Erin Abzug erinabzug@mustangdaily.net After a safe four years or more of a structured routine, graduation and stepping out into the real world can be extremely unsettling. Students put in a lot of effort at Cal Poly and are driven to…
Students do ‘odd’ jobs
Erin Abzug erinabzug.md@gmail.com Although Cal Poly students are very successful at landing jobs after receiving their degrees, sometimes the jobs students work at prior to graduation are a little random. Here at Cal Poly, there is no exception. Cal Poly’s…
Bulletproof résumés and cover letters
Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com After a skim of a cover letter and a glance of a résumé, a possible employer will determine whether an applicant is worthy of an interview. However, companies at the Winter Career Fair are looking at more…
Job horror stories
Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com Interviews can be daunting and first days on the job can be brutal. Being well-prepared is the key to success, but the unexpected can happen even to those who have been rehearsing the potential questions the interviewer…
Cal Poly business college namesake speaks in Spanos
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Paul Orfalea was a dyslexic and straight ‘D’ student with an attention deficit, yet he still managed to become the founder of one of Fortune Magazine’s “Best Places to Work,” Kinkos. In 2001, Cal Poly’s…
Her Campus: online magazine for Cal Poly’s women
Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net From fashion blogs, to profiles on inspiring students, Her Campus Cal Poly is an online magazine that focuses less on the student aspect of life and more on what it means to be a female in college,…
CSU tuition to stay same in 2013-14 year
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net California State University (CSU) students can sigh in relief following the CSU vote against increasing tuition for the 2013-14 school year on Jan. 22. California Gov. Jerry Brown was in attendance for the Board of Trustees meeting which included the…
SLO garbage prices set to get higher
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily Students paying for their own garbage pickup will soon have fewer cents to spare, as the San Luis Obispo City Council voted this past week to increase pickup rates starting next month. San Luis Garbage…
Career fair heavy on technical employers
This disparity is often perceived by students as prejudice, or even favoritism, on the part of Cal Poly Career Services.
What’s your confession?
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Have you ever had a secret so big, you just couldn’t help but share it? Maybe a secret crush you’re dying to admit to, or something you did that’s been weighing on you? Several hundred other Cal…
Cal Poly alumna gets ‘Taste’ of fame
Jessica Burger news@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly journalism alumna Lauren Scott was chosen to compete as one of 16 finalists during the season premiere of ABC’s new competitive cooking show, “The Taste,” Tuesday night. Hosted and judged by four top “mentor” chefs, Anthony Bourdain,…