On a warm Friday night in Danville, Calif., the lights flooded the diamond and the stars were out as Joey Wagman shone. The center fielder for the Monte Vista High School baseball team was known as the captain of the outfield, a leader in perusing the desolate stretch of grass between the diamond and the […]
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Radio club talks out of this world
The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club successfully contacted life in outer space today in a radio conversation with International Space Station astronaut Daniel Burbank at the Keck Advanced Technology Laboratory on campus. The nine-and-a-half minute conversation with Burbank was the featured aspect of an event hosted by the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club and the […]
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El Corral rounding up new name
Students who dream of leaving a lasting mark on Cal Poly’s campus, or owning a Vespa, will have their chance through Cal Poly Corporation’s contest to pick a new name for El Corral Bookstore. El Corral, originally named for the horse corrals on campus, has now shifted its purpose, and the corporation is looking for […]
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Student death determined suicide
Police identified the body of Cal Poly physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce in his car March 16 on the last day of finals before spring break, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD). A coroner’s examination later determined that Ponce’s death was a suicide. Interim vice president of student affairs Preston Allen sent an […]
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Softball slides through spring break
The Mustang softball team played 20 games on the road to kick off its 2012 campaign — and rain washed out six more — before Cal Poly returned to San Luis Obispo last weekend. The team owns a 7-18 record after it dropped five games in the Mustang Classic from Friday to Sunday, moving its […]
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Student Success Fee committee plan finalized
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee on March 16, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee in a campus-wide email to students. On March 5, he submitted a fee […]
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Baseball takes three games from Aztecs
Cal Poly starting pitcher Kyle Brueggeman went eight scoreless innings, gave up two hits and allowed base runners in only the third inning as the Mustangs defeated San Diego State 7-0 in the second half of a double-header on Saturday. “The last few weeks I’ve been struggling a bit,” Brueggeman said. “Today, I went back to the basics: […]
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Dead body found in campus parking lot
Update: The body found in the vehicle has been identified as physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce. The gas in the vehicle was identified as hydrogen sulfide. The gas is “colorless, flammable, extremely hazardous gas with a ‘rotten egg’ smell,” according to the Occupational Safety and and Health Administration (OSHA) website. Exposure to high levels of hydrogen […]
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CSU Chancellor: Student Success Fee is 'commendable plan'
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to […]
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Cal Poly Television 3/4/2012
Featuring all local news and sports for the week of March 5 from the studios of Cal Poly Television
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Gauchos send Cal Poly men packing
Despite a back-and-forth second half, a 3-pointer by UC Santa Barbara’s Orlando Johnson sealed Cal Poly’s fate with a 1:30 to go. The senior guard put the Gauchos up by nine as UCSB pulled away from the Mustangs for a 64-52 victory on Friday night at the Honda Center. David Hanson, playing in his final […]