Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net UPDATE 5:52 p.m.: The body found on a Santa Barbara beach on Saturday was confirmed to be Cal Poly sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, officials say. According to a sheriff’s office press release, a jogger found…
Shell Beach sees more arrests, fewer partygoers during Chavez Day
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Seventeen college-aged individuals, at least one of whom was a Cal Poly student, were arrested this past Monday while celebrating Cesar Chavez Day at Shell Beach — 13 more than were arrested at last year’s…
American-style ‘Eatz’ hit downtown scene
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net New downtown San Luis Obispo restaurant, Eatz by Dezign, opened three weeks ago on Feb. 18 and serves pizza, soups, sandwiches and salads. “Our concept is really based on providing simply delicious food of a…
UPD escorts man watching porn from library
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Police escorted a man from the third floor of the Robert E. Kennedy Library on Saturday after a student notified them of a suspicious individual viewing pornographic material on a library computer. The male was…
East Bay band will bring pop-punk energy to SLO
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Five-piece pop-punk band The Story So Far is making a name for itself, having performed at Vans Warped Tour UK and toured with New Found Glory. Now, the band, which appropriately takes its name from a New Found…
Sexual assault report filed near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net San Luis Obispo police are investigating a report of sexual assault near Cal Poly’s campus earlier this month, but the department is reluctant to release information because of the involvement of a minor. Police received…
Skate down to Grover Beach
Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net It may be against the law to skate at Cal Poly, but don’t toss away the boards just yet — the South County Skate Park is reopening after more than a year of closure, and…
CSU should not force semesters on Cal Poly
It took one year of research, 23 task force members, a 685-page report and a vote from 7,250 students to realize Cal Poly would do well to stay on quarters. Call it overkill, but no one will say it wasn’t…
Cal Poly to move to semesters by end of decade
For nearly a year, the Cal Poly community has scrutinized the question of quarters vs. semesters. On Monday, University President Jeffrey Armstrong announced mounting pressure from the California State University forced him to accept semesters will come to Cal Poly by 2020.
Eversley earns all-conference first team honors
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Forward Chris Eversley capped off a blazing Big West regular season performance by taking home All-Big West first team honors on Monday. Senior guard Dylan Royer, who earned a scholarship prior to his senior season…
Armstrong: Conversion to semesters by end of decade
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net University President Jeffrey Armstrong confirmed in a memo to campus today that after discussions with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White and presidents from other CSU campuses, Cal Poly will begin the process of…