The road to the NCAA Tournament ended abruptly for the No.1 seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs dropped a 51-48 decision to No.7 Long Beach State (14-17) in the second round of the Big West Tournament.Senior Ashlee Burns’ last-second 3-pointer found only iron ending what proved to be a […]
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Mustangs move to Big West semifinals, top Highlanders
The Mustangs are driving their way to the Big West Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2007. After going down six points at halftime, Cal Poly (18-14) used a 19-4 run over the first 10 minutes of the second half to take down UC Riverside (14-17) on Thursday night at the Honda Center in […]
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SLO boasts highest gas prices in nation
San Luis Obispo had the highest gas price average in the nation on Tuesday, according to figures from GasBuddy.com, a website that compares gas prices from around the nation. Both San Francisco and San Luis Obispo had average gas prices of $4.39. Senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com Gregg Laskoski said California is tied with Connecticut and New York […]
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Faculty union set to vote on strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) will vote on whether to hold a system-wide strike next month, adding a new layer to more than a year of negotiations between the union and the California State University (CSU) system. If passed, the strike would last for two days at each of the 23 CSU campuses. Cal Poly […]
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The show Santiago-es on to Anaheim
In her final night playing in Mott Gym, Kristina Santiago scored 31 points and led the top-seeded Mustangs to a 71-53 victory over Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament. For the third consecutive year, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team will head to the semifinals of the tournament […]
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Women win outright Big West title
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team is back in the Big West Tournament with a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year after defeating Pacific 88-66 in the regular season finale. Kristina Santiago, who earned her second Big West Player of the Year award on Monday, scored 33 points in the victory and became […]
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VITA cuts tax season confusion
Bryan Yatsui has never had enough income to file taxes himself, yet he fills out four to five tax returns a week. Yatsui, a business administration senior with an accounting concentration, works at Cal Poly’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax help for people whose gross annual income is $49,000 or […]
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Students march on Sacramento for higher education
Thousands of students converged on Sacramento to protest declining state support of higher education yesterday. California State Student Association (CSSA) President and event organizer Greg Washington said the rally was to bring awareness to budget problems in higher education. Chants from protestors such as: “No cuts, no fees. Education should be free,” demonstrated frustration from […]
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Men win two games, clinch fourth seed
Head coach Joe Callero knows momentum is everything going into the Big West Conference Tournament. The Cal Poly men’s basketball team secured a No. 4 seed heading into this week’s tournament with a 67-38 rout of Pacific in Mott Gym on Saturday, the team’s second double-digit win in as many games. “The momentum of winning […]
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Nine escape house fire on Johnson
Six people were taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center after escaping from a house fire on Johnson Street early Sunday morning. The fire started at the front of the house and spread to the attic. A total of nine people — six residents and three visitors — were in the house when it caught […]
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Cal Poly Television 02/27/2012
Featuring all local news and sports for the week of Feb. 27 from the studios of Cal Poly Television.