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 […]
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Boise State and San Diego State forego Big West
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net On the heels of Boise State’s Dec. 31 decision to spurn membership in the Big West Conference, San Diego State announced this past Wednesday that it would do the same. Both schools originally announced plans to join the Big West in all sports except for football and move their Football Bowl Subdivision […]
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Statistics department looks to improve odds of job placement
Elyse Lopez Special to Mustang Daily Statistics majors at Cal Poly don’t have a problem finding jobs, but the department is doing everything it can to improve the odds that graduates get one, associate professor Jimmy Doi said. The statistics program brings alumni from different fields to come and speak about their success and give […]
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Auto engineers look to improve presentation
Carly Cady Special to the Mustang Daily The Society of Automotive Engineers Baja Team has been good with wrenches in competition, but not as good with words. While the team has done well building the vehicles, it has consistently lost points in the presentation aspect of competition, mechanical engineering senior and president of the club […]
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University Store offering new tablet rental
Jessica Burger news@mustangdaily.net As students file back into classes, fresh from a winter break rife with gifts, various new tablets and e-readers can be spotted all throughout Cal Poly, leaving envious students in their wake. Those jealous of fellow students sporting brand new tablets and more can quickly fix the problem though — all without […]
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Former professor charged with indecent exposure in library
Sara Natividad news@mustangdaily.net The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office charged former bioresource and agricultural engineering (BRAE) professor Shaun Kelly with a misdemeanor of indecent exposure after witnesses claimed he flashed his genitals in the library this past year. On May 27, 2012,the University Police Department (UPD) was called to the Robert E. Kennedy Library, UPD Chief George Hughes […]
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ASI ‘quietly’ looks for student vote on wording change
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is asking for students’ approval in a vote today to tweak the wording of ASI’s Articles of Incorporation. The vote asks students whether or not they support altering the words “Board of Trustees” to “Chancellor” in the Articles of Incorporation’s provisions for who would take control […]