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Three Cal Poly music ensembles will perform various arrangements from composer George Gershwin at the Open House Concert Saturday, April 22. The Cal Poly Symphony, University Jazz Band and Cal Poly Wind Ensemble will pay tribute to the songwriter and composer at 8 p.m. in Harman Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Bill Johnson, director […]

You may not see them at sports games, but the Cal Poly Mustang Marching Band has plenty of work to do recruiting new members and participating in other music ensembles this spring. Although marching band classes are not taught during spring quarter, band director Bill Johnson said the students practice year-round. Many of them take […]

sheila sobchik Adding a twist to Cal Poly’s “Learn by Doing” motto, the Vines to Wines club’s “Learn by Tasting” philosophy certainly entices students to know more. “(We’re) developing an educational and fun club for students to broaden their wine knowledge,” Vines to Wines President Brian Simas said. The 13-year-old club was developed by wine […]

Cal Poly’s College of Engineering plans to showcase the success of its program at Open House this weekend with the help of student projects, panel discussions and an alumni luncheon. One of the most popular Open House events is RoboRodentia, a competition between robots built by teams of Cal Poly students and members of the […]

Cal Poly doesn’t have a history of violent acts and crimes, but they do occur periodically. In 2003, there was one murder, 20 forcible rapes, 19 robberies, 99 aggravated assaults, 344 burglaries and 131 car thefts in the city of San Luis Obispo, according to www.cityrating.com, which is well below the national average. “No matter […]

The international studies department will launch a new program of study in South Africa and Ghana. The South Africa and Ghana programs, designed to give students a new outlook and perspective for developing countries, will be available in 2006. Students interested in studying in Ghana will attend the University of Ghana in Legon and students […]

CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed was positive about the current state of the CSU system in a teleconference Wednesday. Reed discussed the current system-wide ban on alcohol, the CSU’s future plans to promote diversity and said he anticipated that the governor’s proposed buy-out of the fee increase would be supported by the assembly. Reed started […]

sheila sobchik mustang daily Cal Poly’s campus population will temporarily swell this weekend as thousands of prospective and admitted students and their families come to learn more about the university and what it has to offer. The weekend will present many opportunities to explore the campus, but exploration is only one of the many activities […]

The annual Poly Canyon Design Village competition where students build structures to live in for Open House will have more participants than it has had in many years. About 200 students from about 15 schools throughout the state of California will make up the 46 teams entered in this year’s event, almost doubling the size […]

This year the Open House Committee wants to remind people that the weekend is not just for alumni and prospective students – it’s about the kids too. “I remember going to (events) with my siblings and it was kind of boring,” said Serena Bruce, an ecology and systematic biology junior who promises this year’s Open […]

Paul Bittick Cal Poly’s Horticulture Unit and various greenhouses on campus have been quarantined since federal agriculture officials found a passion-vine mealybug in some of the plants last week. It is believed to be the first time that the passion-vine mealy bug has been reported within American borders, other than at ports or airports where […]