It happened in 1996 — a Cal Poly freshman went missing. Her investigation has been ongoing for the past 23 years. To this day, it is unknown what happened to Kristin Smart. Orcutt resident Chris Lambert has lived on the Central Coast his entire life. His interest in Smart’s case was sparked at a young […]
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Women’s Golf’s Elizabeth Scholtes wins Big West Freshman of the Year award
One of Cal Poly Women’s Golf’s top performers, Elizabeth Scholtes, won the Big West Freshman of the Year Award after an impressive collegiate debut season. “It’s motivating me to do better next year,” Scholtes said. “I feel like I had a really good start to my college career and hope that it only goes up […]
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Cal Poly ranks 26 in most money made from declined applications nationwide in 2016-17
Cal Poly has been ranked No. 26 in the nation for making the most money off of declined applications in the 2016-17 year, according to a recent study by LendEDU. During the 2016-17 year, Cal Poly had a total of 48,162 applications and admitted 14,202 freshmen and transfer students. This resulted in $1,867,800 made from […]
Posted inOpinion
Fires, power outages and protests kick off WOW 2018
Week of Welcome 2018 kicked off with an exciting move-in weekend filled with protests, fires and a power outage.
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Say goodbye to Plus Dollars: Freshmen and transfer students have new meal plan options
Incoming freshman, transfer students and other continuing students now have dining options with meal credits and declining balance funds.
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Cal Poly experiences another highly competitive enrollment year
Cal Poly turned away 10,600 qualified students with a high school GPA of 4.0 or higher.
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Hungry and Homeless: New survey shows some Cal Poly students lack basic living necessities
Video by Sydney Brandt A study conducted by California State University (CSU) systems in January 2018 found that 41.6 percent of students reported food insecurity and 10.9 percent reported homelessness. These results are also reflected in a recent survey of Cal Poly students that yielded similar results. It was found 26.9 percent of Cal Poly […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
The Relentless Ayzhiana Basallo
How an undersized point guard is rising to the top at Cal Poly, shot, after shot, after shot.
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San Luis Obispo’s reputation as ‘happiest place in America’ glosses over deeper problems
San Luis Obispo may be picture perfect on the outside, but like every city, it has its issues.
Posted inBack to School 2018
Men’s basketball gets two new recruits
The men’s basketball team is looking forward to 2 new high school recruits joining in the 2018-19 season.
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PCV overfills, converts singles to doubles
Approximately 85 percent of continuing students who applied to live in Poly Canyon Village (PCV) for the 2017-2018 academic year will have to live in two-person bedrooms with bunk beds, according to University Housing. Those numbers are subject to change because typically hundreds of continuing students who plan to live in PCV back out over […]