The man on the street corner holding the “Why lie I need a beer” sign is probably homeless, but he’s not the only one. Far from it. Yet, it is his face that’s in the public eye and, therefore, it is his face that the general public associate with homelessness. If only the issue were […]
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Roquet looks to close out 49ers
Since his first year of high school, Rocky Roquet has attended six different schools – and has played baseball for all of them. Although he spent most of his younger years as an outfielder, now, in his final year of college play, Roquet, 23, has settled in as the Cal Poly closing pitcher. “My arm […]
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Poly goes greek for a week
Katie Hofstetter An awards ceremony Thursday will mark the end of Greek Week and honor the sorority and fraternity teams that earned top points in the week’s series of events. “It’s a time for the whole greek system to come together and show everyone the good things we do and also for us to compete […]
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Professors reflect on last lecture
To cap off Liberal Arts Week, two Cal Poly professors envisioned what their final lecture would entail in “The Last Lecture Series.” Inspired by similar programs at other universities, the College of Liberal Arts Student Council brought the series to Cal Poly last week and asked art and design professor Mary LaPorte and English professor […]
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College fee increases discourage potential students, report says
Katie Hofstetter Fee increases are deterring potential students from California State Universities, according to a report by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). The California Faculty Association (CFA), which reported that student fees within the CSU system have increased 76 percent in the last three years, supports the CPEC findings. “We hear students saying that […]
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Ireland native trying for nationals
brennan angel From Irish green to Cal Poly green and gold, track athlete Deirdre Byrne’s journey to San Luis Obispo has been a long one. After an Irish upbringing and a four-year stint at Providence College in Rhode Island, a change of scenery attracted Byrne, 23, to California for her last year as a college […]
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Cal Poly celebrates Earth Day, takes steps to preserve environment
Katie Hofstetter World-renowned environmentalist Peter Raven encouraged Cal Poly students and staff to inform the public about global sustainability in his lecture “Biodiversity, Sustainability and the Modern University” on Friday night. Raven, who was named “Hero of the Planet” by Time magazine in 1999, came to Cal Poly in preparation for Earth Day on April […]