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Morel considers pro future

Brent Morel learned the three Rs playing baseball – but not the ones you might think. Thanks to baseball, the Cal Poly junior third baseman has become reliable, rounded and respected, all key to a successful playing career.

For the Mustangs, who have won four straight and completed their first sweep of the season Sunday against UNLV, Morel boasts a .

Cinco de Mayo Celebrations

Though Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday this year – hardly the best party night – there’s no reason not to celebrate the day. Whether you’re after cheap food, discounted drinks or live entertainment, San Luis Obispo offers everything you need to celebrate the fifth of May this year.

Elephant seals shot at San Simeon

Authorities found three elephant seals who were shot and killed at the Point Piedras Blancas elephant seal colony near San Simeon

Homers lift Mustangs over UC Davis

Krysten Cary wasn’t going to leave anything up to chance. When the sophomore first baseman slid head first into third base at Bob Janssen Field on Sunday afternoon, she set the tone of urgency for her Cal Poly softball team on its way to a much-needed, 4-2 win over UC Davis.

Track and field team routs Gauchos

The Cal Poly track and field team swept visiting UC Santa Barbara in a dual on Saturday afternoon, with the men’s squad winning 121-79 and the women’s 121-78.

For the men, Tre’dale Tolver ran the second leg of a 4-by- 100-meter relay unit’s victorious 41.

The Green Spot: Be the change

Wow . has it really been just three years? It seems like ages ago that I was a timid

Lenthall makes presence felt at Poly

A day after debating with Adam Hill, Jerry Lenthall reached out to Hill’s workplace.

Hill, an English lecturer at Cal Poly, is running for supervisor of San Luis Obispo County’s third district against the incumbent Lenthall, who’s trying to earn a second term at the June 3 primary.

Cal Poly softball team takes on cancer

Fans of the Cal Poly softball team can do more than watch a doubleheader against UC Davis on Saturday. They can join the Mustangs in striking out – striking out cancer, that is.

Cal Poly, along with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), is sponsoring the second annual Cal Poly StrikeOut Cancer Day at Bob Janssen Field to benefit the local chapter of the American Cancer Society.

Sabetian's platform pushes stability during budget crisis

Studying for midterms. Attending lectures. Doing group projects. Managing a Web site that competes with multimillion-dollar companies?

Blalock, Wong headed to NCAA Championships

Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong, both sophomores from the Cal Poly women’s tennis team, will compete as a doubles tandem at the NCAA Championships in late May, the NCAA announced Wednesday.

Their trip to the championships, which will be held May 21 through May 26 at the Michael D.

Saturday Night Live, Cal Poly style

For some, comedy is something to indulge in occasionally, say, on Thursday nights with episodes of “The Office” or when a favorite comedian comes into town. But for the members of Cal Poly’s Smile and Nod improv team, comedy is a way of life. The club, formed ten years ago by Cal Poly alumnus Mark Sitko, is comprised of 20 members, all of whom devote their free time to practicing and performing.