Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a bill in September that authorizes the California State University system to independently offer a doctorate of education degree. “This legislation marks perhaps the most significant change in the CSU system’s role in the last four decades,” CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed said in a press release. “We are extremely grateful to […]
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Kinko's founder offers advice to students
Kinko’s founder and Cal Poly enthusiast Paul Orfalea visited Cal Poly yesterday to speak to students about business and his advice on how to live life to the fullest. “Every day you need your soul to catch up to your body,” Orfalea said near the end of his speech in the Alex and Faye Spanos […]
Smiling through hard times
Bonnie Lowry sits at a table in Sierra Vista hospital discussing the pros and cons of her prosthetic. She is young and tall with very long and thick red hair. While she talks, she pulls at the sides of her scalp and slowly removes her hairpiece. She is completely bald.
Depression screenings offered at Cal Poly
Holly Burke Holly Burke mustang daily As students’ lives change they are faced not only with the pressures of school, but also with roommates, paying bills, dealing with relationships and living independently. Many students begin to feel anxious or depressed for these reasons. Though some have dealt with this problem before, it is a new […]
Housing projects on the horizon
Emily Rancer The construction of a 69-unit housing complex for faculty and staff is on schedule, said Jim Reinhart, the managing director of the Cal Poly Housing Corporation. The Bella MontaAña development, which will be at the corner of Highland Drive and North Santa Rosa Street, should be open for full occupancy by fall 2007. […]
Professors to aid developing nations through agriculture
Living on foreign lands, working in underdeveloped cities and rural villages, lending a hand through knowledge they’ve gained; Professors from Cal Poly and four other California State Universities will step out of their university classrooms and pool their resources to aid agricultural in developing nations. In recent months, Cal Poly, Chico, Fresno, Humboldt and Pomona […]
Fundraising goal set at $1 billion
Raised fees and increased fundraising to accommodate higher enrollment were the central issues presented at the first meeting of the Academic Senate Monday afternoon. Cal Poly President Warren Baker has announced an overall fundraising goal of $1 billion. The president’s office referred to the official close of Cal Poly’s Centennial Campaign and will move to […]
Student earns scholarship after traumatic event
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 […]
Fundraising goal set at $1 billion
Raised fees and increased fundraising to accommodate higher enrollment were the central issues presented at the first meeting of the Academic Senate Monday afternoon. Cal Poly President Warren Baker has announced an overall fundraising goal of $1 billion. The president’s office referred to the official close of Cal Poly’s Centennial Campaign and will move to […]
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 […]
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 […]
