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Kristen Marschall It’s been a long road for the Cal Poly Housing Corporation (CPHC) to make the Bella Montana homes come to life. The homes, intended for faculty and staff, are finally being applied for and are receiving a strong reaction – both positive and negative. Though they are currently being built, Bella Montana will […]

Jennifer Hall The shovel finally hit the dirt on Saturday, May 6, signifying the start of construction at the Gala Groundbreaking Celebration for the new Center for Construction Excellence building. The construction management facility, part of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, is being built in place of the Air Conditioning building located on […]

Brittny Peloquin Dr. Drew Pinksy will appear at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Tuesday at 7 p.m. to address two of the biggest concerns on college campuses: Alcohol and sex. Pinksy is well-known for his radio talk show, “Loveline,” on which he answers callers’ questions about sex, drugs and everything in between. Pinsky is […]

The Muslim Student Association is putting on four free events to promote Palestinian awareness this week. The Progressive Student Alliance and Poly Greens are co-sponsoring the week that was driven by the current issues between Israel and Palestine in the Middle East. “There is a lot of ignorance in the country right now,” said Humza […]

Kristen Marschall The 2006-07 Associated Students, Inc. President Todd Maki and 25 members for the board of directors were announced unofficially on Thursday, May 4 after a 22.5 percent voter turnout. Maki defeated opponent Anne Giapapas with 2,746 votes to 958 and will assume the role of ASI president on June 12, the Monday after […]

Imagine the American countryside laden with millions of useless automobiles. A society in a state of shock and void of growth, the result of a civilization that had its foundation crumble as they ran out of their precious resources. Caltech physicist David Goodstein, author of “Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil,” […]

Kendra Deutsche mustang daily Cal Poly students can take advantage of various classes being offered at a discounted rate to California State University students in the Summer Arts program at Fresno State this summer. Susan Duffy, Cal Poly professor and liberal studies department chair, will be overseeing a class entitled “Expand Your Repertoire: Opening Doors […]

Kristen Marschall The preliminary numbers are in: Todd Maki will represent 18,000 Cal Poly students as the Associated Students, Inc. president for the 2006-07 school year as announced Thursday night. “I’m amazed by the turnout; I’m amazed by the voice of the students and I’m so proud to have had that support,” Maki said. Maki […]

A bounce house, cake buttons and condoms marked Cal Poly’s celebration of Israel’s 58th birthday on Dexter Lawn Thursday in an event sponsored by Hillel, Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo’s Jewish cultural club. “Israel is not just for Jews, it’s for everyone,” Hillel President and nutrition senior Brooke Horn said. Hillel members invited students […]

Brigette Barbosa Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture and Finnish Polytechnic University officials finalized an agreement to set up an exchange program between the colleges. College of Agriculture Dean David Wehner and officials from Seinajoki Polytechnic finished signing a Memorandum of Understanding last Wednesday that will send Cal Poly faculty and students to Finland for research […]

whitney guenther The excitement on a child’s face when they finally receive their first bike doesn’t seem to fade for some people. Bicycles of every shape, size and color can be seen peddling through the streets of downtown by bicycle enthusiasts of all ages. Some become very involved in the festive spirit. The first Thursday […]