Cal Poly Athletics signed a $25,000 deal with San Luis Obispo’s Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) to provide visiting athletes with hotel rooms in exchange for advertising. The deal, which went into effect in July, gives Cal Poly Athletics 525 rooms to house visiting teams during home games and prospective students interested in playing for […]
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Mustangs look to buck the Bronchos Saturday
The Cal Poly Mustangs (1-3) will host the Central Oklahoma Bronchos (1-4) on Saturday in what will be the Mustangs’ final game before the Great West conference begins. The bye week gave head coach Tim Walsh extra time to prepare his team for the Bronchos. The bye week also allowed for a chance to get players […]
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Goal in 84th minute downs Mustangs
An 84th minute strike by UC Davis forward Matt Wiesenfarth proved to be the deciding factor as Cal Poly men’s soccer (4-4-2, 1-1-0 Big West) dropped a 1-0 decision to the Aggies on Wednesday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Six minutes from full time Wiesenfarth gave UC Davis the lead, a breakdown in defense […]
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'Wild-man' Mike Gahan fights to 3-0 record
A crowd of more than a thousand people cheer and scream as “Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler played over the loudspeaker at the Alex Madonna Expo Center Saturday night. One man stays focused jumping up and down in a black-hooded sweatshirt and bright neon green, blue and pink shorts, waiting to enter […]
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Central Coast Railroad Festival to offer steam-packed weekend
San Luis Obispo resident Andrew Merriam began recreating the area between Santa Margarita and Guadalupe 20 years ago. His work is on a 60-foot, circa-1953 model railroad layout from that area, and every detail is important — trees, signal lights; even a hobo sleeping with his dog in a culvert are included. It’s not just […]
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Third provost candidate addresses Cal Poly
Provost candidate Brenda Case Scheer addressed Cal Poly faculty and staff at the third of four provost forums held by the Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee on Tuesday morning. Once again, diversity and interdisciplinary programs were among the issues addressed. Scheer began the discussion by highlighting some of her accomplishments as dean of the college […]
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Women's soccer splits weekend matches
Cal Poly women’s soccer (7-5-1, 1-1-0) earned a hard-fought victory after going into double-overtime against Cal State Fullerton Friday night, but the team finished the weekend by conceding a season-high six goals to Long Beach State at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Sunday afternoon, suffering the worst loss of the 2011 season. The loss was the […]
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UPD annual report shows spike in burglary
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) released their annual crime statistics and campus security report Sept. 29. The report provides statistics from the past three years for crimes on-campus, in the residence halls, on public property immediately surrounding campus and at special locations off-campus that are popular gathering places for students. These special locations are primarily […]
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International business concentration future in question
Despite student and professor protests, the international business concentration might be discontinued after current seniors and juniors graduate. Although these students and faculty feel international business is thriving, Orfaela College of Business dean Dave Christy said the concentration is not fulfilling its goals. As of now, incoming freshmen and sophomores will not be allowed to […]
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Students express themselves through spoken word at ATOG
Diversity and cultural issues hit the Chumash Auditorium in the form of Another Type of Groove (ATOG) on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The featured poets are Prentice Powell and Ner City, according to the Another Type of Groove website. The MultiCultural Center and Student Life and Leadership created ATOG in 2000 after being inspired by a Sacramento […]
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CSU faculty threatens strike in light of raise dispute
The California Faculty Association (CFA) called for a November strike against the California State University (CSU) system in protest of wage negotiation talks Wednesday at an eSummit online press conference, CFA members will meet at California State Dominguez Hills and East Bay Universities on Nov. 17 to protest the CSU system’s refusal to give salary increases promised in […]