While the sound of aluminum bats hitting baseballs can’t be heard following the end of the NCAA season, college baseball doesn’t finish when school gets out for summer. For many college players, summertime means the beginning of an entirely new season, one that is short on the aluminum and long on the opportunities. Summer collegiate […]
Baseball isn’t out for summer
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Leaping to London: Day readies for Summer Olympic Games
When considering Sharon Day’s long list of accomplishments at the collegiate level, the Olympic Games seemed almost like the natural progression for her athletic career. The London games will be her second time competing in the Olympics, but this time around she, along with fellow Cal Poly alumna Stephanie Brown Trafton, will take part in […]
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Student orientation SOARs with new changes
A brand-new school year calls for a brand new approach to introducing Cal Poly’s incoming students to their new home. This month, Student Life and Leadership will implement integral changes to SOAR, one of Cal Poly’s three orientation programs. SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) is now a two-day event, offers on-campus housing and no […]
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New regulations to curb raucous behavior downtown
New bars and restaurants in downtown San Luis Obispo will face additional regulations, following the San Luis Obispo City Council approval of new use permits in June. The use permits will require that, among other things, new establishments serving alcohol have a manager on site after 11 p.m., provide extra training to staff serving alcohol […]
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Cal Poly Arts announces 2012-13 lineup
The 2012-13 Cal Poly Arts season is shaping up to be the best one yet, according to Cal Poly Arts Director Steve Lerian. “I’m very bullish,” he said. “This is our best line up since I got here.” Lerian said he finally booked shows he’s been trying to get for a long time. He said […]
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750-acre fire burning in Santa Margarita
Update — 4:37 p.m.: More than 300 fire-fighting personnel are on the scene of the fire in Santa Margarita, and more time and personnel will be needed, CalFire Public Information Officer Tina Rose said. “This is going to be a few days for us to fully extinguish this fire,” Rose said. So far though, no […]
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New Academic Senate chair announced
For the first time in three years, women and gender studies professor Rachel Fernflores is not the chair of Cal Poly’s Academic Senate. Instead, she will be replaced by statistics professor Steve Rein. The Senate held elections for a new chair and vice chair for the 2012-13 school year, and Rein was elected chair, while […]
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The new dean's list
Two new faces are set to join Cal Poly’s deans this fall: Christine Theodoropoulos and Douglas Epperson will replace College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) dean Tom Jones and College of Liberal Arts (CLA) dean Linda Halisky, respectively. Both Theodoropoulos and Epperson were selected after year-long searches following Jones and Halisky‘s announced retirements last year. Both candidates were selected […]
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Landmark Bike Arch threatened by city and vandalism
The house of 880 Upham St. was easy to spot thanks to a rainbow-colored archway made entirely of bicycles. The community supports the Bike Arch, according to the builder; however, regulations and vandalism threaten its continued existence. Mechanical engineering senior Rory Aronson said he and his roommates ride their bikes to school everyday and attend […]
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Downtown Mission Plaza burns with Funky Flames
Old-school funk rocks downtown San Luis Obispo once again when Burning James and the Funky Flames return to Concerts in the Plaza Jun 29. James Scoolis (guitar and vocals) said the band plays music that is personally interesting to him. Their music isn’t stuff that’s been done over and over again, he said. “Burning James” […]
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Three players selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft
Three Cal Poly players were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in early June, while former left-handed pitcher Kyle Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. Former shortstop Mike Miller was selected in the ninth round by the Boston Red Sox and Nick Grim was nabbed […]