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Furnishings for the future

Patrick Trautfield The Cal Poly Architecture Department and Vellum Build, a San Luis Obispo design and build firm, teamed up to host the third annual Vellum Build/Architecture Department Furniture Design Competition over the weekend. The competition was open to all College of Architecture and Environmental Design students and faculty. Entrants both designed and built the […]

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City pays for extended bus hours, students reap benefits

The SLO Transit bus route five was reconfigured by the city of San Luis Obispo at the beginning of the year after it was constantly falling behind by as many as 30 minutes. Route five runs through Cal Poly and stops in front of the University Union.

The new schedule adjustment includes bypassing a stop located further away from campus and allowing the bus to stop in front of the UU more often and an hour later than previously.

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Cold weather stunts Poly crops

Avocado fruits were likely damaged more than any other crop growing on campus as the result of cold weather throughout January, Cal Poly orchard production manager Mark Welch said last Friday.

Welch estimated that roughly 90 percent of the avocados and 10 to 25 percent of the citrus fruits on campus were damaged because of temperatures that dipped into the 20s in mid-January, contributing to an estimated $26 million worth of damages countywide.

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