Imagine you are a recent college graduate ready to take on the real world of working, making a living and beginning life on your own. You seem to have it all: a degree, a good amount of experience and the…
Harrison and McBride fall in final home contest
Despite a career performance by senior forward Megan Harrison, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome their first half woes in a 76-66 non-conference loss to Cal State Bakersfield Saturday afternoon in Mott Gym. In her last game in…
Knowledge gives power to Change the Status Quo
Cal Poly students and community members concerned with different societal issues will have the chance to become better informed on their issue of choice and discover how to take action at the 7th Annual Change the Status Quo, “A Student’s…
Swingin’ musical returns for highly anticipated encore
“In The Mood,” a fully staged retro musical that recreates moments in the lives and times of America’s 1940s generation, aims to convey a sense of that time period.
SLO offers up sweet V-Day festivities
Tired of the same dinner and a movie date? Do you need to mix it up this Valentine’s Day? Whether you and your sweetie have been together for a long time, are in the beginning stages of dating or you simply have friends whom you love, San Luis Obispo and the surrounding areas are providing fun and unique alternatives.
Second annual Focus the Nation draws crowd
Hundreds of students attended the second annual Focus the Nation at Cal Poly, which emphasized the need to build a sustainable economy. The event is a nationwide teach-in that aims to educate attendants about the future of sustainability through guest speakers, panelists and other events.
Swimming teams defeat UCSC
Students and community members crowded the stands of the Sinsheimer Park swimming pool Saturday to cheer on the Cal Poly men’s and women’s swimming teams as they overwhelmingly defeated the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs 183-104 and 170-118.
Cal Poly freshmen Amy Morales, Lacey Buck and Kylie France won two races each on the women’s side contributing to the Mustangs lead.
Sports weekend round-up: Victory for women and men’s basketball teams
Women’s basketball Cal Poly 64, UC Davis 60 Spurred on by senior guard Lisa McBride’s season-high 20 points and a defense that held the Aggies to just two field goals in the final 11 minutes, Cal Poly (11-7, 4-3 Big West Conference) defeated UC Davis on Saturday night in Mott Gym.
University budget crisis continues
California’s deteriorating economy and budget crisis continues to affect Cal Poly faculty and students as administrators wait to receive the Chancellor’s Office evaluation of the 2009-10 operating budget.
Next year, Cal Poly expects a budget cut of at least $500,000 if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal is approved by the legislature.
BREAKING NEWS: Alcohol poisoning and hazing determined to be causes of Starkey death
The death of Cal Poly freshman Carson Starkey has been determined to be the result of alcohol poisoning. Police have further confirmed that his death was the result of the crime of hazing and that the party was an initiation event for the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, which Starkey was pledging.
Cal Poly student among millions to witness event
Mustang Daily photographer and business senior Kristen Hays traveled all the way to Washington, D.C., where she stood Tuesday at the National Mall amidst the millions of others who came to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama.