Athletics director Don Oberhelman announced that Sam Crosson will be the new head coach of the Cal Poly women’s volleyball team, concluding a difficult four-and-a-half months for the program. Crosson has 12 years of experience as an assistant coach at multiple California universities — most recently University of California, Berkeley. He replaces former head coach […]
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Mustangs tie 3-point record, score 100
Cal Poly men’s basketball team tied an all-time NCAA Division I record for consecutive 3-pointers made on its way to a 100-54 blowout against Cal State Northridge on Saturday. The Mustangs (12-8, 3-4) began the game — broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket — with 11 straight 3-pointers, matching a Division I record set by […]
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Sounders snag Feighner in MLS Draft
Wes Feighner, a kinesiology senior, sat in his Exercise Physiology class Tuesday when he received a barrage of text messages from family and friends. Instantly, he knew it could only mean one thing: a Major League Soccer (MLS) squad wanted him. “My first thought was, ‘Do I still need to keep taking notes?’” he said. […]
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Royer feels the power of 'The Gun'
Cal Poly’s sharpshooting guard learned how to shoot a basketball watching VHS tapes by NBA legend “Pistol Pete” Maravich. So it was only natural that, upon coming to Cal Poly, Dylan Royer learned the power of “The Gun.” “He’s probably used The Gun more than anyone I’ve ever known,” said sophomore forward Chris Eversley, referring […]
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Graduate blazing own trail
Google the phrase “graphic designer,” and Jessica Greenwalt’s name appears in the top 10 search results of more than 60 million. In a job market full of uncertainty — in which college graduates regularly take jobs far below their aspirations — a vice president getting on his knees to ask Greenwalt, a Cal Poly graphic […]
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Turning up the heat after heartbreaks
With one shot, Cal Poly women’s basketball snapped its losing streak, defeated its arch-rival and began Big West Conference with a much-needed victory. Prior to senior guard Ashlee Burns’ last-second layup to defeat UC Santa Barbara 61-58, the Mustangs lost nine of 12 games, including all six games on a two-week, cross-country road trip in […]
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Two Juans, one new experience
Electrical engineering senior Juan Galindo is an international transfer student from El Salvador. Electrical engineering senior Juan Avelar is an international transfer student from Colombia. Each Juan is 23, each Juan left their respective Central American country on a student visa and each Juan transferred to Cal Poly from a community college in Northern California. […]
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Callero impressed with 'Stangs first Big West win
Cal Poly notched its first Big West Conference win against Cal State Fullerton (73-67) as Chris Eversley set career highs in points (18) and rebounds (9) on Saturday. With senior center Will Taylor in foul trouble all night, Eversley — normally a forward — was called upon to play center. Filling in for the injured senior […]
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Take in the sights at Avila Beach
Katherina Koller walks on a stone path in Avila Beach, palms pressed together, making her way through a labyrinth — a circular maze with no dead ends. “It’s a metaphor for living life in a more peaceful way,” Koller said about the spiritual maze, originally designed for Roman Catholic churches. “Too much structure suffocates life.” […]
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It's the 'Alpocalypse': Weird Al brings funny back to the PAC
On a nationwide tour for his 13th studio album, “Weird Al” Yankovic, 52, wanted to do something special for the sold-out crowd at the Christopher A. Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) Wednesday, Nov. 2. “I don’t know how relevant these lyrics are anymore, but 30 years ago they were hilarious” Yankovic said, introducing a song […]
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Weird Al Yankovic returns to Cal Poly
“Weird Al,” the nickname, originated in Sierra Madre Tower 4, room 43G, where young Alfred Yankovic lived, learned and, ultimately, became Weird Al in 1976. “I didn’t do anything drastic or dramatic like fill the hallway with Jello,” Yankovic said. “I just didn’t fit in, more than anything.” Weird Al Yankovic is now a Grammy […]