The blaring alarm woke Jorge Gonzalez from his deep slumber. It was 6:30 a.m. and time to get ready to make the 40-minute commute from Santa Maria to Cal Poly. It was the first day of classes and Gonzalez had arrived to school early, giving himself extra time to get acclimated. After walking around campus […]
The value of cultural greek life at Cal Poly
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CubeSat DAVE sends back first high-res photo of Earth
“[Polysat’s] missions conduct useful scientific research in orbit, and it is a unique experience to get to work on this kind of thing as an undergraduate student,” a erospace engineering and physics senior Grigory Heaton said
Posted inVolleyball
Volleyball seniors look to make program history
Senior outside hitter Adlee Van Winden and senior libero Katherine Brouker will be playing in their second NCAA Tournament, leading the Mustangs against San Diego on Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. inside USC’s Galen Center.
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‘Yes Means Yes’ is not a bad start, but falls short in clarity and practicality
But ‘Yes Means Yes’ does foster an environment in which the fight against sexual assault could be won in large by an action as menial and second nature as stopping at stop signs.
Posted inSports
Poly Playbook: Volleyball repeats as Conference Champions to advance to the NCAA Tournament and Joe Protheroe sets another record
Poly Playbook anchor Kylie Smith has all the Cal Poly sports updates for this week including Joe Protheroe becoming the all-time leading rusher in program history.
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Cal Poly app in development will let students register for classes on the go
The app will bring many of the features Cal Poly students and staff use into one, unified app.
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Major winter storm closes in on San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo will start to see rainfall late Tuesday evening and continuing into Thursday evening.
Posted inCity
Student-run Cal Poly Organic Farm sells produce locally
The Cal Poly Organic Farm embodies Learn by Doing to a T — meaning students plan work days, till the soil, plant the seeds, harvest the crops, price the food and sell produce to San Luis Obispo residents. The sales are made through the Farmer’s Market, Vons, Big Sky Cafe and boxes on Dexter Lawn. […]
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California’s new female-directive law is a win for the state
On October 1, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill No. 826, requiring all publicly traded companies to have a minimum amount of women on their board of directors. By the end of 2019, publicly traded companies whose principal executive offices are located in California will be mandated to have at least one […]
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Meet Larry Peña, the man behind San Luis Obispo’s trivia nights
He spends around five hours every week doing research — not for his work at the magazine, but for the weekly trivia games he hosts around San Luis Obispo county.
Posted inFootball
Get to know Cal Poly Football’s record-breaking senior fullback Joe Protheroe
In his final game as a Mustang, senior fullback Joe Protheroe entered the history books by setting the record for most rushing yards in program history with 4,271 rushing yards in his five year career at Cal Poly. Protheroe not only dreams of making it in the NFL, but plans to make it a reality. He […]