Every time Cal Poly football players enter Alex G. Spanos Stadium, they know the bar – or rather, a recurring sort of banner – is set high.
The trio of commemorative banners honoring Jordan Beck, Chris Gocong and Kyle Shotwell remind of a golden age of Cal Poly defense, when those three won the Buck Buchanan Award – given to the best defender in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) – from 2004 to 2006.
Downtown San Luis Obispo became a scene of political activism Sunday when more than 100 protestors surrounded the courthouse to demonstrate against Proposition 8, the general election initiative measure that would ban same-sex marriage if passed in November.
Students looking for a place to study can expect to see many changes if they venture to the second floor of the Robert E. Kennedy library.
The space has been undergoing renovations throughout the summer as part of a plan to better accommodate student group work and provide a new home for Julian’s Patisserie.
Every year I scoop up a glassy-eyed freshman and tell them the real rules of Cal Poly. I glanced at the survival guide this year and it’s the same thing they tell freshman every year; the same old recycled garbage that goes in one ear and out the other for 99 percent of new students.
Looking into the crystal ball of the American economic future is a frightening prospect for a college student with less than a year until graduation.
Exactly what kind of economy are we as young Americans inheriting and where will we stand in the world marketplace in a few years?
More importantly, will we – as the country’s future entrepreneurs, innovators and workers – be allowed our chance at the American Dream? Will the United States still be the shining beacon of free enterprise and industry by the time the government is through?
The outlook doesn’t look pretty.
With several delis, taquerias, sushi bars and a variety of restaurants, San Luis Obispo has several options capable of pleasing the palate. However, anyone interested in setting a little fire to that palate may have a harder time finding something that can do the job.
Hi, my name is Chelsea and I am a book-o-holic. I love beginnings, middles and ends, the anticipation of what happens next, and, of course, the way the pages smell. (Is that only me?) Reading offers a calm escape in today’s fast-paced world, and should not be put on the back burner now that the rigors of
fall quarter are bestowed upon us.
The No. 6 Stanford women’s volleyball team edged Cal Poly 25-17, 23-25, 26-24, 25-10 Saturday in front of a Mott Gym regular-season record crowd of 2,917.
The No. 19 Mustangs (5-6), who won their first set against Stanford in 22 years, were led by Kylie Atherstone’s 17 kills.
After two season-opening games decided by last-minute field-goal attempts, the Cal Poly football team put itself in a less suspenseful finish Saturday.
The Mustangs, who topped San Diego State 30-28 Aug. 30 before falling 29-27 Sept. 6 to Montana, sprinted to a 28-7 lead at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La.
When students return to class for the fall quarter, new classes are not the only things that will be starting on campus. Here is a list of 10 Cal Poly athletes to keep your eye on this fall:
Men’s soccer – Eric Branagan-Franco
The senior goalkeeper owns a bevy of school records including save percentage, goals-against average, shutouts in a season and career shutouts.
Until the end of time, coaches will always harp the cliché that the most important game is the next game. But we all know that’s not really true, right? Everyone circles one date or another on the calendar, depending on what they’re looking for. Here are 10 such dates in Cal Poly sports for the rest of the fall season that we at the Mustang Daily recommend circling, in chronological order:
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