Victoria Billings victoriabillings.md@gmail.com Cal Poly was ranked one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best in the West undergraduate universities for the 20th straight year this fall. Cal Poly ranked sixth on U.S. News’ list of top undergraduate universities with little to no doctorate programs for schools in the west, and is also the top public […]
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Paper or plastic?
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The controversial ordinance regarding the distribution of single-use bags in stores will go into effect in San Luis Obispo County on Oct. 1. The ordinance is meant to extensively reduce plastic bag usage without becoming a complete inconvenience to shoppers. Plastic bags handed out in any retail establishment will be illegal, and […]
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Encantado, España: getting to know Barcelona
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. Lionel Messi headed home a brilliant cross in one swift flick. The bar exploded. I jumped out of my seat with the rest of the previously antsy FC Barcelona fans and high-fived my friend as the celebration continued. Messi […]
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Task force to examine semester switchover
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After months of tentative discussion surrounding the issue, a presidential task force aimed to explore a Cal Poly conversion to semesters will begin meetings in mid-October. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, who will ultimately make the decision on whether or not Cal Poly should leave the quarter system behind, said the Semester Review […]
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Mustangs defeat UC Davis for first time since 2008
The horseshoe is coming back to Cal Poly. In the Mustangs’ first game in the Big Sky Conference, Deonte Williams rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cal Poly football team to a 28-20 victory over the Aggies in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday. “We want to do that […]
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Trustees prepare for more tuition increases
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 5 percent tuition increase that will come into effect if the system is hit with another round of budget cuts following the November election, a move that drew criticism from students in attendance at the board’s meeting. The fee hike — which […]
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Cal Poly mourns student lost over Labor Day
Theatre arts sophomore Brett Olson was remembered Monday night, as hundreds of family members, friends and fraternity brothers gathered for a memorial service and candlelight vigil. Olson was reported missing Sept. 3 after spending Labor Day weekend in Chico, Calif. with friends for the annual Labor Day Float down the Sacramento River. At the conclusion of […]
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Brother Ali delivers rap and righteousness to SLO Brew
When I heard that underground rapper Brother Ali was kicking off his Mourning in America Tour at SLO Brew, I knew I had to go. As someone who lived in Minneapolis-St. Paul for a year in my infancy, I’ve always felt a strong tie with the Rhymesayers crew, and none more than Brother Ali — […]
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Students to ‘eat fresh’
Subway, the international sandwich chain, is coming to Cal Poly’s campus this September after nearly a year of waiting for the restaurant famous for five dollar foot longs. Subway will be replacing the closed campus dining facilities The Park and Dexter Subs & More, and provide another dining option for people on a side of […]
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Cal Poly student found dead after Labor Day trip
UPDATE, SEPT. 9: The body of missing theatre arts sophomore Brett Olson was found this morning in the Sacramento River near Chico, Calif., according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department. Olson was reported missing last Monday by friends after disappearing during the annual Labor Day Float event on the river. Air and water units from both the […]
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Cal Poly student dead after skateboarding collision
Physics senior Jacob Van Staaveren died today after colliding with a truck while skateboarding in San Luis Obispo, according to San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) lieutenant Bill Proll. Van Staaveren was skateboarding across the intersection of Mill and Grove streets when he collided with a truck Wednesday afternoon, according to a SLOPD press release. […]