Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net The student whose rifle was found in his Sierra Madre Residence Hall room more than a week ago will not be facing charges, University Police Department (UPD) Chief George Hughes said Tuesday. “Looking at the…
Feeling wolfish? Students travel to local wolf rescue
Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Members of Poly Paws and other student volunteers explored the wolves and hybrids of the Wolf Habitat and Rescue (WHAR) facility Sunday, donating their money and time to the foundation. The visit included a tour of the…
Police, academic calendar to challenge Cesar Chavez Day party
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Thousands of students came to Shell Beach in 2012 for the cultural holiday turned beach-binge-drinking bonanza known as Cesar Chavez Day. The party left behind enough trash to fill nine Ford pickup trucks and resulted in three arrests…
Break it down: Cal Poly tractor building team looks for success
Dillon Payne Special to Mustang Daily First they build it. Then they try to break it — again and again. Cal Poly’s PolyBuilt Quarter Scale Tractor Design Team builds a tractor for the annual American Society of Biological Engineers’ International…
Unreported: Raising awareness of sexual assault
Laura Pezzini news@mustangdaily.net Two consecutive sexual assaults were reported near Cal Poly’s campus earlier this month, but nearly three weeks’ worth of investigation into the incidents hasn’t garnered much new information on the culprits. The investigation for these assaults is…
SLO 5-0: Feb. 15-21
Friday, Feb. 15 12:21 a.m. Narcotics code violation in Tenaya Hall. 2:00 a.m. Continuous dog barking and possible animal cruelty on the 1100 block of Pismo Street. 7:30 a.m. Theft from an unlocked vehicle on the 1600 block of Diablo…
Change the Status Quo comes to Chumash
Jessica Burger jburger@mustangdaily.net Approximately 250 people from across Cal Poly’s campus and the San Luis Obispo community showed up at Chumash Auditorium on Saturday for the annual Change the Status Quo conference, where attendees shared new ideas on current social…
No furniture on the roof
Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com Though students living off campus may grumble that San Luis Obispo’s housing ordinances are too strict and unusual, city officials promote them for more than beautification reasons. Neighborhood services specialist for the city of San Luis Obispo…
UPD confiscates rifle from residence hall
Campus police confiscated an unloaded rifle found in Sierra Madre Residence Hall on Tuesday night, according to University Police Department (UPD) Chief George Hughes. The gun, a 22-caliber rifle, was found after police received a tip that a student was keeping…
We’re not the only ones in SLO
Ashley DeVriend ashleydevriend.md@gmail.com Cal Poly students are also members of the San Luis Obispo community. It is easy for students to associate themselves as Cal Poly Mustangs, but they are a part of a population that extend far greater than…