People fill the streets as the sun is rising. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, brothers and sisters are all there to celebrate. It’s graduation day, and the traditional 6 a.m. celebratory bar crawl is underway. For two days, families will line up as early as 5:30 a.m. to be the first inside when bars and pubs downtown […]
Grads take downtown in the a.m.
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High customers, higher sales
San Luis Obispo businesses may have found the holy grail of consumer markets: “stoners.” Marijuana-users have long used “420” as a code for cannabis and celebrate the date as a high holiday every April 20. This year when the “holiday” came around, many San Luis Obispo businesses geared up to capitalize on the buzz. “I’d […]
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Men's soccer debuts FC Barcelona-like attack
In its final five matches of the 2011 campaign, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team struggled going 0-4-1 while scoring only one goal during the stretch. The streak punctuated a taxing season for a program that has established itself as a perennial contender for the Big West title in the past half-decade. But after posting […]
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Disability Resource Center struggling with budget cuts
A 20 percent funding cut to Cal Poly’s Disability Resource Center (DRC) is forcing the center to conserve resources this summer. The DRC, which provides note-taking, counseling, transportation and other services for students with disabilities or illnesses, is facing a cumulative cut to its funding of approximately 35 percent over the past four years, DRC […]
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ASI board of directors meeting roundup
Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors met May 30 for its final biweekly meeting of the year in the University Union (UU), room 220. Topics discussed included: ASI Upcoming Events: • There will be a Mike Annuzzi concert tomorrow during UU Hour. • Films for Finals will be showing “The Shock Felt Around the World” […]
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Oberhelman on the year in sports
Twenty sports. Twenty head coaches. More than 550 student-athletes. That’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears that need to be kept in check. Managing Cal Poly’s athletic department seems almost too chaotic a task, but this year’s new Athletics Director Don Oberhelman handles it day by day, meeting by meeting. During his first year at Poly, […]
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Success Fee direction under debate
The Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee is on its way to having a budget recommendation prepared by the end of the quarter. Associated Students, Inc. President Kiyana Tabrizi said she is prepared to make unpopular choices to help the university. Tabrizi, a graduating political science senior and co-chair of the committee, said she sees value […]
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Poly grad attempts to shatter world records
In the middle of Texas, a blonde woman in spandex is cruising down the shoulder of the highway on rollerblades. With the nearest town miles away, she happily skates along. Cal Poly alumna Kacie Fischer is attempting to shatter five world records as she rollerblades across America, all while supporting the Special Olympics by raising […]
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Conservative says his final farewell
Yes, my friends. That sad day has come — a day which will live in infamy. Today, I unveil my last Mustang Daily masterpiece before I go off and become famous somewhere. I understand that a handful of readers will not miss my column nor my mere existence on campus. But these are the folks […]
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Poly presidential house renovation costs top CSU
Cal Poly spent more on presidential housing renovations than any other California State University (CSU) campus during the last decade, according to a report published Tuesday. The report, written for the investigative website CaliforniaWatch.org, said Cal Poly has spent $831,000 on renovations for the University House since 2004. This figure included $230,000 spent on new lighting, flooring and […]