The following is a list of the crimes that occurred on campus and in San Luis Obispo over the past weekend, compiled from the University Police Department and San Luis Obispo Police Department’s daily logs: Thursday, Oct. 25 7:38 a.m. There was an alcohol offense at 1243 Monterey St. 8:52 a.m. There was theft at […]
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Cal Poly volunteers lend too many helping hands
Tayler Duprel taylerduprel.md@gmail.com Too many helping hands. This isn’t a typical problem in volunteer work, but is one Cal Poly currently faces with a local day of service. The San Luis Obispo community will be participating in Make A Difference Day, a day in which people all over the nation lend a helping hand in […]
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Cal Poly changes through controversy
As Cal Poly prepares to make a historic decision on whether or not to switch from quarters to semesters, take a look back at the other historic decisions the university has made:
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Tri Delta loses charter, no longer on campus
Tayler Duprel taylerduprel.md@gmail.com Delta Delta Delta struggled at Cal Poly. It was a chapter that couldn’t pull in numbers to compete with the others — in its final recruitment only 12 to 15 women pledged, as compared to other sororities that averaged 67 new members in Fall 2010. And to top it off, despite Greek life’s […]
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Greek Life: New sororities will help Cal Poly to thrive
Tayler Duprel taylerduprel.md@gmail.com A new year brings new additions to Cal Poly’s Panhellenic life. Jewish-interest sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi will officially be recognized for the first time this year and new sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma will also be added to the list of Cal Poly’s Panhellenic organizations. The long-awaited addition Formerly known on Cal Poly’s […]
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A walk through ‘God’s Ear’
Tayler Duprel taylerduprel.md@gmail.com A Cal Poly production, “God’s Ear,” will be accompanied by an art gallery filled with students’ and community members’ work this November. The gallery, sponsored by Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department, is intended to help viewers and artists to explore and better understand the play. The art submitted to the gallery […]
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Society honors international education with week of events
Under dim lights, former Cal Poly president Warren Baker told stories about the effects international education had on students in the past and how being global can help Cal Poly in the future. Baker was elected to speak at the event, hosted by an honor society known as Phi Beta Delta, for his involvement in the […]
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Cowgirl Café saddling up with Mustang products
With horseshoes and saddles hung along the walls, Cowgirl CafĂ© brings a Southern feel to San Luis Obispo. Owner Pat Addy named the restaurant after his late wife Meredith Addy, who died shortly after the opening of the original Cowgirl CafĂ© in Mira Loma, Calif. The restaurant continued to flourish and remained a family-owned business […]
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Stalled to restored
A converted 1977 Porsche 911 Targa was recently donated to the Cal Poly Motor Car Association (CPMCA). The vehicle will be used by the club to experiment with the electric industry and find ways to improve certain aspects of the car. The car was donated by Robert Beauchamp, when he attended Open House last spring and […]
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Help 'em out, 'Turn Em Out'
Make sure to “Turn Em Out” to support Cal Poly’s Green Campus November Awareness month. Turn Em Out is an awareness campaign, promoted by Green Campus, encouraging students to turn out their lights and other electric appliances when they are not in use to help reduce Cal Poly and its students’ carbon footprints. Green Campus […]
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Top 5 bicycle collision intersections in SLO
The number of traffic collisions in San Luis Obispo was the lowest ever documented in 2010 — numbers have decreased by more than 50 percent. However, the number of bicycle-related collisions was 13 higher than the average (56 bicycle accidents per year). San Luis Obispo Police Department sergeant Jancie Goodwin said the main reason for […]