Getting tired of late-night trips to Pita Pit? If so, Petra, a new restaurant opened in San Luis Obispo that specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and pizza may be able to help you out.
Samir Aburashed and his father Todd opened Petra in early December. The restaurant is located on the corner of Higuera and Toro streets, ironically situated next to Jaffa – one of the few restaurants in town that serves a similar style of food.
Cal Poly senior wide receiver Ramses Barden will make one final collegiate appearance on Saturday as he prepares to take his game to Sundays in the fall.
Barden will play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Mobile, Ala. in a game that will be televised nationally on the NFL Network.
About 15 students and community members attended a candlelight vigil for victims of the Gaza conflict at the Mission Plaza on Thursday night.
The event, organized by Students for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, billed itself as non-political.
Attendants said they came to mourn both Israeli and Palestinian victims of the conflict.
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences will host the first two students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University this fall in a new joint dual master’s degree program.
The students already have a Master of Science in food science and technology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and will attend Cal Poly for the second half of a two-and-a-half year master’s degree program.
Am I the only one who will miss the weekly laugh from reading Ian Nachreiner’s political column? Every week I read his column and couldn’t help but laugh at his truth, justice and conservative ways. Last week Ian stated that Bush’s policies and decisions have kept America safe for the last eight years.
The first article I read in Thursday’s paper told the tragic story of Carson Starkey’s death, attributed to alcohol poisoning. I believe it is very important that stories such as Carson’s be well distributed so that others may avoid his fate. For that I was glad to see this article featured on the front page.
It was very disappointing to read the cynical staff editorial on Jan. 20, “Today we inaugurate a man, not a God.” We can agree that we should not expect miracles and any instant results. However, it is sad to see the editorial denigrating the credible message of hope and optimism from the incoming president and his cabinet populated with smart appointees.
In general, a tool is something one uses or manipulates. For this article, we will explore the people one uses or manipulates, specifically the male variety.
These tools are most commonly used by douchebags. In fact, while douchebags often run in packs with other douchebags, they usually employ a tool as their best friend.
Turn the bass down, throw out the auto-tune lyrics and save the hard-hitting beats for another time. It’s time to set aside the artificial noises and capture the organic instrumentation when the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) strolls into town.
As part of its 10-day West Coast Tour that starts in Seattle, Wash.
If there was such a thing as a Shelton tree, it would definitely grow in the agricultural lush lands of the San Joaquin Valley. Because from the flat land nestled between the Sierra Nevada and Coastal Mountain Range originates a family proven to produce ripe and seasoned athletes like Cal Poly men’s basketball senior forward Titus Shelton.
Three Cal Poly programs have launched a program that has students working with major companies to deal with environmental issues facing the packaging industry.
Cal Poly’s industrial technology department in conjunction with the Orfalea College of Business and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences started Cal Poly’s Consortium on Packaging Science and Technology to offer research and development services to an impressive list of companies, including Microsoft and Safeway, to design packaging materials that are sustainable and eco-friendly.
