The wine industry represented 6.5 percent — or $1.9 billion — of San Luis Obispo County’s gross domestic product in 2015, according to a University of California, Davis study. The same study pointed out that more than 13,000 out of 136,000 jobs in the county are directly related to the hospitality industry sustained by wine tasters […]
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Helping inmates one class at a time
Bianka Mariles finished wiping down the last yoga mat as women began filing into the room for Friday’s yoga class. Cynthia McCabe, who instructs the class weekly, stood at the top of her mat and greeted the room full of women dressed in orange jumpsuits. For the next hour, the women moved from one pose […]
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Students win award for copper filtration system
Environmental engineering students took home the Intel Environmental Innovation Award at the International Environmental Design Contest in New Mexico.
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Spencer Howard, Cal Poly’s next pro?
As Spencer Howard prepared for his senior season on the Templeton High School baseball team, he contemplated what it would be like to play volleyball in the spring instead of pitching for the Templeton Eagles. After all, no notable recruiters scouted him for baseball, his best friend was going to be on the volleyball team […]
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Freshmen not allowed to bring cars to campus for 2017-2018 year
This is the first time freshman have been restricted from bringing cars to school.
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Marijuana and Cal Poly: A before and after look of campus after Prop 64
On-campus marijuana possession crime rates have decreased since 2014 but are expected to rise with changes in state law surrounding marijuana.
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SLO chooses not to directly enforce federal civil immigration laws
San Luis Obispo City Council passed a resolution in April that declared the city welcoming to everyone, regardless of immigration status and continued its current policy of not directly enforcing federal civil immigration laws. However, this does not make San Luis Obispo a sanctuary city. According to a press release from the City of San […]
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The rise of Mitch Haniger
It was June 2015 and as the dog days of midseason baseball started to heat up, Mitch Haniger’s baseball career was cooling down. A former first-round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers, Haniger was once touted by the organization as a top prospect with home-run-mashing power and a rifle for an arm in the outfield. […]
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Interns create change at City Hall
The interns work on everything from housing reform to immigration policies.
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Poly-ball: A Mustang Legacy
It’s 1985. Cal Poly volleyball players Kelly Strand and Vera Pendergast are laser-focused with sweat dripping down their faces in the heat of Mott Athletic Center. Cheers from loyal fans fill their ears and blur to background noise as they prepare to dig a speedy serve from the opposing team. Their Cal Poly team was […]
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Mustangs take down No. 8 Fullerton
The Cal Poly baseball team won 8-4 Sunday afternoon at Baggett Stadium winning its series against No. 8 Cal State Fullerton and moving into second place in the Big West Conference. Friday The Mustangs (18-20, 8-4 Big West) lost 7-4 in the series opener Friday night, but opened the game by running out a 4-1 […]