jon
5082 Articles26 Comments

Hayes finds volleyball niche at Cal Poly

Tom Sanders Central Coast native Chelsea Hayes is ready and setting for the Mustang volleyball team this season. After two years as a Gael at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., Hayes has coincidentally followed her old St. Mary’s coach…

Player Spotlight: Becky Clark, women's soccer

James Mellor Senior forward Becky Clark has been bringing the pain this season. Her aggressive and physical playing style has been leaving her opponents begging for their trainers and heading to the icebox after matches. “She’s a very aggressive player,”…

Getting Flogged and loving it

Jim Weise Guinness, politics and punk were celebrated when Flogging Molly performed Saturday night in the Rec Center. The mixed crowd of Cal Poly students, punked-out high schoolers and irritated parents rocked all night to three bands. Go Betty Go,…

Addressing domestic problems first is completely reasonable

Addressing domestic problems first is completely reasonable Do you honestly believe that the president of the United States has the power to hide international news to bolster popularity ratings? You might as well accuse him of causing the earthquake to…

All this over half a breast?

I need to throw my two cents in the pot before I go crazy from reading one too many letters to the editor involving a half-naked breast. When I saw the CPSalsa poster, I thought it was a fire woman…

Solar Decathlon takes third in D.C.

stefano paltera courtesy photo The Cal Poly Solar Decathlon team took third place Friday under the shadow of the Washington Monument. The Solar Decathlon, hosted annually by the U.S. Department of Energy, took place on the lawn of the National…

Poly to offer a master's of arts degree in history

brennan angel mustang daily Cal Poly’s history department will kick off its new master’s of arts degree in January, a program that offers concentrations in American, European, Asian, Latin American and African history. “We’ve felt pretty strongly that, given our…

Women's soccer falls to Cal State Fullerton

kiel carreau Cal Poly suffered its second Big West loss of the season to Cal State Fullerton 2-0 at Mustang Stadium on Friday night behind goals from Lauryn Welch and Kandace Wilson. Cal State Fullerton (11-3-0, 3-1-0) took control of…

Sweep's the word for volleyball team

sheila sobchik The Cal Poly volleyball team didn’t lose a match over the weekend en route to wins over the University of the Pacific and Cal State Northridge. The Mustangs snapped a 31-match winless streak in beating Pacific Frriday at…

Split squads perform with mixed results at weekend cross country invitationals

kiel carreau The Cal Poly cross country teams made a good showing this weekend, with the men’s team taking first and the women’s team taking fourth place in the Cal Poly Invitational. The event, held Saturday morning, brought teams from…

Football jumps to No. 3 in latest polls

Cal Poly climbed three positions to No. 3 in the two NCAA Division I-AA polls following a bye week, due in large part to the fact the No. 1, 2 and 4 ranked teams all losing over the weekend. Cal…