Laura Pezzini lpezzini.md@gmail.com The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has postponed making a decision on a plan to place fees on retaken classes, course loads more than 17 […]
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Students make trash green
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net When general engineering junior McKinnley Workman realized Cal Poly lacked a reasonable composting system, she took matters into her own hands. Workman is one of the founders […]
Four more: Obama reelected for second term
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net President Barack Obama has been reelected for the 2012-16 term, beating opponent Governor Mitt Romney by 97 electoral votes. Obama, the Democratic candidate, received 303 electoral votes […]
CP looks into ‘sex games’ accusation
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net A complaint of sexually offensive activities in Sierra Madre Hall led to a recent investigation by Dean of Students Jean DeCosta in mid-October. The investigation concluded that […]
Lambda Sigma Gamma under investigation
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s Lambda Sigma Gamma sorority is under investigation following complaints about its new member education process, Student Life and Leadership Director Stephen Lamb said. Lambda Sigma […]
Capps and Maldonado face off for seat in congress
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The race to be elected California’s 23rd district congressman between current congresswoman Lois Capps and former California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado is a heated one. Both candidates […]
IFC looks to ‘Break the Stereotype’ with new campaign
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Classrooms and hallways across campus are strewn with clusters of black and white posters. These are neither advertisements nor event posters, which are typically displayed on campus […]
Cal Poly preps for a Mustang Halloween
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Whether you’re the type to work on a homemade costume all month or throw something together the night of, make no mistake that Halloween is taken seriously […]
Campus police report shows decline in burglaries
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The University Police Department (UPD) revised its campus crime statistics on Sept. 27, showing a large decrease in the number of burglaries between 2010 and 2011. The […]
Midterm madness hits Cal Poly
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Lately, biological sciences senior Madison Walter can usually be found in the Robert E. Kennedy Library. That is, while she’s not in class. “I study between all […]
Cal Poly courting the youth vote
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Though the election is looming and people seem to grow more and more outspoken about their political opinions, the youth vote is still an elusive item. Young […]