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Meet the published professors
Listening to a favorite professor talk with a colleague about a book they’ve written in the Conversations with Cal Poly Authors event is fun, Communications and Public Programs Coordinator Karen Lauritsen said.
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Baseball is back: maybe better than ever
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Less is more, right? For the Cal Poly baseball team, this is clearly the case. Head coach Larry Lee only lost a few players from last year’s team, but two of them were offensive monsters Mitch Haniger and Mike Miller. Some role players were […]
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Weekend recap: basketball teams go 4-0
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Five Cal Poly teams competed on the road this weekend to come away with a total of seven victories and an individual Pac-12 championship. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team has started to win on the road just in time for the Big West Tournament. Having won just two games […]
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Wrestling falls to Central Michigan in final dual
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly Wrestling team’s regular season ended on a familiar note this weekend. The Mustangs (2-10, 0-6 Pac-12) suffered their sixth and seventh consecutive dual meet losses, falling to Arizona State, 38-3, on the road Friday, and No. 12 Central Michigan, 41-6, in Mott Athletics Center on Sunday, topping off a disappointing […]
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A Big (West) missed opportunity
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. State schools are supposed to feel a budget crunch, right? Then how can Cal Poly afford to send hundreds of students on an all-expenses-paid trip to paradise? The answer: they’re not just students, they’re student-athletes. And the University of Hawaii is a generous school. […]
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Football team defeats Northern Arizona 42-34
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net One season, one championship. It didn’t take long for the Cal Poly football team to find success in the Big Sky. During its first campaign in the conference, the Mustangs walked away with a share of the Big Sky title after defeating Northern Arizona 42-34 on Saturday. The Mustangs finished […]
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Women’s soccer wins and draws, men’s team ties
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The streak continues. Rolling off of a four-match win streak, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team won one match and tied another this weekend during its two-match homestand. On the men’s side, the Mustangs tied their only matchup. The victory on the women’s side came after the Mustangs defeated Hawaii (6-8-2, […]
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Women’s volleyball looks to end losing streak
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net The optimism of the Cal Poly’s volleyball team is certainly being put to the test. After a preseason ridden with injuries and a lengthy losing streak, the Cal Poly volleyball team has its back up against the wall. But it’s clear nobody is giving up any time soon. “We’re a little […]
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Mustangs score 21 points in fourth quarter, down North Dakota
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The wins just keep coming. Trailing by a field goal late, the No. 23 Cal Poly football team (4-0, 2-0 Big Sky) used a 21-point fourth quarter to defeat North Dakota (3-2, 0-1) 35-17 on Saturday at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D. With the win, the Mustangs are […]
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Baseball takes three games from Aztecs
Cal Poly starting pitcher Kyle Brueggeman went eight scoreless innings, gave up two hits and allowed base runners in only the third inning as the Mustangs defeated San Diego State 7-0 in the second half of a double-header on Saturday. “The last few weeks I’ve been struggling a bit,” Brueggeman said. “Today, I went back to the basics: […]