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tom sanders The California Student Sustainability Coalition (CSSC) sponsored the second annual Energy Action’s Campus Climate Challenge on Dexter Lawn Wednesday. The event, held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., asked the question, “Is the environment getting in the way of our lifestyle or is our lifestyle getting in the way of the environment?” More […]

michael mullady For any Cal Poly student looking to graduate on time, pay attention. The Advising Awareness Week, Oct. 24 to 28, will include a campus-wide fair for all students to talk to their advisors and visit the Career Center and the Office of Academic Records in an attempt to help students graduate on time. […]

George J. Peterson, a professor in the College of Education, recently co-authored and co-edited a book providing a wide spectrum of research in the education field, not only based on his expertise, but the expertise of seven other hand-picked scholars. Petersen and fellow scholar Lance Fusarelli, associate professor at North Carolina State University, came up […]

michael mullady Cal Poly students took home honors last Friday at the Vellum/College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) second annual design exhibition. The exhibition encouraged CAED students and faculty members to craft original furniture designs to be judged by a panel of experts on function, individuality, beauty and production characteristics. Architecture major Nitsan Yomtov […]

Graphic by Louise Dolby The Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) is considering a proposal to increase student Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) fees. If it is approved, the proposal will be on the ballot for students winter quarter. The referendum would only affect non-athletics IRA programs, which include agriculture judging, rodeo, the equestrian team, musical ensembles, […]

brennan angel Information about birth control and advice on medical choices regarding birth control methods are available at Cal Poly’s own Health Center. Located in building 27 next to the Rec Center and Peer Health Education, the Health Center has a team specifically trained for sex information called EROS (Educational Resources on Sexuality). This team […]

Crimes reported to the Cal Poly campus police are down 46 percent over the past five years, according to recent police statistics. These include offenses reported to the police such as arson, car theft, assault and robbery. Such crimes were down from 340 reports in 1999 to 182 in 2004. Tony Aeilts, Cal Poly University […]

stefano paltera courtesy photo The Cal Poly Solar Decathlon team took third place Friday under the shadow of the Washington Monument. The Solar Decathlon, hosted annually by the U.S. Department of Energy, took place on the lawn of the National Mall in Washington D.C. There, 18 universities competed to create the most efficient and architecturally […]

Louise Dolby Cal Poly students and alumni are giving the gift of mobility through the Wheelchair Foundation, a nonprofit organization seeking to deliver a wheelchair to everyone who needs one. In September, 10 Cal Poly graduates traveled to Guatemala to distribute wheelchairs to people in need, like Nari, a 13-year-old Guatemalan boy who has been […]

brennan angel mustang daily Cal Poly’s history department will kick off its new master’s of arts degree in January, a program that offers concentrations in American, European, Asian, Latin American and African history. “We’ve felt pretty strongly that, given our geographic location, it was really important for us to give the people in our area […]

Cal Poly’s materials engineering department has received a $1 million grant to redesign the curriculum and teaching methods in order to attract and retain women and minority engineering students. The grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation. Though the grant awarded by the NSF is very competitive, Cal Poly was chosen for its program’s […]