I have been awaiting April 4, 2012, for the longest time. When I first read online that my favorite movie was going to be re-released in 3-D, I could not contain my excitement. This past week marked the 100th Anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic in April 1912, so what better time to […]
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Kennedy Library kicks off exhibit celebrating Book Club of California's centennial
This coming April, Robert E. Kennedy Library will host its spring exhibit, “Pressing Forward: The Book Club of California at 100.” In honor of the Book Club’s centennial, the traveling exhibition will host various activities including talks from a professional bookbinder and woodcut artist. “Our mission is to promote fine press printing related to the […]
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Armstrong's house turned home
This May marks another first for Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong. He and his wife, Sharon, will have resided in the University House on campus for one year. After a relocation process that began in February 2011, Armstrong has finally settled into his on-campus home. Originally constructed in 1928, the 5,089 square-foot house was newly […]
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Women's HERstory
Student Life and Leadershiphas put together a campaign called Women’s HERstory Week to honor the progress and history of women’s issues from March 5 to 9. The week leads up to today, International Women’s Day. The weeklong series of events is put on by Cal Poly’s MultiCultural Center (MCC), Gender Equity Center and Pride Center. As a whole, the event […]
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Sorority grants wishes with annual casino night
Cal Poly’s Chi Omega sorority hosted its fourth annual Chi O Casino Saturday night. The Vegas-style casino event aims to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties. The Chi Omega women set a goal of $25,000 for the event — enough to grant five wishes. In the end, they raised a grand total […]
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Cal poly student has good run on "Jeopardy!"
Biomedical engineering freshman Weston Mangin made Cal Poly proud in his last round on “Jeopardy!” last night. “I was actually kind of worried about how I’d do (that) round,” said Mangin. He said he went into yesterday’s round knowing it was going to be a challenge after watching contestant Tyler Benedict in a previous round. Going […]
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Cal Poly student advances to next round of 'Jeopardy!'
Biomedical engineering freshman Weston Mangin conquered the first round of “Jeopardy!” last week and is making his way to the next.
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Shopaholics (not so) anonymous
Hi, my name is Kassi and I’m a shopaholic. Yes, you could easily argue that most girls are shopaholics, but when I say I’m a shopaholic — I mean it. In the time that I wrote out the first sentence of this post, I already received my second email from two different clothing stores including […]
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Award-winning poet returns to ATOG
Joaquin Zihuatanejo brings his “life in the barrio” to Cal Poly.
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Bridging the gap
Whether just beginning college or getting ready to put on a cap and gown, most students can’t help but ask, “what’s next?” Some might decide to ease into the transition by taking a well-deserved vacation or by taking on an internship to gain more experience in their field of study. Fred Potthast, Earth Systems Pacific […]