Tayler Duprel taylerduprel.md@gmail.com Too many helping hands. This isn’t a typical problem in volunteer work, but is one Cal Poly currently faces with a local day of service. The San Luis Obispo community will be participating in Make A Difference Day, a day in which people all over the nation lend a helping hand in […]
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Mustang Band freshmen march to a different beat of WOW
While the majority of freshman will spend their WOW week playing name games, surfing or kayaking, the Mustang Band WOWies are up at 7 a.m. for band camp, rehearsing for their first gig.
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Confusion arises over WOW restrictions
Following dissent over the announcement that Week of Welcome (WOW) activities will not be allowed off-campus in the fall, Coordinator of Orientation Programs and Assistant Director of Student Life and Leadership Andrene Kaiwi-Lenting released an apology letter on Wednesday, stating she hadn’t correctly understood the directive to shift more orientation activities on-campus. In the letter […]
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Candidate Q&A: Nha Ha
Nha Ha, a biomedical engineering senior who decided last Wednesday to run as a write-in candidate for the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) presidency, talks about accessibility to students, his plans for the California State University (CSU) and how he hopes to secure a come-from-behind victory this week. Though Ha’s opponent, social sciences junior Katie Morrow, had […]
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Paying it forward
It’s the end of February and (I know probably everyone has said this, but it needs to be said once more) I don’t know where the time has gone. I have no idea when or how we got to the point where next quarter and next year are already on our minds almost every day. […]
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Freshman discovers the realities of college
I remember the last month of high school: everyone knew where they were going and absolutely everyone was talking about college. They expected an incredible amount of fun, from parties to extracurricular activities — it was all anyone talked about. But now, having come to college and gone through a quarter-and-a-half, we’ve all realized that […]
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Freshmen know the party is on Hathway Avenue
Every new school year, Cal Poly’s Week of Welcome (WOW) introduces incoming students to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and, though it may not be on the official WOW schedule, college parties. The epicenter of these college parties is Hathway Avenue, a residential road near campus. Hathway Avenue is well-known among incoming freshman, even before […]
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Stampeding into college
The transition to college, as you have all heard, is difficult. Freshmen have to adapt to a completely new schedule, campus and way of life. But in the midst of all this change, we have found how to have one of the best times of our lives. If you thought that nothing would top that […]
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Week of Welcome walk along: the 'party streets'
A Mustang Daily reporter is invited to join University Police Department chief Bill Watton on a ride along during Cal Poly’s Week of Welcome.
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Week of Welcome 2011 Photo Recap
Check out a few pics of WOW Week 2011, from WOW-O-Rama to WOW Showcase.
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WOW! They're real people!
On the first Tuesday night of spring quarter, more than 650 Cal Poly students of every age and major gather in Chumash auditorium to begin training to become a Week of Welcome (WOW) Orientation Leader. These Leaders in Training (LITs) will complete hours of workshops, discussions, simulations, service projects and education taught by members of […]