Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s Chi Delta Theta beta chapter is under investigation for hazing allegations, according to the Student Life & Leadership website. As of now, the cultural sorority has been suspended from all activities until the investigation is over, according to Dean of Students Jean DeCosta. Cal Poly was first alerted when an anonymous […]
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No CSU semester conversion plan
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong met with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White last Wednesday, but no substantial ground was covered on the issue of semester conversion as had previously been expected. “They met last week, and what President Armstrong told his executive staff was that he had a very good […]
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Word on the street: Valentine’s Day edition
Cal Poly students weigh in on what Valentine’s Day means and share some of their experiences on the holiday in the video below.
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Cal Poly Harlem Shake organizers: REVEALED
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net John Smith and Richard Grant hover over a keyboard. “I’m no Bach, but I can string together a note or two and make a melody that sounds good,” Smith says. Modest words for a disc jockey (DJ) whose EP charted in the top five for electro house. Smith, half of the duo TastyTreat, and […]
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CP students vote support for quarters
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Wednesday’s student advisory vote was expected to show that Cal Poly students favor quarters over semesters, and it did exactly that, with the vast majority choosing quarters. Those in favor of staying on the quarter system took the overwhelming majority, with 89.8 percent of the vote, while semesters received only 8.7 percent […]
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Students create beach wheelchair
Morgan Butler Special to Mustang Daily Beaches are for everyone, except those in wheelchairs. But the kinesiology department, along with the engineering department, is designing a new wheelchair to give people access to the sand and water, kinesiology senior and project consultant Alexa Colburn said. The team began by interviewing people in wheelchairs about their […]
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Damon Coupe brings in top-flight recruits
Benjy Egel benjyegel.md@gmail.com The underclassmen on the Cal Poly women’s tennis team are some of the best in the Big West Conference, without a single sophomore on the roster. Head coach Damon Coupe bagged a globe-spanning grand slam of four tennis recruits, Sophia Bott, Louise Oxnevad, Anna Klavins and Haley Kepler, which helped the Mustangs score the […]
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Two sexual assaults reported near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Three college-aged women were allegedly sexually assaulted on Feb. 2 and 3, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. According to the release, the first incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Foothill Boulevard on Feb. 2. Two women were walking together […]
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Cal Poly ‘starts by believing’
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Heightened sensitivity to sexual assault at Cal Poly following several alleged incidents over the past few years has led local organizations to join forces with Start by Believing, an international campaign focused on improving public response to sexual assault this month. The purpose of Start by Believing is to create a safe […]
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Nutrition and kinesiology: Two majors, many possible futures
Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and a Mustang Daily health columnist. We all went through the grueling college application process. The hardest part when applying to Cal Poly? Choosing the major that will lead to our future careers. It’s hard to know exactly what we want to do at the age of 17. These […]
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Mustangs rally past Northridge, 75-64
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net Chris Eversley could not wipe the grin off his face. After recording his sixth double-double of the season and notching a career-high 30 points Saturday night in Mott Athletics Center, the junior forward and the Cal Poly men’s basketball team (9-9, 5-3 Big West) seized a 75-64 victory against Cal State Northridge […]