James Mellor The numbers for 2005 are in. Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis released the 2005 “Factbook” of student characteristics at the university and for the 12th straight year, Cal Poly has received an increased number of applicants. A record 28,840 incoming freshman and transfer students applied to Cal Poly for Fall […]
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Halisky appointed College of Liberal Arts dean
Jandy Jones Cal Poly officially appointed Linda Halisky as the new dean for the College of Liberal Arts Monday. She will fill the vacancy left by Dean Harry Hellenbrand, who took a position as provost at Cal State Northridge, Interim Provost Robert Detweiler said. Halisky is currently in Thailand visiting the study abroad program. She […]
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Students design future for New Orleans
Lauren Zahner The Cal Poly Landscape Architecture Department started a week of events Monday morning devoted to ideas for regenerating the devastated city of New Orleans. Students from the landscape architecture, architecture and city and regional planning departments broke up into groups that were assigned to seven different areas of the city. They were encouraged […]
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Weekend hit with alcohol-related accidents
Two drunken-driving accidents in San Luis Obispo caused damage to a total of five cars over the weekend, police said. The first accident reportedly occurred Saturday at 11 p.m. in the Mustang Village parking lot. According to the police report, the driver, David Lohman, 20, hit two parked cars while attempting to move his truck […]
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Students protest immigration bill, celebrate Cesar ChAvez
Pop-punk band The Ataris drew a large crowd during University Union Hour on Thursday, but found themselves sharing the spotlight unexpectedly with Cal Poly Mexa club students chanting, “Viva Cesar ChAvez!” Friday marked the fifth Cesar ChAvez Day – the first and only day to celebrate a Mexican-American in the United States. More than 30 […]
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Psychology class raises money for local nonprofit organizations
Kelly Cope Many nonprofit groups native to San Luis Obispo received a welcome surprise last fall in the form of $10,000 in donations and gifts-in-kind after students in PSY 351, group dynamics, took them on as part of a group project focusing on fund raising. This quarter, Shawn Burn, professor and associate chair for the […]
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Two cars collide on S. Higuera
An early evening two-car crash on South Higuera, north of the Prado intersection, killed a 16-year-old girl yesterday. The girl, identified as Rita Marie Goehner of San Luis Obispo, was the driver of a 2005 silver Pontiac that crossed over to the southbound lanes and collided with a green 1996 Chrysler solely occupied by 19-year-old […]
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Mustang Daily advertising collects three top national awards
sheila sobchik The Mustang Daily advertising and business staff took three top awards at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Convention held March 8-11 in Philadelphia. The annual contest was judged by professionals working for newspapers across the country, including the San Luis Obispo Tribune. The Mustang Daily took first place for “Best […]
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In the eye of the riots: Understanding the French riots from an American student's view
emily rancer PARIS – I turn down Boulevard Saint Michel, just across the bridge from the tourist-cluttered Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris, police cars and vans suddenly line the streets. Armed policeman talk in huddled groups on street corners in front of cafes, perhaps weary after three weeks of subduing student protestors. […]
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Rain and quick driving make slippery combination
Traffic on a rain-soaked Grand Avenue came to a halt Wednesday after a car plowed through the center divide and crashed into a concrete pillar underneath U.S. Highway 101, police said. The driver, an 18-year-old San Luis Obispo resident, was turning left onto the street when the accident occurred, San Luis Obispo police officer Colleen Kevany said.
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Event to shed light on human trafficking in Vietnam
Holly Burke In 2005, between 10,000 and 20,000 women and children in Vietnam were kidnapped and sold into slavery. The numbers however, are inexact since the business of trafficking humans is deeply rooted underground. Cal Poly students will have the opportunity to learn about the human trafficking in Southeast Asia on Saturday, March 11, and […]