Christina Kaviani and Katie Purdom are working to get people thinking about sexual assault and relationship violence. To accomplish this, they will commemorate victims and work to help end sexual assault with the ninth annual Run to Remember on Wednesday. Run to Remember is a 5k fundraiser for Sexual Assault Free Environment Resource (SAFER) and […]
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Provost search ends with Finken
Kathleen Enz Finken, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, is Cal Poly’s new provost, starting in February. Finken will replace Cal Poly provost Robert Koob, who has held the position since 2008. Cal Poly’s comprehensive polytechnic environment is what attracted Finken to the position, she wrote in an email statement. “It […]
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Bioneers gather to talk sustainability
Booths and tents lined the lawn at the San Luis Obispo Veterans Hall this weekend for the Central Coast Bioneers Conference. The sustainability-minded convention featured food, music, guest speakers, art, field trips and everything in between. Stacey Hunt, a San Luis Obispo resident and one of this year’s conference organizers, said bioneers address a number of […]
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Alpha Phi receives social probation
The Alpha Phi sorority will face a five-month suspension after an investigation by Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership (SLL) found it guilty of hazing on Thursday. The investigation began after a freshman pledge was transported to the emergency room at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in the early morning hours of Sept. 29 with […]
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Last minute drive saves football playoff hopes
The Cal Poly football team overcame a fourth quarter deficit for the second consecutive week and defeated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds 31-27 and moved to 1-0 in the Great West on Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The Mustangs, however, also suffered a big loss in the form of Asa Jackson. He was injured […]
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Mustangs down Gauchos in thriller at Spanos
The Mustang men’s soccer team danced in jubilation, spraying each other with Gatorade and silly string in the locker room following a 2-1 win against rival UC Santa Barbara. But just 30 minutes earlier, that outcome was less than probable. The physicality and emotion of the rivalry were alive and well in the dying minutes […]
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Blue/Green live blog from Spanos
The Cal Poly Mustangs scored two goals in the final 11 minutes to defeat the UCSB Gauchos 2-1 on Friday night. 9:13 – Patrick Sigler hits a penalty kick in the final minute to put the Mustangs up 2-1. 8:52 – It’s crunch time here at Spanos with the Gauchos leading 1-0 in the 72nd […]
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New provost a “natural fit” for Cal Poly
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong selected Kathleen Finken, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, as Cal Poly’s new provost. She is scheduled to start in January. Finken is a “natural fit” for Cal Poly, said Rachel Fernflores, chair of the committee that recommended Finken to Armstrong. “When we brought her […]
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Hazing leads to suspension for Alpha Phi sorority
The Alpha Phi sorority will face a five-month suspension after an investigation by Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership (SLL) found it guilty of hazing following Thursday’s judicial hearing. The investigation began after a freshman pledge was transported to the emergency room at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in the early morning hours of Sept. […]
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Oaktoberfest returns to Avila Beach
The seventh annual Oaktoberfest is returning to Avila Beach Golf Resort to help raise money for Hospice of San Luis Obipso on Saturday, Oct. 15. Oaktoberfest, sponsored by Firestone Walker Brewery, aims to mimic Germany’s Oktoberfest, an internationally known festival that consists of beer gardens, German cuisine and other events. Oktoberfest — held since 1810 — originally […]
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Capturing real science … science fiction that is
Jeff Foster said he was confident when he began writing in high school that he would someday publish a book. And earlier this year, that confidence paid off. Last summer the 24-year-old graduate student wrote “The Engine of the Gods,” a science fiction novel published this August, while working on a master’s degree in polymers […]