Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Students gathered and lit candles in the University Union Plaza to remember biological sciences sophomore Brandon Huang as dusk fell on Wednesday. Huang, who died on Sunday from unknown causes, was remembered by speakers and…
Panhellenic faces board restructuring
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net The resignation of two executive board members led to Cal Poly Panhellenic Council restructuring at the beginning of the quarter, but the organization’s new leaders are hoping to keep moving forward in spite of the…
What to do with your Valentine, without going broke
Ashley DeVriend ashleydevriend.md@gmail.com A college budget doesn’t allow for an extravagant Valentine’s Day. The classic dinner-and-movie night is a date to fall back on, but isn’t the best way to keep the cost down. Luckily for us, San Luis Obispo…
Valentine’s Day not just for couples
Ashley DeVriend ashleydevriend.md@gmail.com Male and female Cal Poly students have different perspectives on the subject of today’s holiday: Valentine’s Day. Most students say Valentine’s Day is an important holiday. However, men say it is more important when they are in…
Tips and tricks to making your Valentine’s Day a special holiday
Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com Dating etiquette has certainly changed since the days of Jane Austen’s romance novels, but that does not mean chivalry is dead. Whether you are going on a first date this Valentine’s Day or taking out your…
ASI: presidential candidates cannot be revealed prior to election campaigning
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net At least four students have confirmed they are planning to run for president of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), but student government officials say they run the risk of being disqualified if their intentions appear…
Condemned condos displace students
Approximately 35 students were displaced following a city condemnation of the condominiums at Pine Creek for fire hazards on Tuesday. According to San Luis Obispo Fire Marshal Rodger Maggio, the fire department’s prevention bureau received a tip last week from…
Remembering a ‘gentle giant’
Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net The University Union Plaza will be glowing with the light of candles tonight at 5:45 p.m. as students, staff, faculty and members of the community remember Brandon Huang, a man who “never craved the spotlight.” “He was always…
Mardi Gras, Cal Poly and the ‘biggest celebration west of the Mississippi’
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The first thing Graham Updegrove heard was screaming. Then the entire crowd started running. “I didn’t even look back, I just kind of started running as well,” Updegrove said. “I took a couple of steps…