Emily Logan Lindsay Johnson fills every criterion for receiving an award or scholarship. An exemplary architecture student, she volunteers at a battered women’s shelter and helps build homes for families in Mexico. This year, she received the William R. Hearst-CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement – for all these reasons. But on top of her […]
Student earns scholarship after traumatic event
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Group to make Poly smile, nod and laugh out loud
Instead of the watery eyes normally associated with sleepless nights and the monotonous school week, the students of Cal Poly will have a chance to shed tears of laughter as the comedy group Smile and Nod offers an escape Wednesday night. Smile and Nod was formed in 1998 by a group of Cal Poly students […]
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Orfalea to visit campus
He founded Kinko’s and he donated more than $16.2 million to the university. He’s even coming out with a new book and his first book signing event will be right here on campus. Paul Orfalea will give a free presentation to the public at 4:30 p.m. in the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre on Wednesday. […]
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Women's soccer nets two wins
kiel carreau The Cal Poly women’s soccer team started its weekend off on the right foot by defeating St. Mary’s 2-1 Friday at Mustang Stadium. After suffering its first loss of the season to No. 6 Santa Clara last Sunday and dropping in the national rankings to No. 23, Cal Poly (7-1-3) was primed to […]
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Men's cross country paces UC Riverside Invitational
The men’s cross country team won the 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday. The Mustangs had a point total of 51, placing five runners in the top 15. Concordia took second place behind Cal Poly with 70 points and host UC Riverside was third with 80. The Cal Poly women’s team finished […]
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Defense dominates in road football win
Interceptions by Kyle Shotwell and Jason Relyea plus a fumble recovery by Adam Torosian all set up touchdowns as Cal Poly defeated Northern Colorado 31-14 in a Great West Football Conference game Saturday afternoon before a record crowd of 9,142 at Nottingham Field. Freshman running back James Noble rushed for 95 yards on 13 carries […]
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Out of season, but still in the game
sheila sobchik The Cal Poly men’s tennis team started off the year with high expectations and a strenuous training routine. “This year is probably the best team we’ve had here,” sophomore Aaron Elbert said. “We even talk about it off the court – how good we are as a team.” Part of the improvement is […]
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Student lends a hand with the Red Cross
nick hoover mustang daily In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, San Luis Obispo residents are joining thousands of others from across the country to lend a hand in the American Red Cross relief efforts. Because of the widespread devastation and anticipated length of the operation, the Red Cross has recruited members of the public to […]
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Dorm pamphlet upsets Poly greek community
A pamphlet distributed in the Cal Poly dorms that describes sexual abuse as more prevalant in the greek system has caused anger and debate between Student Affairs departments. The pamphlets stated that “Greek men are more likely to perpetrate rape, gang rape, and acquaintance rape, than are non-greek men,” and that, “Date rape drugs are […]
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Garden Grille makes the grade
After just two weeks, the Garden Grille has proved popular with both new and returning students. The restaurant, formerly the Lighthouse, is a temporary dining establishment that has experimented with higher quality food at varied prices. The Garden Grille will close at the end of the school year for about two years while a new, […]
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The dating drive-thru: Would you like sex with that?
As Americans, we prize efficiency, speed and cheapness. After all, it’s this foundation that has made fast food chains so effective. But it has also transformed the college way of “dating” into the equivalent of a McDonald’s drive-thru. Hook-ups are inexpensive, they’re fast and they provide instant gratification. Sounds like a Big Mac, doesn’t it? […]