[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 […]
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San Luis Obispo on the silver screen
Lights, camera, action! Here are a few flicks filmed in your new home town.
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Mustang Band freshmen march to a different beat of WOW
While the majority of freshman will spend their WOW week playing name games, surfing or kayaking, the Mustang Band WOWies are up at 7 a.m. for band camp, rehearsing for their first gig.
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Hanson resigns, Fendall named new defensive backs coach
Following former assistant coach Randy Hanson’s alleged involvement in an altercation a week ago, he’s announced his resignation from the Cal Poly football coaching staff, effective Friday. In turn, Neil Fendall, who played safety under head coach Tim Walsh at Portland State, has been hired as his replacement and will coach the Mustangs defensive backfield this upcoming season. For the past […]
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‘Confessions of a Love Junkie’ returns by popular demand
It’s like flicking on a light switch, co-creator and co-director of “Confessions of a Love Junkie” Zheila Pouraghabagher said. Once the shine circle is complete, she’s ready to perform; it’s go time. In two weeks, San Luis Obispo sees the return of “Confessions of a Love Junkie” at Alex and Faye Spanos Theater on Aug. 17 […]
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Chick-fil-A debate hits Cal Poly
Cal Poly’s on-campus Chick-fil-A became the local center of a nationwide controversy last week as people on both sides of the gay marriage debate visited the restaurant to make their opinions known. On Wednesday, tourists, locals and Cal Poly staff, faculty and students against gay marriage ordered chicken sandwiches for “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” while on […]
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Student buys assets of San Luis Art Supply; opens Half Bad Art Supply in Temecula
What happened to San Luis Art Supply? Student Isaac Yorke buys assets of local shop and moves them to Temecula, California and opens Half Bad Art Supply.
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Coach suspended after alleged assault
Cal Poly’s football program will make do with one less coach this season. First-year defensive backs coach Randy Hanson was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and consequently suspended indefinitely from his coaching position, as announced by athletic director Don Oberhelman. “(Hanson) has been suspended from the university as we gather […]
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Cipolla ‘controls the chaos’ as new public information officer
Tony Cipolla has been a familiar face in San Luis Obispo County for years now, delivering the news as early as 1989 as an evening anchor at KSBY. Twenty years later, he became the morning anchor at KCOY, and then extended his broadcast experience to Cal Poly students as a lecturer in the journalism department. […]
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Hughes named new police chief
George Hughes, who’s spent the last two years as the chief of police at the Colorado School of Mines Police Department, has been named the new chief of the University Police Department, according to a Call Poly news release. He’s set to succeed former chief Bill Watton, who announced his retirement in December after 10 […]
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Meet the Multicultural Center: A source of knowledge and fun
An introduction to Cal Poly’s center for culture and diversity.