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Jen Boudevin By Jen Boudevin mustang daily As a new school year begins, many students are facing a familiar struggle when it comes to finding parking on campus, yet the University Police Department is looking into some changes for the future. Stalking any backpack-toting student for a potentially available spot, drivers circle the lots with […]

Karen Velie He is a musician, singer and songwriter. He is a first generation college student and the ASI president. He is a performance poet and an architectural engineering major. But what sets Tylor Middlestadt apart from other Cal Poly student presidents is his passion for sustainability and energy conservation, and his goal of implementing […]

kailan park University Police and the Tri-County Blood Bank of San Luis Obispo joined forces to host a blood drive on the lawn in front of Mott Gym on Wednesday. The countywide campaign, entitled “Helping Police Save Lives,” hoped to see enough donors in order to meet its target of accumulating 150 donations per day. […]

nick coury mustang daily The average book is rectangular and flat, and to most college students, also arduous and boring. But Harry and Sandra Reese are about to change all that. The art and creation of bookmaking stands out as an intriguing experience for the husband-and-wife team. Their exhibit, entitled “Every Force Evolves a Form,” […]

Thao Tran Two Cal Poly professors wrote a book on irrigation after 15 years of research that will soon be translated into five languages. “Drip and Micro Irrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops,” a 285-page book, is available in Spanish and English, and will soon be published in Dutch, German and Italian. “We’ve just […]

Sheila Sobchik The cost of eating healthy isn’t cheap. But there are ways for college students to eat more than just fast food, ramen and coffee on a budget. An alternative is the Cal Poly student-run Organic Farm located on campus behind the dairy unit. The farm offers students a program to buy organic produce […]

Jen Boudevin A raffle will be held tomorrow to decide the future home of the Chandler Scholarship quilt, a piece fashioned by a team of Cal Poly Student Affairs employees. Themed “Textures of Our Community,” the project will garner funds to be awarded to students as scholarships in the future. “Making the quilt was an […]

Jen Boudevin In a time when needle and thread may seem outdated, the ReMEmber Quilt Project opted for just those tools, crafting a quilt to confront the issue of violence against women. The ReMEmber Week program was initiated in 2000 in response to three missing San Luis Obispo students, Rachel Newhouse, Aundria Crawford and Kristin […]

Karen Velie A Cal Poly student sustained minor injuries after a Volkswagen Beetle’s right rear tire rolled over her head on Wednesday evening. She was luckily wearing a helmet. Caroline Capelle’s helmet, though severely damaged, protected her from serious injury. “It was completely crazy,” Capelle said. “I was crying because it was very fast and […]

Karen Velie The San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club is sponsoring free bicycle safety classes in October. The three-day course teaches bicyclists how to safely operate their bicycles in a wide range of situations. The program, called Drivers Ed for Bicyclists, offers instruction on how to ride a bike as a vehicle. “Our intent is to […]

If any Cal Poly students return to their old dorms to reminisce about freshman year, they may find something missing. Housing and Residential Life removed the red handprints, which were painted in front of many residence halls, over the summer. The handprints, which can still be found on other parts of campus, signify where a […]