kiel carreau Cal Poly’s aerospace laboratory received an unprecedented $35,000 grant from Edwards Air Force Base that will cover the lab’s operational costs for the next year. “They (the base) were very clear about the fact that it was our winning record in major design competitions that they decided to invest in us,” said Dave […]
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SLO Transit could turn toward more changes
kiel carreau With on-campus parking becoming overcrowded, students are now beginning to overcrowd the SLO Transit system. By Emily Rancer San Luis Obispo Transit may get the green light to make more route changes, which could result in increased efficiency for Cal Poly riders. A subcommittee of the Mass Transit Committee (MTC) is proposing an […]
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Class project sparks controversy in SLO community
michael mullady Cal Poly’s construction management 431 (Integrated Project Services) class has taken on a new development project, which has raised controversy from community members regarding the redevelopment of a rehabilitation center. This fall, the students in the class accepted the challenge of rebuilding and designing the Sunny Acres rehabilitation center, located at 10660 Los […]
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Making a difference
Michael Mullady The Woods Humane Society held a Wiggle-Waggle-Dog-A-Thon Saturday as part of Make A Difference Day, a national day of service asking citizens to help out in their community. Rachel Robinson and her dalmatian Skylar participated in the event, which was held to promote adoption services and proper care for animal enthusiasts. There were […]
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College of Education receives grant for special education program
Cal Poly’s College of Education was awarded a $777,000 grant to better its special education program, which will instruct future teachers on how to best work with disabled students. The U.S. Department of Education presented the personal preparation grant to be given over a period of four years. The grant is designated to assist teacher […]
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'The Kite Runner' author speaks at Cal Poly
Author Khaled Housseini came to the Christopher Cohan Center on Thursday to discuss his best-selling novel “The Kite Runner.” The hall reached capacity and many students and members of the community were turned away from the doors and sent to classrooms where the speaker was shown on screens. Housseini was born in 1965 in Kabul, […]
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Students conserve, protect Mayan ruins in Honduras
Holly Burke Students and faculty from Cal Poly’s landscape architecture and city and regional planning departments returned Monday from Copan, Honduras, where they worked to conserve and protect the Mayan ruins and its surrounding environment. The project, funded by the World Bank, is in collaboration with students from Honduras’ Centro De Diseno, Arquitectura y Construccion […]
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SLO unites to Make a Difference
This Saturday is Make a Difference Day in San Luis Obispo County. It is a national day of service that encourages community members to get out and volunteer for a day. The Cal Poly Community Center, United Way of San Luis Obispo County, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and City of San […]
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Launched
kiel carreau The final Titan rocket launched Wednesday at 11:05 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base launch pad. This 16-story rocket was the 200th launch of the Titan series of rockets, costing $411 million dollars. The rocket is carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, a government agency that organizes the […]
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Football team flight canceled, rescheduled
Emily Rancer Mustang Daily For several hours on Thursday, the Cal Poly football team was frantically looking for a new flight to Montana for its game on Saturday. The original flight, set to leave today at 9 a.m. was canceled when FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) “commandeered” it to evacuate those who are in […]
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Students raise funds for education in Kenya
Tonya Strickland Broadening life perspective, supporting education and encouraging travel abroad are some of the ideals that back the Cal Poly chapter of Student World Assembly (SWA). The organization is pulling in funds to send directly to Kenyan schools via travelers who will document their excursion on video to show in fall 2006. “It will […]