Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors met for its final meeting of the quarter March 7 in the University Union (UU), room 220. In the Open Forum, topics discussed included: • Two representatives of NeighborFav, an app aimed at Cal Poly students, announced they were looking for public support for their app. The app […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
Posted inColumns, Opinion
SLO Film Festival: movie lovers' paradise right here in SLO
We all know that San Luis Obispo is awesome. It’s no surprise to us. But not everyone gets to experience how great this place is, so I love it when something happens here that’s recognized by the rest of the country (or the world). Well, wouldn’t you know, something like that is happening now: the […]
Posted inColumns, Opinion
Columnist mourns death of conservative icon
Last week, the conservative movement lost a legend. Journalist Andrew Breitbart — who constructed one of the most influential media dynasties — died at the young age of 43. Breitbart was a man who kept liberals on their toes. His effective use of new media techniques defined him as a media leader, and his journalistic […]
Posted inNews
Entrepreneurship Forum discusses giving back
In today’s world, companies can be successful while also doing good for the world. This was a main topic at the Social Entrepreneurship and the Triple Bottom Line Forum in Chumash Auditorium Tuesday. The forum focused on companies and entrepreneurs who see profit, people and the planet as their bottom-line goals, according to Cal Poly Center for […]
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Faculty union set to vote on strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) will vote on whether to hold a system-wide strike next month, adding a new layer to more than a year of negotiations between the union and the California State University (CSU) system. If passed, the strike would last for two days at each of the 23 CSU campuses. Cal Poly […]
Posted inSports
The show Santiago-es on to Anaheim
In her final night playing in Mott Gym, Kristina Santiago scored 31 points and led the top-seeded Mustangs to a 71-53 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament. For the third consecutive year, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will head to the semifinals of the tournament […]
Posted inNews
Sociology professor emeritus dies of cancer
Cal Poly professor emeritus of sociology Barbara Mori died of leukemia last month. Mori, who taught classes that focused on women’s issues and Asian cultures, died Feb. 12 after being diagnosed with leukemia in early January. Mori spent 22 years teaching at Cal Poly. She was most passionate about Asian cultures, said geography professor and former Mori student James Keese. “Her passion […]
Posted inSports
Cal Poly golf rebuilds
The Cal Poly men’s and women’s golf teams compete from September through May, but the bulk of their season is under way as spring approaches. Head coach Scott Cartwright, who’s in his 10th season with the Mustangs — eighth with both the men’s and women’s teams — said his players are capable of putting up […]
Posted inSports
Women win outright Big West title
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team is back in the Big West Tournament with a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year after defeating Pacific 88-66 in the regular season finale. Kristina Santiago, who earned her second Big West Player of the Year award on Monday, scored 33 points in the victory and became […]
Posted inFeatures
Visitors and local comics alike bring laughs to SLO
It’s hard to turn on a sitcom or prime-time sketch show and not see someone who got their start with the improvisational comedy team The Second City. Tina Fey, Chris Farley and Stephen Colbert are just several of the hundreds of stars who found success after a stint in the Chicago-based company. San Luis Obispo will get […]
Posted inNews
VITA cuts tax season confusion
Bryan Yatsui has never had enough income to file taxes himself, yet he fills out four to five tax returns a week. Yatsui, a business administration senior with an accounting concentration, works at Cal Poly’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax help for people whose gross annual income is $49,000 or […]