The department of horticulture and crop science introduced a new major this fall — agricultural and environmental plant sciences — to replace three of its previous degrees: fruit science, environmental horticulture science and crop science. The new major is an attempt to draw more students to the horticulture and crop science department by offering them more flexibility because […]
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French Hospital beats out Sierra Vista for athletics sponsorship
Cal Poly Athletics recently signed the largest corporate sponsorship in university history, but details regarding the switch from Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center to French Hospital remain unclear. Ron Yukelson, Sierra Vista spokesperson, said it received the same $800,000 proposal that Cal Poly signed with French Hospital, but it was never given the opportunity to […]
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SLO named bike-friendly community
The League of American Bicyclists awarded San Luis Obispo the Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community status for its efforts to welcome bicycle traffic. San Luis Obispo was one of 190 cities in the country to receive the Bicycle Friendly status out of the nearly 500 that applied, said San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx. The […]
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Golden goal downs women's soccer
Not all goals are created equally. Unfortunately, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team learned that the hard way against Fresno State as Lauren Lindstrom downed the Mustangs 3-2 with a golden goal in the first overtime. “We had our chances, they kept coming back,” head coach Alex Crozier said. “They play a defensive counter-attacking style […]
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Musicians flood SLO for KCPR Fall Festival
Artists of all styles and sounds will invade San Luis Obispo as part of KCPR’s Fall Flood Festival this Saturday, Sept. 25. The festival is a two-day event featuring more than 20 artists, including Zion I, Dengue Fever, Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Revue, Bottle and Little Wings, to raise money and awareness for […]
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Turkeys take up residence in education building
Cal Poly has two new residents in the form of a mother turkey and her baby, who have made the Cotchett Education Building their new home. The turkeys, who were first spotted Monday morning, have been rotating their way through different locations around the building. Warren Watkins, Information Technology Services director of the School of […]
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Mustangs programs gear up for weekend games
School is back in session, and Mustangs athletics is approaching conference play as men’s soccer, women’s soccer, football and volleyball are all in action this weekend. Women’s Soccer The women’s soccer team is 9-3-1 in its last 13 matches dating back to 2010 and have one last tune up on Friday against Fresno State before […]
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Week of Welcome walk along: the 'party streets'
A Mustang Daily reporter is invited to join University Police Department chief Bill Watton on a ride along during Cal Poly’s Week of Welcome.
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Defense anchors men's soccer
Cal Poly men’s soccer (3-2-2) looks to improve upon its third place finish in the Big West last season in a big way.
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Dean of liberal arts announces retirement
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Linda Halisky announced she would be retiring at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year.