There are few things in this world I love as much as I love dairy. Any meals I have always consist of some sort of creamy addition, and it is almost always full-fat with no remorse. This may seem decadent to some, but for me, a life without dairy just isn’t worth living. Now, I […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Posted inOpinion
Sad event shakes Cal Poly, MD staff
To kick off spring break, my Facebook newsfeed and Instagram were both filled with fun updates and photos of friends going to Mexico, Paris or even the Bahamas. The Friday leading into my spring break, however, was not joyous. It was the kind of day you walk around with a pit in your stomach that […]
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Student Success Fee committee plan finalized
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee on March 16, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee in a campus-wide email to students. On March 5, he submitted a fee […]
Posted inSports
Women fall short, upset in Big West tourney
For the Cal Poly women’s basketball team, it was a season of ups and downs culminating in a heartbreaking upset by Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals to end their 2011-12 campaign. The No. 1-ranked team heading into the tournament, the Mustangs found their groove midway through their conference schedule, capturing […]
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LED LunaLight brightens Kenyan lifestyles
Five Cal Poly engineering students are finding a way to bring light to rural Kenya, turning hours of darkness into hours of opportunity. Families in Kenya currently use kerosene lanterns as their source of light. The engineering senior project used this information to create an LED, solar-powered LunaLight that is a less expensive and safe […]
Posted inSports
Wrestling sends four to nationals
The Mustangs took four wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Brendan Buckley’s first year as head coach. Boris Novachkov posted a 27-3 record, but a loss in the finals of the Pac-12 Championships dropped him to the sixth seed going into the tournament held in St. Louis. Novachkov lost to Michigan’s Kellen Russell in the […]
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Mustang men finish fourth, win 18 games
The second most successful Division I season in Cal Poly men’s basketball history came to an end at the hands of UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament semifinals. The Mustangs went 18-15, placed fourth in conference and defeated UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament before falling to the Gauchos. In head […]
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Kennedy Library app-ears on smartphones
Robert E. Kennedy Library’s hours, contact information, staff chat, catalogs, search engines and computer availability maps are just a finger tap away. The library ‘s”Kennedy Library” mobile website was added to the Cal Poly app more than a month ago and has been available since Summer 2011, although many students don’t know about it. Analyst […]
Posted inColumns
Spring quarter brings sweet snacks
Spring is finally upon us and it is time for that yearly tradition of spring cleaning, but this year isn’t just about cleaning out closets and washing floors. It is time to also do some spring cleaning of our cabinets and fridges. Get rid of that moldy container on the bottom shelf that everyone always […]
Posted inSports
Baseball takes three games from Aztecs
Cal Poly starting pitcher Kyle Brueggeman went eight scoreless innings, gave up two hits and allowed base runners in only the third inning as the Mustangs defeated San Diego State 7-0 in the second half of a double-header on Saturday. “The last few weeks I’ve been struggling a bit,” Brueggeman said. “Today, I went back to the basics: […]
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Wheelmen cycle to health and wellness with fair
This April marks the 24th annual Criterium bike race — a race which notoriously blocks roads and sidewalks around campus. After 24 years of racing through campus, the Wheelman cycling club is turning the race into a whole weekend with the first ever Criterium Health and Wellness Fair. The fair, which will be held Thursday […]