More than 3,000 students’ identities are at risk of being stolen after a professor’s laptop, which contained personal information of past students, was taken last month.
John Mottmann, a physics professor, reported on July 5 that his home in San Luis Obispo had been broken into two days earlier and his laptop was missing.
Richard Spencer Wood planned to graduate from Cal Poly winter quarter with degrees in history and political science. But his plans were cut short.
Wood, 22, was found dead on July 22 in Avila Beach after attending the 311 concert the night before.
“He was a short guy but he was so tall in terms of his personality,” said AJ Rikli, an environmental engineering junior and Wood’s fraternity brother.
Inside a dank, dusty closet sits a haphazard smorgasbord of supplies, forgotten in the corner of the journalism department’s tiny mailroom. Underneath a long blue tarp, hundreds of ketchup, mustard and relish packets can be found, along with a plastic bottle of lighter fluid.
California Pizza Kitchen moved into a new home in downtown San Luis Obispo Aug. 1 as residents were more than eager to get a taste of what people were buzzing about.
“This is the next new place for Cal Poly’s 21 and over,” said Melissa Kramer, the director of members for the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.
Defying the wishes of a majority of Americans and their representatives, President George W. Bush vetoed a bill allowing federal money to go to embryonic stem cell research. Although this veto was devastating to the millions who are familiar with the pain associated with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer, and spinal injuries, the veto was also indicative of the palpable disunity present in the GOP.
I am what they call a “super-senior.” Through a couple of major-changes, some careful class planning, and two absurdly patient parents I have been able to push the duration of my higher education to the breaking point.
Being in college as long as I have has allowed me the opportunity to expand my knowledge to things that I never dreamed.
Whether it was a desperation move or a way to silence cult-loving fans of the original “Clerks,” Kevin Smith has finally remembered what great independent filmmaking is all about with his seventh film “Clerks II” (or as it was originally titled “Passion of the Clerks”).
The San Luis Obispo Blues Society is presenting “An Afternoon of Blues,” a free concert featuring local and national musicians, in Arroyo Grande on
Sunday, July 30 as part of the Village Concert Series. Beginning at 1:00 p.m., the blues concert, which will take place at the
Rotary Bandstand on the Village Green in the historic downtown center of Arroyo Grande, will feature three acts that include soloist Doc Stoltey, followed by the Karen Tyler Duo, and the Shota Kava Blues featuring Valerie Johnson.
Even Chris Gocong was a freshman once. As the latest Cal Poly draftee embarks on his first year in the NFL, a whole new crop of students are readying themselves for the life of a college athlete – Cal Poly style. Here’s a look at some, but by no means all, of the promising incoming Poly Players looking to hone their skills and show their talent on Mustang turf.
Rodeo has been declared one of America’s oldest pastimes but for Ben Londo it is more than that. It is an addiction.
The construction management senior began his career at age 12 and was hooked after his first eight-second ride.
“I started riding bulls and that was kind of my event,” he said.
Let me begin by saying that I have a low tolerance for stupidity, especially when it comes to the English language. This lack of patience with morons can become extremely problematic when I’m anywhere outside the Mustang Daily newsroom.
As a child, I would correct people’s grammar as they were speaking.
