Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net When it comes down to it, it’s just a matter of who can make more plays. At least, that’s how Cal Poly head coach Tim Walsh sees it. “At the end of the day,” Walsh…
New bike to combine speed, safety
Carly Cady Special to the Mustang Daily The need for speed had been replaced by the necessity to make a bike people can realistically use. The Human Powered Vehicle Club is taking a new approach to building its vehicle this…
Cal Poly names new VP of student affairs
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly announced its new vice president of student affairs Tuesday, ending a nearly year-long search that spanned across the country. Keith Humphrey, the current assistant vice president of student affairs at the University of…
Over the edge: ‘fiscal cliff’ looms in upcoming year
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net The election is over, but now the real work for members of Congress begins. The recession may be over and the economy on its tentative way to recovery, but all that could be endangered Jan. 1, if…
‘Ripples Guy’ making waves in semester debate
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net He was reluctant to do the interview — at first. Motivational speaker Paul Wesselmann, better known to Cal Poly students as “The Ripples Guy,” had already been criticized once for his ideas about quarters and semesters and…
Cal Poly names new VP of student affairs
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly announced its new vice president of student affairs Tuesday, ending a nearly year-long search that spanned across the country. Keith Humphrey, the current assistant vice president of student affairs at the University of…
Chico State University suspends all greek life
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The recent death of a fraternity member led administration at California State University, Chico to suspend the school’s entire greek system until further evaluation earlier this month. Chico State student Mason Sumnicht died while pledging Sigma Pi…
Running blind: CP engineers create app for ‘untethered running’
Lauren Frye used to run, she said. She trained and competed in marathons, but then her eyesight began to fade in her early 20s. She could see less and less until she could only make out light and dark objects,…
Geezer bandit from Cal Poly?
A recent report by CBS 8 San Diego speculated that the “Geezer Bandit,” who has been robbing banks in Southern California since 2009, may be a Cal Poly student. The report looked into the possibility that many of the…
Ag community looking for better labeling proposition
Erin Springer Special to the Mustang Daily Cal Poly agricultural communicators celebrated when Proposition 37, aimed at labeling genetically engineered products, was defeated at the beginning of this month. However, department members are in support of drafting a better proposition…
Safety first
Katharine Gore Special to Mustang Daily A month after he took on the job of Industrial Technology Lab Coordinator, Ray Kisch saw a visitor catch her heel in a two-foot deep trench in an I.T. lab. The woman could have…