Let’s put things in perspective: The 16-unit quarterly cap coming to Cal Poly is not the biggest problem students will face during registration. The vast majority of those who try to enroll for classes during Fall 2012 will fall under one of the three exemptions outlined in Cal Poly’s academic policies and will find absolutely […]
Leave our units alone, keep our graduation caps
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Clean out more than just your room this spring
Half of spring quarter has already flown by and midterms have decided to grace us with their unwelcomed presence — especially this quarter. So with nothing else but midterms on my mind, I decided to be productive and do a little spring cleaning. Maybe this isn’t exactly the best way to be productive, but I’m […]
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SLO 5-0 4/28-5/5
Saturday, April 28 12:36 a.m. Domestic violence was reported on Rafael Way. 3:16 p.m. An assault was reported on the 1700 block of Frambuesa Drive. Sunday, April 29 11:45 a.m. A hit and run collision was reported on the 800 block of Upham Street. 2:31 p.m. Fraud was reported on the 1100 block of Chorro […]
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Students choose to 'Sleep Out for Homelessness'
Students walking to 8 a.m. classes on Thursday were greeted by a strange sight. More than 100 of their classmates were camped out on the cement in the University Union for the night. Wednesday night was “Sleep Out to End Homelessness,” a Student Community Services Homelessness Awareness Week event to raise funds for the El Camino Homeless […]
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Mustang Jobs offers more to some students than others
Finding that one perfect job post-college can weigh on students’ minds, but Cal Poly has the resources to help. Mustang Jobs is a website run by Career Services that specifically caters to job-hunting students. At Mustang Jobs, students can find job listings, information on employers and resources for applying for a job or internship. The […]
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From press to the people: Alumnus sells homemade T-shirts
One booth stands out from all the rest at the San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market on Thursday nights. Phil Hurst’s homemade T-shirt stall lights up, transforms into a trailer and towers higher than any other booth at the market. Hurst graduated from Cal Poly in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering. He said the skills […]
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Cal Poly's road woes in Davis, Santa Barbara
With less than a month remaining in the spring athletics season, the Mustang baseball, softball and track and field teams hit the road during the weekend. Baseball Cal Poly baseball walked off with a win against Pepperdine on Tuesday night following a 10th-inning home run by third baseman Jimmy Allen, but the Mustangs couldn’t continue […]
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Appointed committee to begin Success Fee spending
The team assigned to spend the money gained by Cal Poly’s Student Success Fee is set to begin a month-long process that will potentially end with more classes for students. The 11-person group, which includes seven students, held an initial meeting April 26 to determine how to best move forward in allocating the revenue brought in […]
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VIDEO: Frappy Hour
Starbucks’ “Happy Hour” with half-priced frappuccinos hits Cal Poly.
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Swords and shields collide at Santa Rosa Park
Approximately 20 people meet at Santa Rosa Park every Saturday to play Amtgard, a live-action, medieval weapon game. The Barony of the Seven Sleeping Dragons, as they call themselves, is the San Luis Obispo chapter of the internationally played game.
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Police searching for robber of Foothill bank
San Luis Obispo police are searching for a man they said robbed the Golden 1 Credit Union on Foothill Boulevard at gunpoint Thursday afternoon. Police said a man carrying a handgun entered the bank at 3:15 p.m. and told everyone inside to get on the ground. He then handed a plastic bag to a bank […]