stefano paltera courtesy photo The Cal Poly Solar Decathlon team took third place Friday under the shadow of the Washington Monument. The Solar Decathlon, hosted annually by the U.S. Department of Energy, took place on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington D.C. There, 18 universities competed to create the most efficient and architecturally […]
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Wheelchair Foundation brings mobility around the world
Louise Dolby Cal Poly students and alumni are giving the gift of mobility through the Wheelchair Foundation, a nonprofit organization seeking to deliver a wheelchair to everyone who needs one. In September, 10 Cal Poly graduates traveled to Guatemala to distribute wheelchairs to people in need, like Nari, a 13-year-old Guatemalan boy who has been […]
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Poly to offer a master's of arts degree in history
brennan angel mustang daily Cal Poly’s history department will kick off its new master’s of arts degree in January, a program that offers concentrations in American, European, Asian, Latin American and African history. “We’ve felt pretty strongly that, given our geographic location, it was really important for us to give the people in our area […]
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Alumnus creates new product
Emily Logan A Cal Poly alumnus is one of two California water sport enthusiasts to create a product they say combats symptoms of water pollution. The dietary supplement spray, Ocean Solution, has been in the works for almost eight years and has been on the market for almost a year. “I started noticing that not […]
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Students display art exhibit
brennan angel Cal Poly students displayed an attention grabbing art exhibit Thursday near Dexter Lawn. The display included six bikes latched to a water hose that trailed the handicap walkway, books laid open in the cemented dining areas and lopsided mattresses were suspended in the trees using cables. “It looks crazy,” Travis Wilson, city regional […]
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Materials engineering department receives $1 million grant
Cal Poly’s materials engineering department has received a $1 million grant to redesign the curriculum and teaching methods in order to attract and retain women and minority engineering students. The grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation. Though the grant awarded by the NSF is very competitive, Cal Poly was chosen for its program’s […]
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National Coming Out Day celebrates diversity
Joe Sargent To celebrate “National Coming Out Day,” a diverse panel of speakers assembled Tuesday at Cal Poly to discuss issues concerning both the gay and straight community in the Veranda Cafe. “Straight Answers from Across the Rainbow” was organized as a senior project by Caitlin Gibb and Rebeka Levin, both psychology seniors. Gibb and […]
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TKE vice president discusses an alternative brotherhood
Sheila Sobchick When Adrian Herrera received his bid in a fine looking envelope with the engraved Greek insignia of Tau Kappa Epsilon, he was shocked. For Herrera, the idea of receiving a bid from a prominent fraternity was a shocking, but a rare opportunity that needed to be seized. He felt grateful. As a “rushee,” […]
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United Way kicks off its charitable campaign
The United Way of San Luis Obispo County began its 2005 California State Employees Charitable Campaign (CSECC) on Monday. The county-wide event gives employees of state agencies a chance to donate a portion of their paychecks to benefit their choice of non-profit organizations. Tony Aeilts, chief of police for Cal Poly’s University Police Department and […]
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Cal Poly receives grant to monitor ocean currents
Tiffany Dias Cal Poly has been awarded a $3.4 million grant to install a high-tech system to monitor near-shore currents. UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the San Francisco State University provided the grant. Cal Poly is one of eight institutions that has received funding to combat pollution, aid in hazard response and […]
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New engineering buildings under way
kali bills The area next to the library, which used to be a parking lot, is now being transformed into Engineering IV, a 104,000 square foot state-of-the-art building scheduled to hold classrooms and offices for the engineering department. Construction began in January and the building is scheduled to open in January 2007. So far, 27 […]