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Former Poly student turns passion for beer pong into career

Many college students improvise beer pong tables, but few can transform their tables into a career. However, former Cal Poly business student Russell Meyerowitz has done just that.

Meyerowitz, 21, created his company OnFIREbeerpong, Inc. in July of last year to sell customizable, lightweight and portable beer pong tables.

Cal Poly matches program's highest ranking ever

The Cal Poly football team matched its highest ranking ever Monday.

After their third bye over the past five weeks, the Mustangs rose to No. 3 in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) coaches poll and No. 5 in the Sports Network media poll.

Instructor parlays experiences into writing

He has come a long way since selling watermelons and poetry in Greece and using his bathroom breaks at Bay Area Corporations to edit his books. Cal Poly instructor Carson Medley has hit the big time and looks forward to continued success.

His controversial first novel “Ain’t Whistlin’ Dixie No More,” speaks of racism and interracial relations in the south (which starts out in Mississippi in 1994).

Club brings art lovers together

It may be small in size, but Cal Poly’s Studio Art Club is big on acquainting its members with the outside art world.

The Studio Art Club started out as a fundraiser for the university’s art and design department but has since evolved into a separate entity.

Avoiding a personal credit crisis

Your meal points are almost completely used up and it’s not even halfway through the quarter. The food on campus was great the first week but now it tastes insipid. The weather’s changing from summer to fall and last year’s winter clothing is, well, last year.

ASI holds last-chance voter drive

In an effort to bring political activism back to universites, Cal Poly will host a last chance voter drive for students to register before the Oct. 20 deadline. Democracy Week, held today through Thursday, will have a voter registration drive and feature state and local political figures both on and off campus.

Women's center promotes positive body image

Forget about the number on the scale. It’s time for a three-day Love Your Body event held on campus today through Wednesday, put on by the Cal Poly Women’s Programs and Services.

Student coordinator of Education Programs and nutrition senior McKenzie Hall modeled the three-day series after the National Organization of Women’s Love Your Body campaign.

Last-minute goal keeps Mustangs unbeaten in Big West

A last-minute goal gave the Cal Poly women’s soccer team a 3-0 Big West Conference record and head coach Alex Crozier his 200th career win Sunday against Cal State Northridge.

The Mustangs (8-6) came off back-to-back wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside to get a 1-0 victory at Alex G.

KCPR and Cal Poly athletics could reunite

If KCPR 91.3 FM listeners tried to find some underground, indie rock to appease an insatiable hunger for music Oct. 4, they would have been disappointed.

In fact, they probably would have taken a second glance at the radio when play-by-play announcers described Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden stretching over a defender, trying to score a touchdown after a 67-yard reception during the Mustangs’ 49-22 win over South Dakota.

Matzenauer, Malec, Davis sweep

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A trio of Cal Poly women’s tennis players swept in singles play Sunday at the 11-team Cal State Fullerton Intercollegiates Women’s Tennis Tournament.

Junior Suzie Matzenauer (in Flight A), senior Maria Malec (Flight B) and freshman Jocelyn Davis (Flight C) all won championships in their respective flights.

Prop 8 Demonstrations at Farmers' Market

Demonstrators both for and against Prop 8 — the proposition that would ban gay marriage — made an appearance at Farmers’ Market Thursday evening, October 9.