Two new faces are set to join Cal Poly’s deans this fall: Christine Theodoropoulos and Douglas Epperson will replace College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) dean Tom Jones and College of Liberal Arts (CLA) dean Linda Halisky, respectively. Both Theodoropoulos and Epperson were selected after year-long searches following Jones and Halisky‘s announced retirements last year. Both candidates were selected […]
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Graduate gets sheepish with ice cream business
What’s better on a hot summer day than a cold bowl of ice cream … made of sheep’s milk? The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Center for Sustainability (CFS) celebrated sheep’s milk ice cream last weekend at the Seventh Annual Taste of the Future Fundraiser when they honored Cal Poly alumna Alexis Negranti […]
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New College of Liberal Arts dean selected
Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts (CLA) has found a new dean in Douglas Epperson, the current dean at Washington State University. Epperson was selected after a yearlong search to replace Linda Halisky, who is retiring from her position after eight years to return to teaching. According to Halisky, Epperson was chosen in part because […]
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Disability Resource Center struggling with budget cuts
A 20 percent funding cut to Cal Poly’s Disability Resource Center (DRC) is forcing the center to conserve resources this summer. The DRC, which provides note-taking, counseling, transportation and other services for students with disabilities or illnesses, is facing a cumulative cut to its funding of approximately 35 percent over the past four years, DRC […]
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Two national sororities to join Poly
Greek life’s Panhellenic (PHA) will have two new additions next year, in the form of sororities Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Epsilon Phi. Kappa Kappa Gamma was invited to start a chapter at Cal Poly after PHA decided greek life needed another sorority due to high interest, while local Jewish-interest sorority Alpha Epsilon is joining the […]
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Student arrested after chase
The Avenue turned into the setting for a police drama Wednesday, as a student ran through the campus dining facility with a police officer on his heels. Police originally stopped the student for skateboarding on campus, University Police Department (UPD) Chief Bill Watton said. The student allegedly gave the officer false information, and when the […]
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Eclipse dims Cal Poly
An eclipse darkened the California sky yesterday afternoon, and San Luis Obispo residents were able to see the shadowed moon, surrounded by a “ring of fire,” shortly before sunset. The moon passing in front of the sun for a short period of time created the eclipse — the first of its kind in more than […]
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Symposium explores gender and culture
Gender, race, religion and culture will be in the spotlight this Saturday for the Gender Equity Center’s first Gender Symposium, a meeting of students, faculty and staff to explore how gender impacts all aspects of life. The Gender Symposium is the first event of its kind held by the recently founded Gender Equity Center as […]
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The real cost of an alcoholic beverage
A night of revelry can leave drinkers with more than just a nasty hangover. Laws against public intoxication and driving under the influence can leave people, and their pocketbooks, hurting for much longer than a hangover ever will. The fine for being found drunk in public is around $370, according to San Luis Obispo Superior […]
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Cycles, suspenders and wool
San Luis Obispo cyclists traveled back to the turn of the 20th Century, yesterday, for the second Tweed Ride. Riders put on their finest tweed, wool, trimmed facial hair and pageboy caps before meeting at Triangle Park, near the Amtrak Station, and embarking on a leisurely bicycle tour of the city. The event is about uniting vintage […]
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Human powered vehicle team brings home wins
Cal Poly students proved once again that they are are award-winning when Cal Poly’s Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) team took first place in design at ASME’s (formerly the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) annual competition this weekend in Tooele, Utah. The team also took second place in the drag race, third in the cart event […]