The second formal grievance hearing in Cal Poly’s history, which focused on excessive workloads given to professors in the electrical engineering department, was held Nov. 16. Electrical engineering associate professor Bryan Mealy said he was subjected to an excessive workload from Winter 2010 through Spring 2011. Mealy asked for fair-weighted teaching units and compensation for the […]
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Warren Miller film premiere to benefit YOPAC
Winter is coming, and to get people ready, the Youth Outreach Program for the Performing Arts Center (YOPAC) will premiere Warren Miller‘s 62nd annual winter film, “…Like There’s No Tomorrow,” at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Nov. 15. Miller’s latest film takes viewers on a tour across five continents, where professionals “shredded powder” in locations such […]
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SWEet Victory
Cal Poly Society of Women’s Engineers (SWE) brought home its eighth Gold Award as the nation’s top Outstanding Collegiate Section at the Annual Conference for Women Engineers on Oct. 15. The annual Women’s Engineers Conference was held in Chicago from Oct. 13 to 15, and attendees had the opportunity to develop professional skills, network with […]
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County sees slight drop in unemployment
San Luis Obispo County’s jobless rate is beginning to decrease, after reaching a yearly high in July, according to the latest preliminary data released by California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), which tracks and documents unemployment rates in California. In September, the unemployment rate dropped to 9.3 percent, which is 0.6 percent less than the numbers reported […]
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Basketball seeks second Big West championship
Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team members have been doing more than studying during their off-season: they have been practicing, playing international games and growing together as a team. The team is positive this extra work will help them return this season ready to repeat success as Big West regular season champion. In the 2010-11 season, Cal […]
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Central Coast artist paints out of 'plein air'
San Luis Obispo local artist Dotty Hawthorne sets up her easel, pastels and a shade umbrella on a cliffside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This is where she spends hours on the Central Coast creating her artwork. Hawthorne will show her latest art series, titled “Seasons,” in a new exhibit from Oct. 26 to Nov. 28 at the […]
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Mustangs seek back-to-back road wins
Cal Poly women’s soccer team faced a devastating defeat on Sunday to UC Davis, but the players are keeping their focus on winning their final two games with hopes of sliding into the Big West playoffs. The Mustangs scored early against the Aggies on Sunday, but UC Davis rallied back and won the match 2-1. […]
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Students learn by SUSTAINing with new initiative
A new learning initiative at Cal Poly — Sino-Us Strategic Alliance for Innovation, called SUSTAIN-SLO — is recruiting freshmen to take part in a new learning experience with hopes of improving local nonprofits, community life and environment. According to their website, SUSTAIN-SLO is a two-quarter learning initiative that links classroom lectures with field experiments or projects to create sustainable […]
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Oaktoberfest returns to Avila Beach
The seventh annual Oaktoberfest is returning to Avila Beach Golf Resort to help raise money for Hospice of San Luis Obipso on Saturday, Oct. 15. Oaktoberfest, sponsored by Firestone Walker Brewery, aims to mimic Germany’s Oktoberfest, an internationally known festival that consists of beer gardens, German cuisine and other events. Oktoberfest — held since 1810 — originally […]
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'Wild-man' Mike Gahan fights to 3-0 record
A crowd of more than a thousand people cheer and scream as “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler played over the loudspeaker at the Alex Madonna Expo Center Saturday night. One man stays focused jumping up and down in a black-hooded sweatshirt and bright neon green, blue and pink shorts, waiting to enter […]
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Provost candidate fields forum questions
The Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee held the second provost candidate forum Friday morning. There, Andrew Grosovsky, University of Massachusetts Dean of Science and Mathematics, addressed the issue of diversity on campus, as well as the lesser-known topic of “male student success.” “I’ve already had a rich opportunity to meet Cal Poly students, staff and […]