Life can be tough for a college student. First, there’s time management: How does one balance school, and maybe a job, with pressing social commitments? But perhaps even more stressful is balancing a budget. Money can be tight, so the money-conscious student is always on the lookout for great deals and ways to get things […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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Home sweet SLO
Stroll through any part of campus over the next few weeks and I guarantee you’ll hear the frantic conversations among freshmen regarding next year. What is all this buzzing about, you ask? It’s about nothing else but the hot topic of housing for next fall. With housing on our minds right now, next year is […]
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Roommate pet peeves
The art of living with others requires a tricky balance of honesty and kindness. Living situations might result in friendship or strife, but they always produce great stories. The Bad “I had a roommate last year who came from a very rich, rich family,” software engineering junior Paul Armer said. “So she didn’t understand the concept […]
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Grad arrested for alleged assault with deadly weapon
Police arrested a recent Cal Poly graduate for allegedly attempting to run a bicycle officer down with his car on March 17, police said. 24-year-old Brian Lima, who graduated from Cal Poly in December, was taken into custody after allegedly evading two bicycle officers, said Lt. Keith Storton of the San Luis Obispo Police Department […]
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Armstrong's house turned home
This May marks another first for Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong. He and his wife, Sharon, will have resided in the University House on campus for one year. After a relocation process that began in February 2011, Armstrong has finally settled into his on-campus home. Originally constructed in 1928, the 5,089 square-foot house was newly […]
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Dead body found in campus parking lot
Update: The body found in the vehicle has been identified as physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce. The gas in the vehicle was identified as hydrogen sulfide. The gas is “colorless, flammable, extremely hazardous gas with a ‘rotten egg’ smell,” according to the Occupational Safety and and Health Administration (OSHA) website. Exposure to high levels of hydrogen […]
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CSU Chancellor: Student Success Fee is 'commendable plan'
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to […]
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Chancellor approves Student Success Fee
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to […]
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Cal Poly Television 3/4/2012
Featuring all local news and sports for the week of March 5 from the studios of Cal Poly Television
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Gauchos send Cal Poly men packing
Despite a back-and-forth second half, a 3-pointer by UC Santa Barbara’s Orlando Johnson sealed Cal Poly’s fate with a 1:30 to go. The senior guard put the Gauchos up by nine as UCSB pulled away from the Mustangs for a 64-52 victory on Friday night at the Honda Center. David Hanson, playing in his final […]
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Women upset in Big West semi
The road to the NCAA Tournament ended abruptly for the No.1 seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs dropped a 51-48 decision to No.7 Long Beach State (14-17) in the second round of the Big West Tournament.Senior Ashlee Burns’ last-second 3-pointer found only iron ending what proved to be a […]