The University Police Department (UPD) issued a safety advisory today containing a composite drawing of the man who attacked a campus visitor in Poly Canyon Village on Sept. 27. The incident involved an attack and attempted robbery on a male walking…
Proposition 37: The aggie perspective
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Proposition 37, which involves labeling genetically modified food, will heavily affect California’s agriculture industry if passed this November, according to students and instructors from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Proposition 37 is more complicated…
Diablo Canyon making seismic waves
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Proposed seismic testing near the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach has created controversy since early 2011, due to a number of concerns surrounding the issue. Opinions vary between those who are for the tests,…
Today marks week without plastic bags
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net A quick walk down Foothill Boulevard shows shoppers in San Luis Obispo have responded to the implementation of a county-wide ban on plastic bags — the majority of pedestrians now carry reusable bags full of groceries, in…
Class sizes affect writing skills
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net It’s the first day of the quarter and as students sit in the middle of a lecture hall filled with up to 180 others, the English professor announces that all tests, which have previously been essay exams,…
Freshman rush requirements under fire
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Restrictions on fraternity recruitment — brought about following the death of Cal Poly freshman Carson Starkey from alcohol poisoning — may be rescinded next year after concerns were raised about unequal treatment of fraternities and sororities. Since…
Students go the Mustang Way with new initiative
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Students walking alongside the University Union may notice the new signs that have been placed at each end of the path, labeling it the “Mustang Way.” It’s not just a street name, though, it’s a reference to…
Paper or plastic?
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The controversial ordinance regarding the distribution of single-use bags in stores will go into effect in San Luis Obispo County on Oct. 1. The ordinance is meant to extensively reduce plastic bag usage without becoming a complete…
Glick looks to move journalism department forward
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net After graduating from college, Mary Glick and her friends took a trip across America with no specific plan, no destination and no rules. “We had an idea and we had a route plan, but if we liked…