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Feeling wolfish? Students travel to local wolf rescue

Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Members of Poly Paws and other student volunteers explored the wolves and hybrids of the Wolf Habitat and Rescue (WHAR) facility Sunday, donating their money and time to the foundation. The visit included a tour of the…

Basketball centers on youth

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Having graduated six seniors, including one of the program’s top scorers in David Hanson and former big man Will Taylor, questions swelled around the Cal Poly men’s basketball team as to who would replace that talent in…

Royer’s game-winner tames Lions in 63-60 win

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite his team going 1 of 18 from 3-point range in the game’s first 39 minutes and 57 seconds, head coach Joe Callero wanted the ball in senior 3-point specialist Dylan Royer’s hands for a final play…

Student-athletes stick together

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net From practice to team dinners to traveling for away contests and gameday, Cal Poly student-athletes spend an immeasurable amount of time with their fellow teammates. So it’s no wonder that when it comes to housing, one might…

Condemnation confusion: Pine Creek condos leave students without housing

Sara Natividad news@mustangdaily.net News that lofts in the Pine Creek condominiums were declared a “fire hazard” left 25 Cal Poly students in a state of uncertainty, and a difficult financial situation, as they struggled to figure out new living situations…

Mustangs buck Gauchos out of Mott 67-49

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net By Friday, redshirt freshman forward Joel Awich knew he had been granted his first career start for the Cal Poly men’s basketball team. As if that wasn’t enough pressure, it would come in Saturday’s matchup against the…

Remembering a ‘gentle giant’

Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net The University Union Plaza will be glowing with the light of candles tonight at 5:45 p.m. as students, staff, faculty and members of the community remember Brandon Huang, a man who “never craved the spotlight.” “He was always…

Royer’s 20 points lead ‘Stangs by Aggies

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net The last time senior guard Dylan Royer faced UC Davis, he exploded for a then career-high 19 points against the Aggies on Jan 10. Since then, the Morro Bay High School graduate hadn’t been able to find…

STRIDE doing well despite director loss

Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Science through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise (STRIDE) Director Ann McDermott left it this past fall, leaving the program without a designated leader for an entire quarter. Instead of falling apart though, STRIDE continues to run…

Schlemer asserts herself in conference

Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Growing up in the shadow of Cal Poly-great Kristina Santiago, Molly Schlemer has always played with a chip on her shoulder. Santiago, the Mustangs’ all-time leader in points and rebounds, was the poster child for success in…

Student arrested on vandalism, drunk in public

Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) arrested agriculture systems management junior Matthew Martin early Saturday after police received a call about an individual breaking the windows of several vehicles near Johnson Avenue and Phillips…