Author Archives: SeanMcMinn
Proposition 30: What you need to know
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong used just one word in a recent interview with CPTV to describe what it would be like if Proposition 30 is defeated: awful. But even Armstrong, who stands to see his university lose more than $14 million upon the proposition’s defeat, said it is important for students […]
Alumni Association endorse Prop 30
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Adding its name to the list of those endorsing Proposition 30, the Cal Poly Alumni Association announced support of the proposition in an email sent to members this past week urging them to vote for the tax proposal. The association joined several similar organizations across the state that have endorsed Proposition 30, […]
Cal Poly semester decision part of bigger picture
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Many students know by now about the proposal to convert Cal Poly to a semester campus. Professors have made sly references to the switch during classtime, Associated Students, Inc. has surveyed random students on campus and President Jeffrey Armstrong has repeatedly said he believes semesters are the right choice for Cal Poly. […]
Injured veterans’ cycling tour brings them to Cal Poly
Sean McMinn is a journalism junior and Mustang Daily contributing writer. Some rode by themselves, while some relied on their companion’s help. Some peddled with their legs, while others used their arms. But for all, it was a cheerful and humbling scene Wednesday afternoon as more than 200 veterans biked through Cal Poly’s campus in […]
ASI launches semester opinion survey
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Katie Morrow said she wants to know how semesters would affect every student on campus, but there is one thing ASI does not care to ask: Do students want semesters at Cal Poly? ASI members will survey hundreds of students this week about their thoughts on semesters […]
Too soon to solidify plan for Proposition 30’s defeat
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Kinesiology senior Laura Charbonneau has seen tuition rise eight times during her four years at Cal Poly. Despite the financial aid she receives, being the last of three children in her family to attend college makes her “feel guilty” about taking so much from her parents. “My parents pay for my tuition, […]
A matter of $0.20
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The California State University (CSU) is here to serve students, citizens and taxpayers of California. But through a lack of transparency, the CSU failed the system and its students last Thursday when Mustang Daily was repeatedly denied access to a public document — all over a $0.20 check. It began when Mustang […]
CSU calls for less in-class campaigning
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net With less than one month until the November general election, nearly everyone has something to say about it. But when professors and universities start advocating in favor of Proposition 30 to their students, they might be breaking the law. California state law controls how much professors can actively support political ideas in […]
Two arrests made near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Two individuals were arrested Tuesday after a U.S. Highway 101 accident resulted in two officers chasing a driver into town before making the arrests near campus. Two unmarked trucks and six marked police cars responded to the arrest on Foothill Boulevard near Casa Street, but traffic appeared to be moving […]
Semester task force fails to draw students
Contrary to critics’ beliefs, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong has still not made a decision on the semester debate, Semester Review Task Force chair Rachel Fernflores said Wednesday. Fernflores spoke to a relatively small crowd at the first of four open forums in the Julian A. McPhee University Union about what the task force will […]