Since his first year of high school, Rocky Roquet has attended six different schools – and has played baseball for all of them. Although he spent most of his younger years as an outfielder, now, in his final year of…
Poly goes greek for a week
Katie Hofstetter An awards ceremony Thursday will mark the end of Greek Week and honor the sorority and fraternity teams that earned top points in the week’s series of events. “It’s a time for the whole greek system to come…
Professors reflect on last lecture
To cap off Liberal Arts Week, two Cal Poly professors envisioned what their final lecture would entail in “The Last Lecture Series.” Inspired by similar programs at other universities, the College of Liberal Arts Student Council brought the series to…
College fee increases discourage potential students, report says
Katie Hofstetter Fee increases are deterring potential students from California State Universities, according to a report by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). The California Faculty Association (CFA), which reported that student fees within the CSU system have increased 76…
Ireland native trying for nationals
brennan angel From Irish green to Cal Poly green and gold, track athlete Deirdre Byrne’s journey to San Luis Obispo has been a long one. After an Irish upbringing and a four-year stint at Providence College in Rhode Island, a…
Cal Poly celebrates Earth Day, takes steps to preserve environment
Katie Hofstetter World-renowned environmentalist Peter Raven encouraged Cal Poly students and staff to inform the public about global sustainability in his lecture “Biodiversity, Sustainability and the Modern University” on Friday night. Raven, who was named “Hero of the Planet” by…
Helping the homeless in San Luis Obispo
The man on the street corner holding the “Why lie I need a beer” sign is probably homeless, but he’s not the only one. Far from it. Yet, it is his face that’s in the public eye and, therefore, it…