Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Trees are almost as abundant as students on campus. Many people don’t realize, though, that many of the trees were planted by One Cool Earth, a non-profit organization founded to plant native trees and plants throughout San Luis Obispo County. The organization focuses on planting native tree species such as redwoods and […]
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Students ‘Move to Build’ PolyHouse
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net It’s not often college students are able to put their coursework to use in a philanthropic way, but for industrial and manufacturing engineering (IME) students, that opportunity has been made possible in the form of PolyHouse. In the PolyHouse program, students and faculty work together to improve the home of a local […]
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Police, academic calendar to challenge Cesar Chavez Day party
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Thousands of students came to Shell Beach in 2012 for the cultural holiday turned beach-binge-drinking bonanza known as Cesar Chavez Day. The party left behind enough trash to fill nine Ford pickup trucks and resulted in three arrests and two hospitalizations, according to The San Luis Obispo Tribune. But changes in the holiday’s […]
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UPD confiscates rifle from residence hall
Campus police confiscated an unloaded rifle found in Sierra Madre Residence Hall on Tuesday night, according to University Police Department (UPD) Chief George Hughes. The gun, a 22-caliber rifle, was found after police received a tip that a student was keeping a firearm in the residence hall, Hughes said. According to Penalty Code 626.9(h), it is illegal […]
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From CP to ABC: Lauren Scott shares her road to fame
Lauren Scott, a Cal Poly journalism alumna, first appeared on ABC’s cooking television show “The Taste” Feb. 12, and since then has wowed the judges with her culinary skills. From a flourless chocolate cake to this Tuesday’s lamb kebab, Scott has impressed the judges and her fans with her concoctions — after last night’s sandwich […]
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Candlelight vigil held to remember deceased student
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Students gathered and lit candles in the University Union Plaza to remember biological sciences sophomore Brandon Huang as dusk fell on Wednesday. Huang, who died on Sunday from unknown causes, was remembered by speakers and students as a kind and gentle person, one who was always there for a friend. […]
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Mardi Gras, Cal Poly and the ‘biggest celebration west of the Mississippi’
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The first thing Graham Updegrove heard was screaming. Then the entire crowd started running. “I didn’t even look back, I just kind of started running as well,” Updegrove said. “I took a couple of steps and got hit.” That moment may have been one of the ugliest San Luis Obispo […]
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Chancellor announces semester support
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net New California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White said he is in favor of converting all CSU campuses to the semester system at a student press conference on Wednesday, though no set plan has been made to do so as of yet. “I will be working with the Academic Senate […]
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Two sexual assaults reported near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Three college-aged women were allegedly sexually assaulted on Feb. 2 and 3, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. According to the release, the first incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Foothill Boulevard on Feb. 2. Two women were walking together […]
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UPD: Cal Poly prepared for Sandy Hook-style shooting
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School murdered 20 children and six school employees, people at Cal Poly began asking University Police Department Chief George Hughes if the school was prepared for such a shooting. He answered them with a definite “yes.” Hughes said university police and Cal Poly administrators have […]
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What to do when career fair is not for you
Erin Abzug erinabzug@mustangdaily.net After a safe four years or more of a structured routine, graduation and stepping out into the real world can be extremely unsettling. Students put in a lot of effort at Cal Poly and are driven to succeed. Because of their hard work, companies who are recruiting for jobs recognize and seek […]