Many students look through PASS (Plan a Student Schedule) every quarter searching for the best schedule, but beyond this, some students discover and sign up for the most bizarre classes. Among these odd classes are introduction to meat science, biofuels, rhetoric of the image, modern physics for poets and cooperative games and activities. Cooperative games and activities, […]
Enrolling in the odd: Unique classes Cal Poly offers
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WOW! That was fun
“Our big goal is to show them that college isn’t partying and that there are a lot of other ways to have fun,” Week of Welcome (WOW) executive board member Bryanna Lindgren said. Cal Poly’s (WOW) program seeks to introduce incoming students to other new students, current students, college departments and faculty while acquainting them with the campus and community. […]
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PAC gets a facelift
The time for a major makeover has come for the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC). Sidney Harman Hall, the largest site within the PAC’s two main venues, will undergo renovation this summer due to certain outdated equipment and technology. The program is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 23, PAC managing director Ron Regier said, and […]
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Locals, students go surfing for nonprofit
Sunscreen, check. Surfboard, check. Waves, check. Over 500 community members, including Cal Poly students, alumni and faculty, volunteered in August at Project Surf Camp, a nonprofit organization that provides surfing lessons for kids with special needs. Project Surf Camp partnered with the city of Morro Bay this year, which helped the organization with beach access, a […]
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Students soothe study stress with simple steps
“When I was a freshman, I ate to relieve stress,” biomedical engineering senior Princess Rivera said. “That didn’t go too well for me.” Everyday during her freshman year, Rivera would visit The Avenue and Starbucks to buy her daily dose of caffeine, chips and various snacks. Her busy schedule made her health the least of […]
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On the road to tenure
[box]Tenure is one of the most coveted titles in the collegiate teaching world, but what exactly do professors have to do to make it?[/box] The people standing in front of Cal Poly’s classrooms may all seem to have a similar role. Most will give lectures, midterms and assign projects and papers. But it would be […]
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Oberhelman expects improvement during second year at the helm
Cal Poly’s athletics director, Don Oberhelman, who will be starting his second full year this fall, expects the Mustangs to bring new success — in all sports. Oberhelman is in charge of all of the officially sanctioned sports including soccer, football, baseball, softball and track and field. He said he believes every sport at Cal […]
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Students make move from dorms to off-campus living
A student’s first year at Cal Poly comes with the almost inevitable year spent in the residence halls, freshmen packed together, two or three to a room, like little, fresh-out-of-high-school sardines; their entire lives, textbooks, clothes, Muscle Milk and all, tucked into cupboards, while they sleep on bunks and learn to be closer with their […]
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Behind the mask: Who is Musty?
The most spirited person in the gymnasium or on the field can’t even speak. Cal Poly’s mascot, Musty the Mustang, can be seen at football, basketball and soccer games, as well as fundraisers and community outreach programs, and the group of six students who wear the suit spread good cheer everywhere they gallop. “Musty is important because he […]
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A day in the life of a student-athlete
A student-athlete’s job is all-year round. There is off season conditioning and then in-season training. It is a job that requires you to take care of your body, learn plays and more importantly, acquire an education. If you don’t maintain any of these tasks, you can lose it all just like any other job. As […]
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Welcome to Rivalries 101
[box]Breaking down the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe and the Blue-Green Rivalry. [/box] Soccer With 11,075 fans looking on in dead silence, former Cal Poly defender and four-time All-Big West Conference selection Patrick Sigler stepped to the penalty spot. As cool as ice, he trotted to the ball, fooled the goalkeeper right and slotted the […]