Sean McMinn is a journalism junior and Mustang Daily contributing writer. Some rode by themselves, while some relied on their companion’s help. Some peddled with their legs, while others used their arms. But for all, it was a cheerful and humbling scene Wednesday afternoon as more than 200 veterans biked through Cal Poly’s campus in […]
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ASI launches semester opinion survey
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President Katie Morrow said she wants to know how semesters would affect every student on campus, but there is one thing ASI does not care to ask: Do students want semesters at Cal Poly? ASI members will survey hundreds of students this week about their thoughts on semesters […]
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Too soon to solidify plan for Proposition 30’s defeat
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Kinesiology senior Laura Charbonneau has seen tuition rise eight times during her four years at Cal Poly. Despite the financial aid she receives, being the last of three children in her family to attend college makes her “feel guilty” about taking so much from her parents. “My parents pay for my tuition, […]
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Lightning strike brings down Cal Poly network
UPDATE 1:10 p.m.: Cal Poly Information Technology Services restored the university network system at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday, according to university officials. This allowed students, professors and administrators access to their My Cal Poly Portal, as well as their Cal Poly email accounts and calendars. Campus Wi-Fi, however, will not be restored until Thursday evening, […]
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Semester task force fails to draw students
Contrary to critics’ beliefs, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong has still not made a decision on the semester debate, Semester Review Task Force chair Rachel Fernflores said Wednesday. Fernflores spoke to a relatively small crowd at the first of four open forums in the Julian A. McPhee University Union about what the task force will […]
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Semester recommendation to be made at end of quarter
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net In just eight weeks, the Cal Poly Semester Review Task Force will have an answer to the question: Should Cal Poly become a semester campus? The eight-week timeline for the task force is one of the shortest attempted by a university looking to switch to semesters, but Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong […]
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Student Success Fee set to open classes, fund student services
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Administrators are aiming to cure the headache of finding classes, with millions of dollars heading toward opening up additional courses in the coming quarters. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong approved a budget for Student Success Fee revenue just days before the beginning of fall quarter, the result of recommendations from university vice […]
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Police investigate PCV parking structure attack
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly University Police Department is working to track down the identity of a man who allegedly attempted to rob a visitor to the Cal Poly campus at knifepoint early Thursday morning. The suspect, who police said appeared to be in his mid-20s, allegedly approached the visitor, who was walking to […]
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WOW changes, arrests lessen
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Police arrested or issued citations to 22 of the thousands of freshmen, upperclassmen and out-of-towners that Cal Poly’s annual Week of Welcome (WOW) drew to the streets of San Luis Obispo, University Police Department Chief George Hughes said — a dramatic decline from the number of arrests and citations issued in years past. Though […]
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Task force to examine semester switchover
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After months of tentative discussion surrounding the issue, a presidential task force aimed to explore a Cal Poly conversion to semesters will begin meetings in mid-October. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, who will ultimately make the decision on whether or not Cal Poly should leave the quarter system behind, said the Semester Review […]
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Police investigate Rec Center photographer
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly University Police Department has issued a safety advisory to the campus community after launching an investigation regarding a man who allegedly took photos of women working out at the Cal Poly Recreation Centerlast week. University Chief of Police George Hughes said an Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) employee noticed a […]