This year’s Week of Welcome underwent many changes, including an earlier kick-off and more activities in the beginning of the week, said Scott Kjorlien, a WOW Executive Board member.
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Cal Poly officials tighten up on off-campus behavior
Are actions of misconduct committed off campus as significant as those committed on campus?
Officials at Cal Poly believe so.
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New developments for University Police Department
University Police Department (UPD) Chief George Hughes has seen quite a bit of change in the eight months he has worked at Cal Poly.
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Unreported: Raising awareness of sexual assault
Laura Pezzini news@mustangdaily.net Two consecutive sexual assaults were reported near Cal Poly’s campus earlier this month, but nearly three weeks’ worth of investigation into the incidents hasn’t garnered much new information on the culprits. The investigation for these assaults is ongoing, San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) investigative lieutenant John Bledsoe said. “We haven’t had […]
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Mardi Gras, Cal Poly and the ‘biggest celebration west of the Mississippi’
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The first thing Graham Updegrove heard was screaming. Then the entire crowd started running. “I didn’t even look back, I just kind of started running as well,” Updegrove said. “I took a couple of steps and got hit.” That moment may have been one of the ugliest San Luis Obispo […]
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Two sexual assaults reported near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Three college-aged women were allegedly sexually assaulted on Feb. 2 and 3, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. According to the release, the first incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Foothill Boulevard on Feb. 2. Two women were walking together […]
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UPD: Cal Poly prepared for Sandy Hook-style shooting
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School murdered 20 children and six school employees, people at Cal Poly began asking University Police Department Chief George Hughes if the school was prepared for such a shooting. He answered them with a definite “yes.” Hughes said university police and Cal Poly administrators have […]
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No investigation for sexual assault report
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net When San Luis Obispo police received a call reporting a sexual assault at a fraternity house the weekend before Halloween, they launched an investigation. Seventeen minutes later, the case was closed — the report was labeled: “unfounded.” But it wasn’t because police were confident no crime had been committed. Instead, there was […]
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SLO 5-0: Halloweekend trickery
The following is a list of the crimes that occurred on campus and in San Luis Obispo over the past weekend, compiled from the University Police Department and San Luis Obispo Police Department’s daily logs: Thursday, Oct. 25 7:38 a.m. There was an alcohol offense at 1243 Monterey St. 8:52 a.m. There was theft at […]
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How dry is Cal Poly?
Samantha Sullivan samanthasullivan.md@gmail.com As most are well aware, Cal Poly does not allow students to drink on campus. University policy says Cal Poly is a dry campus. However, exceptions can be found for special events, university housing and programs. Vice president of administration and finance Larry Kelley wrote in an email that Cal Poly is […]
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Misdemeanor arrest occurs on campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly university police arrested agriculture systems management student Ryan Holland Friday at 2:42 p.m. near Graphic Arts (building 26) after receiving a phone tip from someone reporting suspicious behavior by the bike racks, University Police Department (UPD) Sergeant Robert Eckrote said. “Whatever they were doing didn’t look right to […]