The Central Coast Musician’s Exchange said “cheers” to the launch of its all new Web site that will provide a resource for local bands to network, book gigs and advertise.
The festivities were alive with local music at Downtown Brew in San Luis Obispo, featuring acts from Criticnue, Tropo and Axia, on Aug 19.
Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis reportedly wanted to watch San Diego State take on Cal Poly this weekend in order to scout the Aztecs, who’ll visit South Bend on Sept. 6. He reportedly told Irish Illustrated he asked to go to the game, but no one from his athletic department was allowed.
Cal Poly was ranked 121st in the Jeff Sagarin NCAA football preseason ratings released Friday. The Sagarin ratings rank all Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) teams top-to-bottom. USC topped the list, with Appalachian State being the No. 1 FCS representative, at No. 70. The Mustangs, the 17th-ranked […]
Several Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) preseason rankings have placed Cal Poly in the top 15, but arguably the most important top-25 did the same Thursday, when the Mustangs found themselves slotted No. 14 in the FCS coaches poll. Cal Poly received 275 points. Naturally, three-time defending national champion Appalachian State earned top honors, […]
Two days after falling in its season opener at home, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team gave someone else a more joyous home opener. The Mustangs were shut out 1-0 Sunday night at Arizona, dropping to 0-2 on the young season.
Wildcats sophomore midfielder Karina Camacho tallied the contest’s only score in the 35th minute, from 18 yards out on a pass from junior midfielder Jacqueline Broussard.
The Cal Poly women’s soccer team lost its season opener Friday night, falling 2-1 to BYU before 771 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
A 39th-minute score by senior forward Ashley Vallis gave the Mustangs a 1-0 lead heading into halftime, but they were outshot 8-1 in the second half, when BYU senior forward Katie Larkin netted a 50th-minute goal on a penalty kick and unassisted freshman midfielder Auna Janis tallied the go-ahead score in the 70th minute.
Since its debut 10 years ago, the cover of EA Sports’ “NCAA Football” video game series has been reserved for icons.
Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush exemplify the standard, so a Facebook-circulating Photoshop job placing Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden on the cover of this year’s XBOX 360 version may seem a bit far-fetched.
Students can expect cheaper textbooks by next school year, thanks to a Congressional bill signed into law by the president on Aug. 14 encouraging textbook publishers to help lower book prices. The bill, part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, goes into effect in July 2010.
BEIJING – Cal Poly graduate Stephanie Brown Trafton won the gold medal in the women’s discus Monday night at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and became the first gold medalist from Cal Poly after posting a mark of 212 feet, 5 inches.
“Someone told me that I was coming to the Bird’s Nest to lay a golden egg,” she told reporters.
An 18-year-old Minnesotan on the Cal Poly men’s basketball roster will face two felony charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a Wisconsin bank robbery Saturday morning, authorities said Wednesday.
Anthony Di Loreto of Minnetonka, Minn.
Quick show of hands: how many of you have an iPod?
If you do and you’re a student at Cal Poly, then chances are, you got yours in the last four years and that little clickable interface is like second nature to you. The latest hit single has been at your fingertips for most of your adult or even teenage years and with 1,000 songs readily at your disposal, the walk between classes need never be boring again.
