Boom. I have officially been libeled. Granted, it was through an anonymous commenter on a forum monitored by a college newspaper, so a huge cash settlement is pretty unlikely. But I’ll take it, for my own ego at least, as the first step toward being a world-famous journalist. I’d be a liar to say the […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Posted inFeatures, Multimedia, Watch
Photographer captures 'juvie' life
Richard Ross, photographer and UC Santa Barbara professor, spoke at Cal Poly’s Philips Hall on Friday, April 6. His latest project, “Juveniles-in-Justice” documents juvenile detention centers across the country.
Posted inNews
Poly Escapes gets a new home
California’s Central Coast offers some of the state’s most scenic outdoor destinations. Whether students like to surf, hike, climb or kayak, new updates to Poly Escapes can help them get outside quickly and with all the gear they need. The Organization: Poly Escapes is a division of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) , which means that even if […]
Posted inColumns
Home sweet home?
With summer rapidly approaching, most of you are probably already making plans for how to spend the three warmest months of the year. Some might even stick around for classes during the summer quarter. Others might head to some new, exciting location for an internship or to begin a career. However, this June, a large […]
Posted inNews
HotHouse brings business opportunities
Student entrepreneurs looking to turn their innovative ideas into full-fledged businesses will have that chance this summer, with the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s second SLO HotHouse Summer Accelerator. The HotHouse is a 12-week program created last year by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to help foster new companies in San Luis […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
WASC encourages illegal activity
Is the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation team trying to make Cal Poly break the law? It sure seems like it. In case you didn’t hear, the WASC team re-approved Cal Poly’s accreditation. But in its review, it made an issue about our lack of diversity, telling Cal Poly to “actively increase […]
Posted inFeatures
Local band expands its horizons
If Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slightly Stoopid got together and had a baby, and that baby was a band of its own, the band could be found right here in San Luis Obispo. Local band, Louder Space, is comprised of four Cal Poly juniors who describe their sound as a fusion of alternative, funk, […]
Posted inOpinion
Avenue to better dining on campus
Before I start, I’d just like to say Campus Dining has provided many meals for me in my four years at Cal Poly. On-campus food is a savior when I wake up late for an early class, plan on being on-campus all day and, consequently, don’t have time to make any food of my own. […]
Posted inNews
Emeritus professor dies of heart attack
Emeritus professor of architecture Arthur “Art” Chapman died Monday from a heart attack. Chapman was on his daily morning walk when he suffered the heart attack, according to an email sent out by architecture department chair Henri de Hahn. In the email, Hahn quoted the College of Architecture and Environmental Design Associate Dean Richard Zweifel: “Art Chapman was out for […]
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Delta Sigma Phi investigation continues
The Cal Poly Office of Student Life and Leadership (SLL) dropped the investigation into the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity Tuesday, SLL director Stephan Lamb said. After meeting with Phi Sigma Kappa President Tyler Edwards, Lamb decided to remove the cease and desist order he issued last Friday. Greek life director Diego Silva said Edwards was […]
Posted inSports
Mustangs fall to Gauchos on the road
A two-run ninth inning couldn’t save Cal Poly (20-11) baseball Tuesday afternoon as the Mustangs fell 6-5 to UC Santa Barbara. Although the game will not factor into the teams’ conference records, it halts Cal Poly’s three-game winning streak after sweeping UC Irvine over the weekend. The Mustangs scored in both the eighth and ninth […]