Hungry families, tourists and locals visited Cal Poly’s Chick-fil-A on Wednesday to eat the restaurant’s signature chicken sandwiches and express their support of Chick-fil-A president and chief operating officer (COO) Dan Cathy’s public stance against gay marriage. “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day” was announced last week by former Arkansas gov. Mike Huckabee after Cathy’s opinion on gay marriage was made public in […]
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Throwing in the towel
After Sidney (who declined to use her last name) finishes her workout at the Cal Poly Recreation Center, she heads to the locker room to gather her belongings. With the Recreation Center’s signature green towel in one hand and her water bottle in the other, she passes by the locker room’s laundry basket and forgets […]
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Architecture, engineering students erect telescope
“Big Woody,” one of the world’s largest portable telescopes, weighs 500 pounds and stands at 14 feet tall. It has a mirror that extends 60 inches in diameter. It can be broken down and transported by a team within a few minutes. And it was designed and created by Cal Poly’s own. Astronomy research scholar […]
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Cal Poly Athletics puts student before athlete
It’s summer and most of Cal Poly’s student body is taking a reprieve from school. While the same can be said for many Cal Poly student-athletes, once school begins in the fall, it will be time to hit not only the books, but the field or court as well. Cal Poly is often regarded as […]
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What goes around comes around: alumna pursues social change project
Chaz Daum and Clayton Cole are currently working with U.S.-based manufacturers for production. Above is a prototype of the stainless steel cuff which will be stamped with “KARMAFLOWS.ORG” on the front and a unique set of numbers on the back. Imagine a society where people are rewarded by strangers every time they perform a random […]
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No slashed budgets for SLO
In a time where two California cities recently declared bankruptcy, San Luis Obispo is steering clear of financial trouble. The San Luis Obispo City Council approved the city budget for the upcoming 2012-13 year on June 19, making this year the first in four years the city has made no cuts to the budget. Several factors, including Measure […]
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Where there’s smoke…
A fire that at one point spanned more than 750 acres in size is currently burning east of Santa Margarita, according to CalFire’s Public Information Officer Tina Rose. The fire began last Monday around 11:30 a.m., Rose said, and quickly spread from 300 acres to more than 750 acres by the mid-afternoon. CalFire and the […]
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Cal Poly Arts announces 2012-13 lineup
The 2012-13 Cal Poly Arts season is shaping up to be the best one yet, according to Cal Poly Arts Director Steve Lerian. “I’m very bullish,” he said. “This is our best line up since I got here.” Lerian said he finally booked shows he’s been trying to get for a long time. He said […]
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Graduate gets sheepish with ice cream business
What’s better on a hot summer day than a cold bowl of ice cream … made of sheep’s milk? The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Center for Sustainability (CFS) celebrated sheep’s milk ice cream last weekend at the Seventh Annual Taste of the Future Fundraiser when they honored Cal Poly alumna Alexis Negranti […]
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Former coach Stevenson's death has campus in disbelief
Former Cal Poly volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson, one of the most successful coaches in his six years with the program, was found dead Sunday in a Van Nuys home, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. Stevenson was 54. While an autopsy has been performed, the cause of death will take several weeks to […]
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Midwest bound: Haniger selected in first round by Brewers
Mitch Haniger still can’t describe it. That moment he felt as his name flashed across the bottom of the screen during this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was too much to digest. In the middle of cheers from a group of friends and family, it took the breath out of him, stunned […]