One Cal Poly alum has taken “green” to a new level by developing and launching a new San Luis Obispo based company, Fluid Earth. Henry Swales, a 26 year-old, 2005 aerospace engineering graduate, has advanced the world of surfing by creating a new sustainable surfboard fin made from plant-based resin.
Republican club hosts debate
As the California presidential primary quickly approaches, students and community members unsure of whom to vote for can turn to the Cal Poly College Republicans as an option. Local and state-level campaign representatives will represent six top Republican candidates: former Tennessee Sen.
Return of the king, Ramses is back
Ramses Barden flirted with the NFL, but in the end decided to postpone that courtship until next year.
Barden, who shattered several Cal Poly football records as the team’s leading receiver as a junior this past season, recently filed paperwork with the NFL advisory committee to gauge his potential draft outlook, but said Monday that he would take advantage of his senior year of eligibility.
DUI arrests increase over winter break
The past couple of months may have brought their usual holiday cheer to most of San Luis Obispo County, but they were underscored by an unsettling trend – and this time, one that took on historic proportions.
From Nov. 22, 2007 to New Year’s Day, 294 DUI arrests were made within the county, which signified a 12.
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ASI’s Rocking the Vote
What: ASI is hosting this event to help inform students about political issues to prepare for the presidential election. There will be a Barack Obama representative present, as well as campus leaders and representatives who will answer questions.
Saturday night all right for offense
Everyone on the Cal Poly women’s basketball team could get whatever they wanted on a Saturday night full of milestones at Mott Gym.
And the Mustangs got plenty of lay-ups, teardrops in the lane, back-ins, pull-up jumpers, bombs and even a technical free throw or two in their 92-55 win over UC Irvine, but it all added up to something they wanted even more: their best Big West Conference start ever, and the program’s best conference start in 28 years.
Mustang round up
Hot outside shooting can’t get men’s basketball team back in win column Cal Poly’s best 3-point shooting performance in about two months wasn’t enough to keep the Mustangs from falling into seventh place in the Big West Conference on Saturday night. The Mustangs, who hit 39.
Mustangs can't follow upset of Arizona State
“I have no idea what happened.”
That was the response of undefeated senior Chad Mendes (18-0), ranked No. 3 in the nation at 141 pounds, after the Cal Poly wrestling team lost its Sunday afternoon Pac-10 Conference dual at Mott Gym to No. 25 Boise State. The final score was 26-5.
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Men’s basketball team’s rally comes up short
The Mustangs’ bid to win their second straight Big West Conference game didn’t materialize at Cal State Fullerton Thursday night, as they fell 78-64 at Titan Gym.
After leading 37-33 at the half, the Titans reeled off an 18-2 run to give themselves a 55-35 advantage with about 13 minutes left.
Talented tennis tandem leads Poly into spring season
They sparred with some of the best competition the country – and in one case, the world – had to offer in the fall, and now, the Cal Poly women’s tennis team will look to build upon that success, starting at home.
The Mustangs, led by the sophomore duo of Brittany Blalock and Steffi Wong, host Santa Clara at 10 a.
Bigotry: beliefs that are impossible to regulate
Patrick Molnar’s “Thinking Cap” column on Wednesday takes issue with the statement on