Sara Wright
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Dome anticipates joining Mustangs

Of USC and Cal Poly, which would you choose to attend? For tennis star Andre Dome, the decision was simple.

The Arroyo Grande High senior signed his letter of intent to play at Cal Poly in the fall on a full-ride scholarship – despite offers from USC, a program which has one 15 NCAA Division I men’s singles titles, in addition to Washington State and every Big West Conference school.

LAES department goes international

While U.S. News & World Report named Cal Poly’s College of Engineering the nation’s top public, non-doctoral engineering

Cal Poly bowling team looking to grow

What sport requires balance, precision, consistency and a trusty ball with pins? It’s bowling, and the Cal Poly bowling club team is seeking to expand.

The team has been in existence for about five years, with two past captains before its current leader, mechanical engineering junior Kyle Vanden Berg, who’s been bowling for close to 15 years.

Computerized degree audit system coming soon

Graduating on time requires a lot more than taking the right classes at the right time;

Relay for Life a fifth-year success

Cancer never sleeps, and neither did participants of Cal Poly’s fifth annual Relay for Life on Saturday.

Creek Day focuses on sustainability

Politicians are talking about it. Rocker Tommy Lee and rapper Ludacris’ reality show “Battleground Earth” revolves around it.

SLOPD says wear seat belts

Driving a few blocks may not seem far, especially in the relatively quiet and

Beautiful genes, comfortable jeans

It’s too late. There’s no point in squeezing, stretching and wishing . those jeans just won’t fit.

Ridding the exotification of Asian women

A prostitute. A demon. Are these the images that come to mind at the mention of Asian women?

Filipina-American Celine Parreñas Shimizu, a film scholar and filmmaker, investigates the depictions of Asian women in Western, modern, moving-image visual cultures like early cinema, gonzo and stag pornography, sex tourism films and documentaries, Hollywood blockbusters and musicals.

Maiden's new voyage a success

For Jenna Maiden, change is a good thing.

The 21-year-old junior has shown she can adapt and thrive in many positions for the Cal Poly softball team, playing as a pitcher, rightfielder and utility player before a successful move to center field this season.

A gift a mother would love

You may be struggling through your classes, trying to keep on task during the beautiful spring weather, but May probably brings one of the biggest challenges: buying a present for your mother or another maternal figure for Mother’s Day. Mothers always say the same things: “You don’t have to get me anything,” or “I’ll love whatever you get me.