Holly Burke The Academic Senate began accepting nominations for the Distinguished Teaching Award Oct. 24 and will continue to accept nominations through Dec. 2. The award honors student-nominated professors for excellence in teaching and began at Cal Poly in 1964.…
Face Your "F.E.A.R."
Ryan Chartrand The lights go dim as I stumble into an elevator. The door quickly slams shut as my heart tries to stop me from thinking. I quickly reload my assault rifle and try to shield myself in the corner.…
Life on the Central Coast is great if you can afford it
I am as distressed about the lack of funding for higher education as is ASI President Tylor Middlestadt. I hope students don’t think that faculty and staff are profiting at their expense. We went for 3 years without a pay…
Secretary of State visits Cal Poly
sheila sobchik California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson gave a speech in the University Union Friday encouraging Cal Poly students to participate in the upcoming special election on Nov. 8. McPherson, a Cal Poly alumnus, stressed the importance of voting…
Peer Health Education holds Alcohol Awareness Symposium
brennan angel The Cal Poly Alcohol Awareness Symposium was held Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The “iParty Responsibly” event, sponsored by Peer Health Education, attracted nearly 60 people and raffled off free iPod Shuffles. Keynote speaker Randy Haveson…
Volleyball stays in playoff picture
sheila sobchik The women’s volleyball team rebounded from a crushing loss to UC Santa Barbara last Saturday to keep its playoff hopes alive, beating No. 23 Long Beach State and sweeping UC Irvine over the weekend. Cal Poly (15-5 overall,…
Men's cross country is class of the field
kiel carreau The Cal Poly men’s cross country team won its third consecutive title while the UC Irvine women’s team captured its first crown since 1999 as the 2005 Big West Cross Country Championships were staged at the UC Riverside…
Punchless Poly football loses 20-13 to Aggies
UC Davis quarterback Jon Grant scored from the one yard-line to snap a 13-13 tie with 4:23 remaining as the Aggies held on to beat No. 10 Cal Poly 20-13 in a Great West Football Conference game Saturday afternoon at…
Gauchos spoil playoff chances for Mustangs
For the first time since the creation of the Big West Championship Tournament, the women’s soccer team will be on the outside looking i. Needing a win to continue their season, the Mustangs dropped the final game of the regular…
Top 5 Classy Places to Make Love at Cal Poly
Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke Editor's note: "Two Classy Gents" is a humor commentary and weekly online exclusive. It’s time for the Two Classy Gents to sit down and tackle the topic of fornication. Studies have shown that Cal…
Flu blues: It's that time of year again
Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez Hey Cal Poly! Go get your flu shot! Your parents aren’t here, so we’ll tell you for them. Why? Because we care, that’s why! Each year about 36,000 Americans die from complications due to the…