James Mellor The numbers for 2005 are in. Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis released the 2005 “Factbook” of student characteristics at the university and for the 12th straight year, Cal Poly has received an increased number of applicants. A record 28,840 incoming freshman and transfer students applied to Cal Poly for Fall […]
Applicants continue to soar as Poly releases latest 'Factbook'
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College of Agriculture appoints new dean of advancement and external relations
Brigette Barbosa Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture has selected its first assistant dean of advancement and external relations. Tanya Kiani, current director of advancement for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, will officially join the College of Agriculture on May 15. College of Agriculture Dean David Wehner made the announcement on March 23. “She […]
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'Another Type of Groove'
Kristen Marschall Students and community members can appreciate Another Type of Groove on Thursday night when student slam poets will be joined by two-time Individual World Poetry Slam champion Buddy Wakefield. Another Type of Groove is a student-run organization that creates an open forum for ideas and dialogue, all of which is expressed through poetry. […]
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Going broke for books
Tyler Middlestadt Last Wednesday the New York Times published a story entitled, “Getting Textbooks Cheaper from India,” focusing on the efforts of students who purchase textbooks from overseas in order to save money. The attempts to avoid the retail cost of textbooks in the U.S. should not come as a surprise, especially for students. One […]
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Sports Balk 4-5-06
Bradford Applin I’m standing up as I write this. You may think it’s because I am so excited about the topic of today’s column that I can’t sit still. Perhaps I am anxiously typing away as the NCAA Tournament Championship unfolds. Maybe my chair has been seized and hidden as part of some elaborate April […]
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Rugby ends play in dominant fashion
Frank Stranzl After steamrolling past the University of San Diego 102-13 on Saturday, wrapping up its second league championship in three years, Cal Poly’s club rugby team could not be playing any better. After missing out on postseason action just a year ago, the Mustangs are headed to Berkeley for the sweet sixteen. It did […]
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'Stangs poised for Big West play
tom sanders The Cal Poly softball team faced its first Big West Conference series over the weekend. The Mustangs played the UC Riverside Highlanders in a double-header on Saturday and another game on Sunday. The Mustangs lost the first game 2-1. In the second game, they made a comeback and won 7-1. Sunday’s game was […]
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You will either love 'Slither' or hate it
Ryan Chartrand “Slither” could be the most shocking film of 2006. But it isn’t shocking in the sense that watching a man take a bite out of someone’s wrist is rather unexpected or that you may find it difficult to breathe out of fear of bloody, oozing slugs one day sliding down your throat. Instead, […]
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Weekend hit with alcohol-related accidents
Two drunken-driving accidents in San Luis Obispo caused damage to a total of five cars over the weekend, police said. The first accident reportedly occurred Saturday at 11 p.m. in the Mustang Village parking lot. According to the police report, the driver, David Lohman, 20, hit two parked cars while attempting to move his truck […]
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Students design future for New Orleans
Lauren Zahner The Cal Poly Landscape Architecture Department started a week of events Monday morning devoted to ideas for regenerating the devastated city of New Orleans. Students from the landscape architecture, architecture and city and regional planning departments broke up into groups that were assigned to seven different areas of the city. They were encouraged […]
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Halisky appointed College of Liberal Arts dean
Jandy Jones Cal Poly officially appointed Linda Halisky as the new dean for the College of Liberal Arts Monday. She will fill the vacancy left by Dean Harry Hellenbrand, who took a position as provost at Cal State Northridge, Interim Provost Robert Detweiler said. Halisky is currently in Thailand visiting the study abroad program. She […]