When California College of the Arts junior Emily Smith logged into her Facebook account one morning in November 2012, she knew something was wrong.
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Cal Poly's half percent: International student enrollment
WORDS: Jenna Watson GRAPHIC: Tram Nguyen VIDEO: Erica Husting The first time a Colombian international student learned about Cal Poly’s reputation, it was through a Google search. International students at Cal Poly such as architectural engineering sophomore Emmanuel Castaño make up less than half of 1 percent of […]
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The Temptations to bring Motown back to PAC
During the 70-minute performance, the singers will perform classic pieces such as “My Girl,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” as well as more recent songs from its 2010 album Still Here.
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No smoking: Cal States considering tobacco ban
San Luis Obispo became the first city in the world to successfully ban smoking in public places in 1990, and now the California State University system is considering adopting a 100 percent tobacco ban.
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Making the impression
Cal Poly’s fall career fair is here once again, sending students into frenzies about how to dress, what to say and how to shake a hand.
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Ten lessons from a quarter abroad
Journalism junior Erica Husting (1-5) and business administration junior J. J. Jenkins (6-10) both studied abroad this fall quarter – Husting in Italy and Jenkins in Spain. These are the lessons they took away from their time abroad. Lesson 1: Don’t freak out — culture shock is normal. From the moment I stepped off of […]
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Finding authentic Italian eats
Erica Husting a journalism junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. It was the perfect setting. On the final leg of a jam-packed weekend traveling through Southern Italy, I found myself in Naples, sitting at a table clad in a white tablecloth with flowers and flickering candles lined down the center. A local performer appeared […]
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Once upon a time, a Mustang went to Italy
I feel like I’m in an Italian fairytale. I couldn’t help but think this the moment I stepped outside of my dorm for the first time. I was greeted by the warm, shining Roman sun on my face. After more than 20 hours of traveling, I was itching to explore my new home. I began […]
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Learn by doing inside out
For some industrial and manufacturing engineering classes, it’s like falling down the rabbit hole — lectures are done at home, homework is done in lectures. The new class structure focuses on a better way of learning. Several industrial and manufacturing engineering faculty, including associate professor Lizabeth Schlemer, have turned their focus to improving the traditional […]