Erin Abzug erinabzug.md@gmail.com Fatigue, confusion, headache, thirst and weakness — also known as weekend hangovers — do not mix well with the physical demands of being an accomplished Cal Poly athlete. Peers Understanding Listening Speaking Educating (PULSE) peer health educator…
Sketch released for PCV alleged attacker
The University Police Department (UPD) issued a safety advisory today containing a composite drawing of the man who attacked a campus visitor in Poly Canyon Village on Sept. 27. The incident involved an attack and attempted robbery on a male walking…
Homecoming: Mustangs come home
Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com Many universities across the country celebrate homecoming, a tradition uniting a college’s alumni and current students. At Cal Poly, this tradition dates back more than 100 years. This weekend marks the 103rd California Polytechnic State University homecoming.…
Here comes the court
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net Homecoming is a time for alumni to return to their alma mater for football games, school spirit and, of course, the court. Each year, every college has the opportunity to nominate two of its finest students…
CSU calls for less in-class campaigning
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net With less than one month until the November general election, nearly everyone has something to say about it. But when professors and universities start advocating in favor of Proposition 30 to their students, they might be breaking…
Two arrests made near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Two individuals were arrested Tuesday after a U.S. Highway 101 accident resulted in two officers chasing a driver into town before making the arrests near campus. Two unmarked trucks and six marked police cars responded…
Greeks gone royal: the passing of the crown
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Business administration senior Heather Hays walked the field as royalty a year ago. Cal Poly royalty, that is. A member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, Hays spent her 2011 homecoming…
Proposition 37: The aggie perspective
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Proposition 37, which involves labeling genetically modified food, will heavily affect California’s agriculture industry if passed this November, according to students and instructors from the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Proposition 37 is more complicated…
Cal Poly looking for more living room
Holly Dickson hollydickson.md@gmail.com Living in a study lounge wasn’t quite what communication studies sophomore Ben King pictured before he came to Cal Poly this past year. King said he was initially confused by his unusual housing situation, but he…
Armstrong responds to anti-gay vandalism on campus
An anti-gay slur was discovered on a campus sign last week, prompting Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong to email the campus community about the university’s core values yesterday. The anti-gay epithet was written on a sign reading “Campus Access” sometime…
Lightning hits, network’s out
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Though lightning did not physically strike campus last week, a stray bolt did strike a chord at Cal Poly on Thursday when it hit an off-campus Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) line early that morning,…