Many Cal Poly students who drink agree that it’s just a way of life; partying on Hathaway Avenue as a freshman, throwing parties after moving off campus and going downtown once you turn 21 can be central events in students’ social lives.
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Affordable and eco-friendly transportation pedals downtown
New World Rickshaw Co. will offer free, sober pedicab rides home for students and community members from the downtown area after Farmers’ Market on Thursdays and on weekends.
Afghan students optimistic for country’s future
Over the past 30 years, Afghanistan has gone through drastic political change, with decades of government instability as it moved through Soviet occupation and then withdrawal, followed by the Taliban’s reign.
Update: SLO County follows suit, rejects 5 of 6 election propositions
Proposition 1F, the only measure to pass, received 73 percent yes votes statewide and received a resounding yes from 80 percent of the voters in San Luis Obispo County.
Memorial walk event honors student Frances Chang
Gamma Phi Beta held the first ever Forward For Frances Memorial Walk Sunday. The charity honored sister Frances Chang, who died last November and raised money for charities that she supported.
Fault found near Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
In December, Assemblyman Blakeslee introduced a bill that would require that PG&E to use three-dimensional geophysical mapping in order to more accurately determine the risk. PG&E opposes the bill.
Middle East debate travels to Cal Poly
Students for Justice and Peace in the Middle East erected a wall symbolizing the wall separating Israel from Palestinian territory on Dexter Lawn to start a discussion about the situation.
T3 patrol vehicles offer campus security to go green
In an effort to become more environmentally friendly, and to make it easier to access certain areas of campus, the Cal Poly University Police Department has adopted three-wheeled electric vehicles
Dorm resident arrested on suspicion of possession and intent to sell
A Cal Poly student was arrested May 13 on drug-related charges on campus. The freshman was arrested on suspicion of possessing, with the intent to sell, the hallucinatory drug dimethyltryptamine, also known as DMT.
Special election propositions address state budget deficit
With the state facing a $42 billion budget deficit this year, Californians have the chance to decide how their tax dollars should be used to balance the state budget through six propositions of the Tuesday statewide special election.
Softball team to face Nevada in NCAA Tournament
The Mustangs get their next chance at the program’s first postseason victory when they take on Nevada (39-17) Friday at 3 p.m. in the Palo Alto Regional.