About 50 people participated in a silent march from Dexter Lawn to the red handprint area near the Sandwich Factory to honor the birthday and life accomplishments of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Thursday afternoon.
The march, which took place in unseasonably warm weather, traveled uphill and seemed to symbolically mirror the uphill challenges that civil rights leaders faced decades ago in their efforts to create a more equal American society.
Cal Poly looked to avenge its PAC 10-opening loss to Cal State Bakersfield in its dual with Cal State Fullerton, but the Titans, who rode in on the coattails of a three-match win streak in duals competition, downed the struggling Mustangs 28-9 Wednesday night at Mott Gym.
Weak holiday spending and a state- and national-level economic meltdown have hit home for some local businesses as consumer penny-pinching and purchasing of just the essentials continues to grow.
“There’s a lot less foot traffic out there,” said John Geisen, owner of the Koffee Klatsch on Higuera Street.
The Cal Poly wrestling team will take the mat for the final home dual of the season when they meet Pac-10 rival Cal State Fullerton at 6:30 tonight in Mott Gym.
The Mustangs began their conference schedule dropping a 24-10 decision to Cal State Bakersfield.
Recent developments in the current state budget crisis in Sacramento have rippled through the California State System and will immediately impact scheduled Cal Poly construction projects.
Some of the projects affected at Cal Poly are the Anderson Pool renovation and upgrades to the switchgear substation, the center for science and the science building.