Under dim lights, former Cal Poly president Warren Baker told stories about the effects international education had on students in the past and how being global can help Cal Poly in the future. Baker was elected to speak at the event, hosted by an honor society known as Phi Beta Delta, for his involvement in the […]
Tag: San Luis Obispo
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See Sunset (drive-in) before graduation
Erin Hurley is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily SLO lifestyle columnist. Now that I’m a senior at Cal Poly, I’m starting to realize that my time here is limited. When I was a freshman I thought these four years would last way longer than they have. Where the heck did the time go? Anyway, […]
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Select styles in the stores of SLO
Cal Poly attracts many different kinds of people to its campus, and consequently, many different personality types. Students often choose to represent their unique personality with their “style” and express themselves through their clothing (unless that expression says he or she just rolled out of bed). The challenge for clothing stores in San Luis Obispo […]
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San Luis Obispo caught between local and large chain stores
San Luis Obispo’s downtown area makes up the well-traveled center of the city and is home to dozens of locally-owned businesses, as well as larger national chains. Retail centers, such as the downtown area, make up the backbone of San Luis Obispo’s economy, with nearly $1 million in sales tax revenue in the second quarter […]
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Traffic accidents slow, bicycle collisions climb
San Luis Obispo recorded the lowest number of traffic accidents it has ever seen this past year, but bicycle-related accidents remain high compared to previous years. Five hundred ninety-seven traffic collisions were reported last year, 85 less than in 2009, according to the San Luis Obispo 2010 Annual Traffic Safety Report. The reduction of traffic […]
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Keep the change until January
Free Sunday parking in downtown San Luis Obispo will be extended until January, following a San Luis Obispo City Council vote on raising funds for another downtown parking structure. This goes against the council’s July decision to have drivers pay from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The Sunday parking fees were to be enforced starting at […]
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Big musical comes to Little Theatre
Legendary Broadway musical “Oklahoma!” is returning to the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre for a 50th anniversary recreation of its previous performance at the venue. Last produced by the Little Theatre in 1961, “Oklahoma!,” a romantic musical based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play “Green Grow the Lilacs,” will reappear Oct. 7 to Nov. 6 at […]
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Being the newbie in the newsroom
Hello there. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jennifer Young, and I am this year’s news editor for the Mustang Daily. My job and goal is to give the readers of the Mustang Daily the news. Sounds simple right? Not when you know next to nothing about what happens at Cal Poly or […]
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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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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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Farmer's Market is a must for SLOcals
Let’s face it, San Luis Obispo is a pretty awesome place to live and go to school. For those of you who are new to the area, welcome. It won’t take long for you to see how special this place is, if you haven’t already. This column will look at places and events that make […]