UPDATE: The Cal Poly Office of Student Life and Leadership has decided to drop the investigation into the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, director Stephan Lamb said. After meeting with the fraternity’s president, Lamb decided to remove the cease and desist order issued last Friday. Greek life director Diego Silva said the Phi Sigma Kappa president […]
Two fraternities under investigation after 300-person party
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Inclusive excellence = exclusive intolerance
Recently, a complaint was filed to President Armstrong by David Conn, Co-Chair of the Inclusive Excellence Council (IEC) on behalf of an unnamed Multicultural Center (MCC) staff member. The nature of this complaint is ironic coming from a council that claims to be “inclusive.” Conn states that the Council does not object to the content […]
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SLO Five-0 3/31-4/7
Saturday, March 31 4:07 a.m. — A computer was bought with a fraudulent check on the 3900 block of Carissa Court. 8:51 a.m. — An assault occurred on the 1100 block of Chorro Street. Sunday, April 1 2:28 a.m. — A male prowler was reported looking into a window on the 400 block of Branch Street. 12:14 p.m. […]
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Students celebrate Cesar Chavez
A Cesar Chavez Celebration kicked off Thursday during University Union (UU) Hour with a live band, inspiring speeches and a student march from Dexter Lawn to the UU. Chavez was a Mexican-American who is best known as a Latino civil rights activist. He also played a major role in the American labor movement, in which […]
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Welcome to our (open) house
As I walked to my classes last week, I encountered what seemed to be an endless number of tour groups consisting of parents listening intently and prospective students glancing around to take a look at current students. Needless to say, I received many awkward looks I wasn’t sure how to respond to. So not knowing […]
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Police searching for sexual assault suspect
Police are asking for tips after three possibly related cases of attempted sexual assault were reported in the last three months. The most recent reported attempted assault was April 5, when an unaccompanied woman was allegedly approached by an unidentified male on Slack Street near Longview Lane, who then knocked her to the ground and […]
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Cal Poly passes WASC accreditation review
Cal Poly received high marks last Thursday from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) review team after a week-long visit of classes, campus facilities and a special student forum. The team came to campus last week to review Cal Poly’s accreditation and evaluate the school. Though administration never thought Cal Poly’s accreditation was […]
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Police cracks down on distracted driving
Walking around campus, it is not particularly difficult to find someone just asking to have a run in with the law. Skateboarders cruise down Perimeter Road, bikers run through stop signs and hardly anyone obeys the 15 mph speed limit down the hill to Poly Canyon Village. But this month is devoted to bringing attention […]
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A declaration of interdependence
After an elaborate swapping of roles in the newsroom, I landed at the assistant news editor’s desk. This means that I, essentially, make page three (the wire page) of the Mustang Daily from scratch four days a week. I also gather quotes and headshots for the paper’s Word on the Street section, and see that […]
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Mustangs move into second place with sweep of Anteaters
Kyle Brueggemann spent just one year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, but he learned a lot playing for the Black Knights. Things such as discipline, balancing workloads and plain old hard work that he brought to the mound on Saturday as the Mustangs (20-10, 4-2) defeated UC Irvine 8-1 to sweep the series. […]
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My heart will go on and on for "Titanic 3D"
I have been awaiting April 4, 2012, for the longest time. When I first read online that my favorite movie was going to be re-released in 3-D, I could not contain my excitement. This past week marked the 100th Anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic in April 1912, so what better time to […]