Former Cal Poly volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson, one of the most successful coaches in his six years with the program, was found dead Sunday in a Van Nuys home, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. Stevenson was 54. While an autopsy has been performed, the cause of death will take several weeks to […]
Former coach Stevenson's death has campus in disbelief
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Midwest bound: Haniger selected in first round by Brewers
Mitch Haniger still can’t describe it. That moment he felt as his name flashed across the bottom of the screen during this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was too much to digest. In the middle of cheers from a group of friends and family, it took the breath out of him, stunned […]
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Farmers market to grow this summer
Weaving through the crowd during San Luis Obispo’s Farmers’ Market may get a little easier this summer. The Thursday night tradition will expand its borders to include Morro Street between Higuera and Monterey streets from July 1 to Sept. 30. The San Luis Obispo Downtown Association joined the San Luis Obispo County Certified Farmers’ Market Association in a plan […]
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Former volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson dies
Former Cal Poly volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson, one of the most successful coaches in the program’s history, died Sunday, according to AVP Pro Beach Volleyball. Stevenson led the Mustangs for more than six seasons, guiding the Mustangs to an 115-61 overall record with two postseason berths. Most recently, the Mustangs found success two years ago, […]
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Theodoropoulos named new architecture dean
Christine Theodoropoulos, the current head of the architecture department at the University of Oregon, was named the new dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design on Tuesday, according to a press release. Theodoropoulos has held her current position at the University of Oregon for the past nine years. As the head of the department, […]
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Haniger, Miller selected in MLB Draft
After becoming just the third player in program history to be named Big West Player of the Year, Mitch Haniger — yet again — made history. Finishing the season with a conference-leading 13 home runs and a .626 slugging percentage, Haniger was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers as a compensatory selection (38th overall) in the first round of the Major […]
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New College of Liberal Arts dean selected
Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts (CLA) has found a new dean in Douglas Epperson, the current dean at Washington State University. Epperson was selected after a yearlong search to replace Linda Halisky, who is retiring from her position after eight years to return to teaching. According to Halisky, Epperson was chosen in part because […]
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A bittersweet goodbye to freshman year
Everyone said that college would be the fastest four (five or six) years of our lives and that freshman year would go by the quickest. Though I anticipated it, I never thought I would have reached this point as rapidly as I did. For freshman, our first year of college is just about to end […]
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Tabrizi plans to be a kid again this summer
Kiyana Tabrizi wouldn’t change a single thing from this year. Her year of leading the student body as Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president is drawing to a close, but as Tabrizi said, “The things I learned this year, I’ll keep with me forever.” Tabrizi spent the year running from meetings to classes from sunrise to […]
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Advice to graduates past and present
Erik Hanson is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. For some of you, graduation has finally arrived. And while this may be a time to celebrate with friends and family, inevitably, a few of these same acquaintances will feel compelled to bestow upon you their advice for […]
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Injuries hamper softball, end disappointing season
The Mustangs came into the season without standout pitcher Anna Cahn, who graduated from the program after becoming the first player in program history to be selected to an All-Big West team in each of her four seasons. Then they lost junior star Rebecca Patton, who went down with a season-ending hip injury. With those losses and […]