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“What the (expletive) happened to my leg guys?” Those are words Jesse Golden said he will never forget as he remembered hearing rescuing a fellow surfer off the coast of Shell Beach last Monday. Golden, a Cal Poly forestry and natural resources sophomore, and his surfing buddy James Matthew of Cuesta College were catching waves […]

Thao Tran The international studies department will launch a new program of study in South Africa and Ghana. The South Africa and Ghana programs, designed to give students a new outlook and perspective for developing countries, will be available in 2006. Students interested in studying in Ghana will attend the University of Ghana in Legon […]

paul meissner Cal Poly’s International Education Week hosted Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad, who spoke in Chumash Auditorium Thursday. Jawad, a native of Afghanistan, is working to improve women’s education in Afghanistan. Jawad said that Afghanistan is the seventh poorest country in the world. “A lot of Afghans, boys and girls, are eager to go […]

kiel carreau Chumash Auditorium was politically split Monday night when writer Nonie Darwish, an American woman of Middle Eastern descent, spoke about how politics and religion divide the Jewish and Muslim communities and how both groups can overcome that division. In her speech, “The Importance of Building Respect, Trust and Peace in the Middle East,” […]

sheila sobchik Cal Poly students had a unique chance to gain insight into a different way of herding when Maasai warrior Samson Parashina visited campus on Tuesday. Parashina – who prefers to be called Samson – has traveled to the United States from Southern Kenya, East Africa, to educate himself on resource and rangeland management. […]

Designed by Louise Dolby Proposition 76 was losing as of 9 p.m. on Tuesday in San Luis Obispo County, with about 57 percent voting “no” on the measure. If passed, Proposition 76 would restrict the state-spending limit and would grant the governor permission to reduce educational budgets. “My mantra this time around was ‘Just say […]

In response to many natural disasters that have plagued the globe in recent years, Cal Poly’s city and regional planning department organized an international symposium to discuss ways to build disaster-resistant communities and to educate people on how to provide assistance for victims of these disasters. Professors, planners and engineers from Japan to Venezuela gathered […]

sheila sobchik The Cal Poly Financial Management Association (FMA) hosted the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple Computer, Inc., Peter Opphenheimer, at a presentation Thursday, Nov. 3. Opphenheimer, a Cal Poly graduate, discussed his position in the corporation, along with Apple Computer’s financial success in the last few years. The FMA club meets every Thursday, […]

As voters head to the polls today, Proposition 76 is sparking debate at Cal Poly. Proposition 76, or the “Live Within Our Means Act,” is one of the four propositions in Gov. Schwarzenegger’s reform campaign that may affect students at Cal Poly if passed. If passed, Proposition 76 would limit state spending to the prior […]