Maybe you’re an engineering senior with a passion for surfing. Or you’re investing your time studying animal science at Cal Poly, but also really enjoy the art of jewelry making. With heavy academic demands, how is it possible for a full-time college student to make time to fulfill these buried creative passions? The answer lies within the ASI Craft Center.
Top ways to get crafty at the ASI Craft Center
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Smeland and Baxter latest hot rumors for Cal Poly job
A reported 10 finalists have been chosen of 45 preliminary candidates for the Cal Poly head football coaching vacancy left by Rich Ellerson, and the athletic department could reportedly make a decision by the end of the week. FootballScoop.com reported Monday that former Michigan State defensive coordinator Chris Smeland interviewed and “could be the leading […]
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Search for Ellerson’s replacement heats up
Ten finalists for the Cal Poly football head coaching vacancy were interviewed over the weekend as the athletic department hopes to make a final decision by the end of this week a team official said.
Rich Ellerson left the program after eight years when he accepted the head-coaching job at Army on Dec.
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Top eight stories of 2008
July: Saudi contract signed A controversial contract to develop and implement a new engineering program at Jubail University College (JUC) in Saudi Arabia was signed by Cal Poly in early July. However, almost six months lateer, JUC has yet to sign its portion so the contract is not finalized and remains private, raising concerns as to whether the deal will actually go through.
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Greek life still suspended after student death
All Cal Poly greek life activity was formally suspended mid-December following the death of freshman Carson Starkey, a fraternity pledge who died the morning after attending a Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) party.
Starkey, 18, was found unresponsive at a local residence at about 6 a.
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Autopsy: medical condition caused sophomore’s death
The autopsy of Favian Mora, an electrical engineering sophomore who was found unresponsive in his room in Poly Canyon Village in December, was released yesterday and said that his death was due to a medical condition.
Toxicology results were negative for drugs and alcohol said San Luis Obispo county public information officer Rob Bryn.
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Small resolutions help save the world
Welcome to 2009. Now make one resolution. Make one simple decision, about one thing in your life that you can change to reduce your impact on the planet. Make it something achievable. Make it something that’s important to you.
Statisticians have estimated that only 29 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions these days, and only two out of 10 of them actually follow through with their goals.
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Mac Attack: more students are turning to Apple
The day of salvation is finally here for Cal Poly civil engineering student Chris Decool. He comes bursting through the door of his one-story home on the outskirts of San Luis Obispo. His roommates turn their necks from the TV to see Decool wiggling loose from his backpack as he scrambles toward his room.
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Fall athletics a tough task to follow
With the dawn of a new year comes the beginning of new sports seasons. Gone are the fall games of volleyball, soccer and football. The spotlight shone brightly on the fall athletic season at Cal Poly, as the school gained unprecedented national recognition.
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Deans, admin travel the world
If you have ever called a dean’s office, chances are you were told he or she was in a meeting, out of the office or even out of the area. College deans have a number of responsibilities that often send them traveling around the world.
Deans are responsible for budgeting, hiring, reviewing faculty, course curriculum and the wellbeing of students as they work toward their degrees – duties which sometimes require travel.
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2008 was a year of bailouts, 2009 is a year of hope
This year has been one of government bailouts and it’s also been the year of economic uncertainty – both on the larger scale of the market, and on the more personal scale of lost jobs and cutbacks. Our government gave the banking industry a check for $700 billion, an astronomical figure, and the kind of money that we simply do not have to lend out.