Author Archives: Amy Dierdorff

Amy Dierdorff A Cal Poly’s organic agriculture class received a visit from renowned farmer, author, photographer and sustainable foods activist Michael Ableman Wednesday as part of his weekend tour of the Central Coast to help raise money for the Cal Poly Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium (SARC). “I’m really pleased to see that this course exists,” […]

nick camacho Imagine leaving home for the first time to start life in a new place, at a new school and living by yourself for the first time without knowing a soul. It’s estimated that this will soon be a reality for hundreds of newly-admitted Cal Poly freshmen. Though Cal Poly will be unable to […]

whitney guenther Sgt. Michael Mitchell was only 25 years old and nearing retirement after serving seven years in the U.S. Army when he was killed in action in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. The day he died was just three months before the day he planned to marry his fiancee. Poly Greens put up more than […]

Amy Dierdorff Cal Poly’s Sustainable Agriculture Club hosted the third annual Earth Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the organic farm on campus. The free event, co-sponsored by the Environmental Horticulture Sciences Club, Associated Students, Inc. and Sustainable Agriculture Resource Consortium (SARC), featured live music and guest speakers on topics relevant […]

You may not see them at sports games, but the Cal Poly Mustang Marching Band has plenty of work to do recruiting new members and participating in other music ensembles this spring. Although marching band classes are not taught during spring quarter, band director Bill Johnson said the students practice year-round. Many of them take […]

Three Cal Poly music ensembles will perform various arrangements from composer George Gershwin at the Open House Concert Saturday, April 22. The Cal Poly Symphony, University Jazz Band and Cal Poly Wind Ensemble will pay tribute to the songwriter and composer at 8 p.m. in Harman Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Bill Johnson, director […]

Cal Poly will begin broadcasting advisory and traffic information on AM 1610 beginning Open House Weekend. The AM Alert System will be used by the University Police Department (UPD) to provide information and updates in the event of emergencies that occur on campus or affect the campus community. It will also advise the community of […]

brennan angel Almost 20 students protested outside the office of Cornel Morton, vice president of Student Affairs, demanding the replacement of The Women’s Center’s red handprints Thursday during UU Hour. Participants gathered at a booth provided by the Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) in the University Union at 11 a.m. to rally and make posters with […]