San Luis Obispo is full of bars, night clubs and venues with a barrage of local, live entertainment, but sorry kid-o; unless you’re of legal age, you won’t be able to take advantage of any of these fine establishments.
Save a modicum of 18 and over live music performances, the downtown scene is still many years out of your reach, freshmen.
The 1960 Cal Poly football team will receive an honorary induction into the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 29.
Cal Poly will host two campus events honoring the team and the unique legacy it brings to the history of the university.
A late-afternoon private ceremony will be held dedicating Mustang Memorial Plaza, a 15,000-square-foot space honoring the 18 members of the Cal Poly family who lost their lives in the tragic Oct.
For any skateboarders making a grand entrance into Cal Poly this fall, and for those returning students who picked up the addiction over the summer, you’re going to find out right away that this campus isn’t friendly territory for your passion.
It certainly is appealing to the eye – plenty of rolling hills, stairs, rails, ledges, manual pads, and all kinds of interesting and obscure terrain.
Your roommates will change, grades will fluctuate, stress levels will go in cycles and the scales will probably go up and down during your college career.
But no matter what else changes, the Mustang Daily will be there with you through it all.
Tell your parents not to worry (while they still try to call you every day) because we’ll be more comforting than a bowl of cereal at 2 a.
For nine months, they can be one of your best friends or your worst enemy. You’ll share one cramped space, a tiny refrigerator and – if all goes well – a great year.
They are, of course, your college roommate.
Although many roommate horror stories exist, plenty good ones do, in fact, prevail.
Late night study sessions, floor versus floor competitions and popcorn exploding in the common room microwave are all experiences characteristic of the dorms. But what about the nearly 1,300 freshmen that the Cal Poly residence halls don’t have room for?
“We are over our designed capacity and will utilize our triples and quads this year,” Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Preston Allen said.
Fear comes in many forms. It can be anything from fear of heights to being scared of spiders. But for some students at Cal Poly, fear could result from not being able to register.
It is a state requirement that all registered students have proof of immunization against Hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella.
Living in a new city can be confusing at first. But things can get even more confusing if you violate a law that you didn’t even know existed.
The city of San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly have many laws and ordinances that, to an incoming student, are handy to know.
Clarissa Delgado kept her bike behind the Sequoia residence hall throughout her freshman year. She kept it with her back tire locked in the racks so she could easily ride away. Throughout the year, she never had a problem and when freshman year ended, her friend volunteered to pick up her bike and store it over the summer.
Late night study sessions, Backstage Pizza deliveries and movie nights.
Welcome to the dorms.
For freshmen, it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will never be forgotten. It’s the home away from home, but what happens when Mom and Dad aren’t there to help anymore? That’s where the resident advisers come in.
The first Friday night in San Luis Obispo many car-less students will ask themselves what there is to do. Dinner at one of the popular restaurants, a movie on the big screen, or that party everyone is talking about? But the more important issue is how to get there.