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Applications open for ASI elections

Candidates, get ready. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) elections are only a few months away, and students have the opportunity to apply to run for any ASI student government position. The application packet describing job requirements can be downloaded from ASI’s website  and students…

Prop. 8 overturned by federal court

California’s Proposition 8, a controversial ban of same-sex marriage, was ruled unconstitutional Tuesday by a federal appeals court, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8. The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of…

Demystifying the Money: College Based Fees

This is the second installment in our Demystifying the Money series, which breaks down Cal Poly student tuition and fees. Check back next Monday for our third installment on ASI fees. One decade ago, Cal Poly students voted in favor…

Sliding to Student Success

A slideshow highlighting the 01/23/2012 Student Success Fee Forum.

Q&A with the first man of the force

San Luis Obispo welcomed a new police chief and old resident last week when Stephen Gesell replaced Deborah Linden as the San Luis Obispo chief of police. Gesell, who spent 20 years on the force in Scottsdale, Ariz., before serving…

Demystifying the money: Tuition

[box]Demystifying the Money is a new Mustang Daily series that will break down Cal Poly student tuition and fees.[/box] California State University (CSU) tuition has more than doubled since 2007, and for the first time in history, CSU students are…

News and romance: A catastrophic combination

College students are no strangers to the trials and tribulations of romance. Crushing on the cute student in psychology who never seems to notice you, or if they do notice, obsessing over the secret meaning behind everything. Sorting out love…

Water polo calendar shows some (more) skin

Controversy arose over the pin-up Cal Poly men’s water polo calendar as Cal Poly and the club team battled over how much skin is too much. The calendar, which features photos of team members in their team uniform, was pulled…

FDA antibiotics ban won't affect ag department

A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restriction on certain antibiotics used to treat livestock won’t affect Cal Poly’s animal and dairy science classes, faculty said. The ban, announced Jan. 6, prohibits the “extra-label,” or unapproved, use of cephalosporin in…

Textbooks get a digital makeover

[box]Two proposed bills may change the way students use textbooks[/box] California college students may soon be using the Internet to their educational and financial advantage, with two new bills being proposed in the California senate that would create an open…

Skateboarding ban sliding past students

Civil engineering junior Ryan Blunk is a skateboard enthusiast who uses his board to get around town and school, even if it’s illegal. Cal Poly has had a ban on skateboarding on campus for more than 20 years, but the…