Jennifer Gongaware Mechanical engineering seniors Jessica Ulvin and David Guerrant are gaining insight into the military aspect of their major by interning at Edwards Air Force Base this quarter. The base is located on the western edge of the Mojave Desert about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. This is Ulvin’s second quarter interning at […]
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Cal Poly is Cow Poly for some
sheila sobchik In the predawn hours of the morning with only the stars to light her way through the eerie silence of Cheda Ranch, Kate Rector heads to the dairy in her stocking feet. She pulls a pair of knee-high, rubber boots from the trunk of her car and looks down at her watch. It’s […]
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Diablo Canyon vulnerable to possible terrorist attack
Garrett Leight An airborne terrorist attack is “reasonably foreseeable” at the new Diablo Canyon facility for storage of spent reactor fuel, according to a press release from the Mothers for Peace organization. The Mothers for Peace organization and Sierra Club told a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals why the U.S. […]
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Students participate in Make A Difference Day
michael mullady Nearly 500 volunteers spent their afternoon helping out in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday as part of Make a Difference Day, sponsored by United Way and the Cal Poly Community Service Center. Students and community members helped with 30 different projects ranging from helping the elderly to manual labor on local farms. […]
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Aerospace laboratory receives grant from Edwards Air Force Base
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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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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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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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 […]