I’m not much of a world traveler. I’ve been to New York and I once spent a couple of weeks in China, but I’ve never been to any of those incredible foreign cities that have the non-stop party atmosphere of say, Barcelona, Milan or Prague. But destined as those wonderfully hedonistic, debauchery-laden, foam-filled escapades are to come, I only had to travel a little ways north to experience that larger-than-life nightclub vibe, and I couldn’t have done it without some charitable connections.
Lahiri's 'Namesake' worth the money
So, I know we read enough already. I’ve seen all of you struggling up the hills and dales of Cal Poly with enough books to keep the chiropractors in business. And I’m also aware that way too much of our already-scant incomes go to paying for these aforementioned tomes.
The 'Bully' is back
Rockstar Games: The one video game company that can’t release a single game without making national, and sometimes international, news. How many developers can boast that?
Whenever Rockstar is in the news, it usually means the infamous attorney Jack Thompson is on a mission to burn down their headquarters in Manhattan (unless they’re off making ping-pong games for unknown reasons).
Wanna be a part of it – New York, New York
They say that New York is the city that never sleeps. Believe me, it doesn’t. Within its neon-lit streets – jumping with speeding taxis and fat, fluffy squirrels – is a constant adventure waiting to be had.
Compared to good old San Luis Obispo, which shuts down at the ripe hour of about 6 p.
Today's paper took 90 years of evolution
The year is 1916.
All male Cal Poly students have to wear military uniforms in the dorms and train during the day in case their services are needed for the war in Europe. Only three academic departments exist: agriculture, engineering/mechanics and household arts.
About the original student paper
The first issues of the Polygram were hardly the type of newspapers we see today. For instance, the front page (above) of the first four-page paper contains no actual news – just a short story.
Subsequent early issues mostly featured similar stories, jokes, announcements and personals.
Poly men enter WWI
As the first World War rumbled across Europe, many Cal Poly men committed themselves to serving for the United States armed forces. In total, 147 students participated in relief efforts, causing enrollment to drop at California Polytechnic School over the course of several years.
Cal Poly: A world without women
Imagine Cal Poly without women. Quite a different place, isn’t it?
During the 1929-30 academic year, California passed legislation officially excluding females from all enrollment or admission processes, effective June 30, 1929.
Due to a shortage in funds and other factors, females were not admitted to Polytechnic School (Cal Poly’s name at the time) for nearly 30 years.
Since its beginnings, Cal Poly's KCPR has been host to all kinds of DJs
“Is this the damn switch?”
It wasn’t exactly the most prolific way to announce the birth of a radio station, but it was with this perceptive inquiry that K Cal Poly Radio (KCPR) began its very first broadcast way back in 1968.
Thanks to the collective efforts of Cal Poly students Gary Gardner (first chief engineer) and Alan Holmes (first station manager), KCPR – then the product of a senior project – went on the air from room 201 of the Graphic Arts Building in the fall of 1968.
PolyCard: the swipe of life
Today, the PolyCard is the life of a Cal Poly student. It is needed for everything starting right when you come here. As a freshman, it holds the meal plan. Later, it can be used for Campus Express. The PolyCard is also necessary to go to the Rec Center, to get into sports games for free, get onto the library Web site and even to go to the Health Center.
Mike Krukow's baseball days logged in Mustang Daily
Anyone on the Cal Poly campus who is familiar with Mike Krukow probably knows him as one of the on-air voices for the San Francisco Giants. What they probably don’t know is that “Kruk” was a star pitcher for the Mustangs from 1971-1973.
Despite playing only three years, Krukow still owns school records for career earned run average (1.