Very few majors offer students the chance to work in both the arts and sciences simultaneously. In fact, at Cal Poly there is only one: liberal arts and engineering studies. Liberal arts and engineering studies (LAES) is an interdisciplinary program…
The (picket) line in the sand
To strike, or not to strike — this is the real question put upon Cal Poly faculty this week as the state faculty union announced plans to strike if current contract negotiations fall through. Beginning April 16, the California Faculty…
Then there were two
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), presidential debate saw more than the one anticipated candidate when biomedical senior Nha Ha announced he was running for ASI president against previously unopposed candidate Katie Morrow on Thursday. Ha, who is running as a write-in candidate, said…
Music department honors former trombonist
The Cal Poly Music Department also announced plans to remember former part-time faculty member Roy Main, who died from a stroke in May 2011 at the age of 81. The department will hold a memorial similar to Sears’ on May…
Music department loses its 'heartbeat'
Ross Sears, a percussion teacher in the Cal Poly music department, died March 18 at the age of 61. Sears, who is most remembered for his boisterous humor, worked in the department as a part-time faculty member for more…
Miscommunication Daily
Journalism has a problem. It’s not the lack of money (though that does definitely exist). It’s not that technology is changing media (though, again, this is also true). It’s that in general, nobody understands what we do, not even us at…
Budgets threaten FLASH study
A Cal Poly-run study on college student health and fitness could be gone in a flash, before the study’s initial purpose has been fulfilled. FLASH, which began researching the health habits of Cal Poly students in Fall 2009 with that…
Police investigate three alleged assualts
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) issued a campus advisory this morning concerning three alleged incidents of attempted sexual assault, one of which occurred on campus. The latest incident occurred last night at approximately 11:40 p.m., when an unaccompanied female was approached…
We are experiencing technical difficulties
Let me just say Wednesday was a day from hell. Not most of the day of course. The beginning of my day was actually rather nice. I moseyed into the newsroom at about 9 a.m., finished an article, prepared for…
ASI Board of Directors meeting roundup
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors met for its final meeting of the quarter March 7 in the University Union (UU), room 220. In the Open Forum, topics discussed included: • Two representatives of NeighborFav, an app aimed at…
Students seeking success at fee forums
Although only four students spoke at Monday’s Student Success Fee Forum, some concerns were raised as the Feb. 29 vote on the proposed fee draws closer. If the fee is approved, students would pay $160 in Fall 2012, with the…