U.S. News and World Report has named Cal Poly one of the best public-master’s universities in the west for the 14th consecutive year. Overall, Cal Poly took seventh place in the Best in West category.
The only other two California colleges that ranked higher than Cal Poly on the list were Loyola Marymount University at fifth place and Santa Clara University at second.
Many great minds have studied it. It powers our cell phones and terrorist cannot touch it. Give up? It’s the sunlight.
The movement is on to equip cities with the ability to operate using their own generated electricity.
Professor David Braun invited John Perlin from the University of Santa Barbara physics department and co-producer of “The Power of the Sun,” to speak after the film and answer questions.
“I’d like a Stella, please,” is my common line to a bartender (by the way for those younger readers it’s a type of beer, Stella Atoris).
However, I have not attended a pint night here in town. I really don’t know why, I just haven’t had the chance to take advantage of those $1 beers.
College is a lot of fun with all the activities and parties, but there are some bumpy times as well.
Each day, unexpected events and many obstacles take place, and sometimes sharing these experiences with others can help ease the stress.
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Rest assured that the next parking ticket placed on your windshield goes to a great cause. The city of San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly negotiated another five-year contract to ensure that Cal Poly students can ride SLO Transit buses.
Cindy Campbell, associate director of the University Police Department, said students are able to ride for free because of money collected from citation fines.
Buju Banton, with his deep Jamaican vocals, performs tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Downtown Brewing Company, located at 1119 Garden St. in San Luis Obispo.
Buju Banton (aka Gargamel) grew up as Mark Myrie near Kingston, Jamaica and broke into the music scene when he was only 13 years old.
The Cal Poly men’s soccer team dominated San Jose State 3-0 Tuesday night at the Sports Complex to improve to 3-3-4 on the season.
The team is changing under first-year head coach Paul Holocher, who was head coach at UC Santa Cruz from 1999-2005. He left the Banana Slugs with an NCAA Division II Championship appearance in 2004 and a record of 109-24-7.
Poly Canyon Village
Cal Poly is no longer just a college campus; by August 2008, it will have its own village. Poly Canyon Village housing development is planned for sophomores and will operate as its own community. It will feature retail stores, eateries, a recreation center, an Olympic-sized pool and many other everyday commodities dorm students don’t always have a chance to enjoy.
Ah, there is nothing like being in debt.
Every year when FAFSA time comes around, I have to start thinking about the upcoming year and the fact that I need to take out some loans to get me through the school year. I tell myself that debt is an investment, probably the same line other students in the same boat tell themselves.
Going away to college means the end of home-cooked meals and well-stocked kitchens. It may be easy to fall into the Top Ramen routine, but with some searching, Cal Poly can offer many healthy options.
Without parents directly buying food, students have the option of eating healthy or not so healthy, said Nancy Williams, the director of Campus Dining.
A poetic cockroach and his friends will make their appearance at Linnaea’s Cafe Sunday night, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Gale McNeeley, a Santa Maria resident, presents a one-man show as “Archy, the Poetic Cockroach,” and “Mehitabel, the Toujours Gai Alley Cat” and other characters created by Don Marquis.