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Blog: Deficit may force CSU employees to take pay cuts

The CSU Employee Union announced last week that it will enter talks about two-day a month employee furloughs to help with the impending budget crisis.

Defendants plead not guilty in death of Carson Starkey

All four former Cal Poly students charged in the death of architecture freshman Carson Starkey have pleaded not guilty.

Students and grads return from California Energy Tour

The California Energy Tour was a five-day event planned by four Cal Poly alumni with a goal of exposing young professionals to the realities of the California energy sector.

Two found guilty in murder of Poly alum

Jurors found two San Luis Obispo residents guilty Monday of first-degree murder for the 2007 death of a Cal Poly alumnus, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.

Letters: T-shirt disrespectful, Word on the Street answer inappropriate and more

Letters to the editor responding to a sorority T-shirt, a student’s quote about Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Hick’s last column.

Guest commentary: Cal Poly Corp. records should be transparent

Institutions sheltered from taxes should be transparent. Period. Let’s all work together to get rid of obscure auxiliary organizations and make this a better, more affordable and more transparent place to go to school.

America’s past time becomes club team at Cal Poly

Cal Poly will welcome America’s favorite pastime to its arsenal of club sports in the coming school year. The baseball club team, which will be hosting tryouts all fall quarter, got approved by Cal Poly Sport Club Council two weeks ago.

Intramural Fields Finally Nearing Completion

The idea of replacing the upper intramural fields with synthetic turf that could be playable in any weather, seemed like a dream scenario for ASI and students who play intramurals at Cal Poly.

An academic edge with potential for addiction

Especially in the college environment, the use of Adderall is seen as socially acceptable, similar to binge drinking on the weekends. Like all other ADHD and ADD prescription drugs it’s a central nervous system stimulant. It allows users’ brains to concentrate more efficiently because it increases the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine.

Callero rolls up his sleeves and prepares for work

Joe Callero takes the reins of a program that has gone 19-39 over the past two seasons under previous coach Kevin Bromley. “Joe has experience building programs in an academic environment similar to Cal Poly’s.”

Hecuba album speaks of love in all seasons

My dad gives the best sex talks. When I was in first or second grade and my GPA started slipping, he would assume or maybe hope, it was because I was thinking of girls. So, he would yell at me and ground me.