.S. citizens

• Bill targets UC, CSU execs’ raises

  Bill targets UC, CSU execs’ raises

  If students at state universities such as Cal Poly have to pay more in tuition, no university executive should get a raise, according to a bill introduced Friday by a state senator.

  Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, proposed legislation to prohibit pay raises for top university administrators for at least two years when student fees are increased or during bad budget years.

  The bill also proposes a ban on allowing new executives to receive more than 5 percent of their predecessor’s pay.