A student’s first year at Cal Poly comes with the almost inevitable year spent in the residence halls, freshmen packed together, two or three to a room, like little, fresh-out-of-high-school sardines; their entire lives, textbooks, clothes, Muscle Milk and all, tucked into cupboards, while they sleep on bunks and learn to be closer with their […]
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Surviving dead week
It’s the beginning of dead week. I really don’t think anything else needs to be said because we all know what this accurately-named week entails: caffeine, all-nighters (though I’ve yet to pull one) and books on books on books (had to do it). But when you think about it, this week is the second-to-last dead […]
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Some incoming freshmen to take remedial summer classes
A new California State University (CSU) policy taking effect this year will aim to level the playing field for undergraduates by implementing mandatory summer courses for some students. Incoming Cal Poly freshmen struggling in English and math may soon find themselves in summer school as part of the Early Start Program (ESP). The CSU Board […]
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How to dress for sunny SLO
Within the year of a typical freshman, there are, what seem to be, an infinite amount of experiences that shape it. But as we sift through the countless experiences, we realize these things become a routine. We wake up and go to class during the week, fill our weekends up with shenanigans. And once in […]
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Polywood: Cal Poly 2011 Open House
Check out the 2011 Open House video to see what prospective freshman thought of the event and the campus.
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How to become a Mustang — Freshman offers advice for prospective students
J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.
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Likealittle.com romantic shout-outs go viral at Cal Poly
Hannah Croft is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.
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Popping the question — finding roommates for next year
J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.
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Freshman questions Roth’s portrayal of college
J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.
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Registration rejection
Hannah Croft is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist. Freshman year of high school was undoubtedly at the heart of my awkward years. I stumbled down stairs, over words and shuddered at the thought of confronting the boy who I less-than-discreetly admired in my history class. However, come that February, I somehow mustered […]
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Eligible freshman on the prowl
J.J. Jenkins is giving up on girls for the year — at least that’s what he told himself this quarter.