Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Members of the Cal Poly community will gather Friday evening to light candles for sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, whose death left many friends and acquaintances recalling memories of a smiling, happy 18-year-old this week. Ayala, who went…
Born this way: Pride Month speaker discusses the science behind sexual orientation
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net What makes a person gay, straight or bisexual? Former Harvard neuroscientist Simon LeVay discussed the science behind sexual orientation during his presentation last night at Cal Poly’s Recreation Center as a part of Pride Month hosted by the Pride Center.…
Ayala may have fallen from cliff, authorities say
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Deceased sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, whose body was found in the surf in Santa Barbara this weekend, “sustained injuries consistent with a fall,” according to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office press release issued Tuesday.…
Orfalea moves up in Bloomberg rankings
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business was ranked No. 64 on the Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s ranking of the nation’s top undergraduate business colleges, making 2013 the fifth consecutive year the college made the list. The Orfalea College…
English professors say e-books will not take place of physical books
Jennifer Silva Special to Mustang Daily People don’t use the typewriter anymore, they’ve given up on floppy discs and cassettes are out. But, paper books will still be necessary in the future, Cal Poly professors say. “There’s just something about…
Memo fuels uncertainty in semester’s future
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s road to semesters met with another obstacle this past week, as an email saying there was no official system mandate to convert made the rounds through faculty, but California State University (CSU) officials say the…
Cal Poly student found dead in Santa Barbara
Deceased Cal Poly sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, whose body was found in the surf at Campus Point near the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on Saturday morning, was in the area for Deltopia (an annual spring break party), according…
SLO 5-0: March 29-April 4
Friday, March 29 2:56 a.m. Domestic abuse and assault at Tonita’s Mexican Food on the 1000 block of Nipomo Street. 3:53 a.m. Someone attempted to steal a golf cart from the Madonna Inn parking lot on the 100 block of…
Semester opposition prepares to protest
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net As Cal Poly’s campus collectively checked its email to learn of the California State University semester conversion, University President Jeffrey Armstrong was ending a media interview with a message to students: “My point to the people who…
Spark of genius: student converts car to electric (while still in high school)
Jessica Burger jburger@mustangdaily.net Computer engineering sophomore Nolan Reker has been an electrical enthusiast all of his life. “Nolan was fascinated with electrical cords and electricity at six months,” Reker’s father, Roy, said. “His first word was ‘light.’” When he was…
Freshman found dead in Santa Barbara
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…