Many of Cal Poly’s athletic teams are headed for success this fall. Get ready – this is just the beginning of an action-packed quarter.
Cross Country
After winning the Big West Conference for the third straight year in 2005, the men’s cross country team is looking for a fourth in 2006.
I’ve been at Cal Poly for two years now and the lack of interest in Cal Poly athletics is astounding to me.
This is a very active campus. There are constantly people jogging, working out at the Recreation Center, hiking up Bishop Peak and so on. Intramural sports are pretty big at Cal Poly as well.
This fall, the University Police Department won’t offer much new relief for students looking to park on campus.
“The situation this year is good and bad; good in that the same spaces will be available as when students left, but there won’t be any big improvements awaiting them,” said UPD Associate Director Cindy Campbell.
Downtown San Luis Obispo has seen a chain reaction in the past year. Well, a chain store reaction, that is.
In the past 12 months or so, the downtown area has seen about 15 new stores open, eight of which have been part of a chain. These include U.S. shopping mall favorites like Abercrombie & Fitch, California Pizza Kitchen, Talbots, Pottery Barn and more.
In order to make room for a new dining establishment, Mustang Express closed its doors for good at the end of June.
After gauging student wishes through a series of surveys, the University Union Advisory Board (UUAB) decided to close the postal store and copy center, said ASI public relations coordinator Michelle Broom.
Poly Canyon Village
Cal Poly is no longer just a college campus; by August 2008, it will have its own village. Poly Canyon Village housing development is planned for sophomores and will operate as its own community. It will feature retail stores, eateries, a recreation center, an Olympic-sized pool and many other everyday commodities dorm students don’t always have a chance to enjoy.
Finally, I had found it. After months of relentless searching, budgeting, and worrying, I signed the lease on my apartment for the next year. The 800-square-foot townhouse was not that spectacular, but, after weeks of fearing the rejection of my application, the apartment may have well been the Taj Mahal.
The fall season is right over the horizon and for many Cal Poly students, it is an opportunity to make a new impression on new peers.
Whether we acknowledge it or not, we constantly find some way to reinvigorate the way we want to be perceived. This could include the purchase of a sick new ride, a funky hairstyle, a tattoo, a piercing, or for those that stress the importance of attire, a standout, even outlandish, getup.
You can feel it on your back and wrapping itself around your ankle. You don’t know how it got here, but now you see it everywhere. Yes, ’80s fashion is back and bigger (and less neon) than ever!
Get ready to show off your legs because flare is out and skinny is in.
Looking for something with a little more spice than the neighborhood Starbucks? The streets of San Luis Obispo are home to an eclectic hodgepodge of friendly street-side caf‚s and the occasional exotic coffee cavern.
Whether it’s for an early morning coffee fix or a late-night study fest, these five local cafes are sure to please even the pickiest java aficionados.
Congratulations to you Cal Poly students who will finally graduate this year. We finally made it. We won’t have to worry now about our parents asking how much longer, but rather reiterating how our room back home has been changed into something completely different and we are not welcome anymore.
