Sheila Sobchik The “new school” of surfing was put on display in Pismo Beach Saturday at the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s Airshow. As opposed to regular surf events, points were given for flying above the wave, not riding on the wave. The aerial competition got underway at 2:30 p.m. in blown-out, two to four foot, […]
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A way of living washed away
Jennifer Gongaware By Jen Gongaware mustang daily Wearing a navy blue Cal Poly t-shirt and beige O’Neil baseball cap, communications senior Matthew Larkin emerged from the administration building with a bag full of diapers in each hand. Many Cal Poly professors donated the diapers along with various items to Larkin and to other Hurricane Katrina […]
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Professors publish irrigation book in five languages
Thao Tran Two Cal Poly professors wrote a book on irrigation after 15 years of research that will soon be translated into five languages. “Drip and Micro Irrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops,” a 285-page book, is available in Spanish and English, and will soon be published in Dutch, German and Italian. “We’ve just […]
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Blocks of cloth work two-fold
Jen Boudevin A raffle will be held tomorrow to decide the future home of the Chandler Scholarship quilt, a piece fashioned by a team of Cal Poly Student Affairs employees. Themed “Textures of Our Community,” the project will garner funds to be awarded to students as scholarships in the future. “Making the quilt was an […]
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Residents torn over sewer future
Nick Coury Los Osos remains deadlocked over a debate that has raged on for close to 30 years. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, the voter count remained split for the four measures that will decide the future of the Los Osos sewer system. Tuesday marked the vote concerning the Los Osos recall and sewer initiative […]
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High expectations for men's cross country
Sheila Sobchik The Cal Poly men’s cross country team is optimistic that the 2005 season will be a success. Last year’s team won its second consecutive Big West Championship, placed 3rd at the NCAA West Regional and finished 10th at the NCAA Nationals. The 10th-place finish in Terry Haute, Ind. was an improvement of three […]
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Cal Poly football No. 10 in latest Div. I-AA polls
sports information report Cal Poly football has once again moved up in the national polls, this time moving from No.12 to No. 10 in the two NCAA Division 1-AA polls. Two weeks ago the Mustangs were ranked 17th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 18th in The Sports Network poll following a big win over […]
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No. 5 Santa Clara too much for No. 19 Mustang women
Sheila Sobchik sports information report The No. 19 Mustang women’s soccer team (6-1-3) are looking to rebound after a less than impressive weekend. The Mustangs suffered their first loss of the season, and finished with a 1-1 tie against Washington State and lost to No. 5 Santa Clara 2-0. This droped the Mustangs all-time record […]
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Mustangs to take on No. 10 Santa Barbara
Sheila Sobchik sports information report Despite being outshot 15-13, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team came out of San Jose State with a 2-1 victory, scoring both goals in the second half to ensure its fourth win of the season. Cal Poly (4-4) fell behind in the first half when San Jose State’s Daniel Perez […]
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Player Spotlight: Chris Gocong
Chris Gocong With both national and local public success, Chris Gocong, Cal Poly’s defensive end football payer, was honored as player of the week after recording six sacks and one touchdown just four weeks into Cal Poly’s 2005 football season. The general engineering fifth-year student was runner-up for last year’s Buck Buchanan award, given to […]
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Report from the fairway
Thao Tran The men’s golf team finished 11th at the Northwest Collegiate Classic tournament hosted by Oregon State University at the Trysting Tree Golf Club in what was a weak set of scores from the team. “I think everybody on the team played below average,” senior Travis Bertoni said. “We fell short of what we […]