Kelly Cope Variable Velocity, a San Luis Obispo-area performance group, will be whirling audiences off their feet tomorrow through the weekend at 8 p.m. in the Spanos Theatre on campus with their performance entitled “From the Mundane to the Sublime.”…
SLO to get K.O.'d tonight
Before ’90s sensation Sir-Mix-A-Lot belts out his infamous rap about the female derriere, homegrown wonder Kid Official (K.O.) will take the stage tonight at Downtown Brew. An aspiring singer-song writer originally from Arroyo Grande, K.O. specializes in dance breakdowns and remixes.
Rock concert raises funds for SLO Women's Shelter
Drum beats and guitar chords filled Philips Hall at Cal Poly on May 26 during a benefit concert for the San Luis Obispo Women’s Shelter. Lamai Son, The Halls, Clay Pharoah and Afterhour Shower, four local bands in conjunction with…
Online courses to provide distance
tom sanders Let’s face it; calculus would be a lot easier to handle if we could do it at home in our pajamas. Well, it’s not quite calculus, but thanks to some creative thinkers, a startup grant and some intrigued…
Trip to nationals a homecoming for Cisco
sheila sobchik Willimena Cisco started running track to get in shape for basketball. And while basketball is her passion, track is what she excels at – and that fact is vindicated by her qualifying for the NCAA Championships on June…
Mustangs earn Central Coast bragging rights over Gauchos
Cal Poly closed out its season in winning fashion on Sunday, beating UC Santa Barbara 8-6 in a Big West baseball game at Baggett Stadium. Pitching in his final game as a Mustang, senior Casey Fien endured six runs on…
Four Mustangs receive All-Conference honors
Junior catcher Matt Canepa and senior first baseman/right fielder Jimmy Van Ostrand have been named to the 2006 All-Big West Conference first team. Junior third baseman Josh Lansford landed a spot on the second team while sophomore center fielder Grant…
Music group fundraises for tour
Christina Casci Budapest, Prague, Austria and Germany. These are all places that the Polyphonics choir and the wind ensemble will visit this summer on tour. However, with a tight budget, the group is trying to raise last minute funds to…
Ship sinks, so does movie
Ryan Chartrand It’s a good thing Greek gods don’t interfere with humanity anymore or else everyone involved in the production of “Poseidon” would have found themselves impaled by a trident and their homes buried in the sea. “Poseidon” tells the…
Do your part to raise grant money for college students
This week, the California State Legislature will be voting on a bill that directly affects many students here at Cal Poly and others all over the state. The bill, AB 2813, would increase the number of Cal Grants available and…
Lessons learned from a year as ASI president
So this is it Cal Poly. I’m officially 10 days away from leaving office and this is my last column as your dedicated ASI president. One of the benefits of being president is gaining an increased perspective on the role…