The city of Stockton has filed for bankruptcy after months of discussions regarding the city’s financial situation. City officials were unable to reach an agreement with the city’s creditors, leading them to file for Chapter 9 protection. Stockton is home…
No slashed budgets for SLO
In a time where two California cities recently declared bankruptcy, San Luis Obispo is steering clear of financial trouble. The San Luis Obispo City Council approved the city budget for the upcoming 2012-13 year on June 19, making this year the first…
Where there’s smoke…
A fire that at one point spanned more than 750 acres in size is currently burning east of Santa Margarita, according to CalFire’s Public Information Officer Tina Rose. The fire began last Monday around 11:30 a.m., Rose said, and quickly…
Student orientation SOARs with new changes
A brand-new school year calls for a brand new approach to introducing Cal Poly’s incoming students to their new home. This month, Student Life and Leadership will implement integral changes to SOAR, one of Cal Poly’s three orientation programs. SOAR…
New regulations to curb raucous behavior downtown
New bars and restaurants in downtown San Luis Obispo will face additional regulations, following the San Luis Obispo City Council approval of new use permits in June. The use permits will require that, among other things, new establishments serving alcohol…
750-acre fire burning in Santa Margarita
Update — 4:37 p.m.: More than 300 fire-fighting personnel are on the scene of the fire in Santa Margarita, and more time and personnel will be needed, CalFire Public Information Officer Tina Rose said. “This is going to be a…
New Academic Senate chair announced
For the first time in three years, women and gender studies professor Rachel Fernflores is not the chair of Cal Poly’s Academic Senate. Instead, she will be replaced by statistics professor Steve Rein. The Senate held elections for a new…
The new dean's list
Two new faces are set to join Cal Poly’s deans this fall: Christine Theodoropoulos and Douglas Epperson will replace College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) dean Tom Jones and College of Liberal Arts (CLA) dean Linda Halisky, respectively. Both Theodoropoulos and Epperson were…
Graduate gets sheepish with ice cream business
What’s better on a hot summer day than a cold bowl of ice cream … made of sheep’s milk? The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Center for Sustainability (CFS) celebrated sheep’s milk ice cream last weekend at…
Farmers market to grow this summer
Weaving through the crowd during San Luis Obispo’s Farmers’ Market may get a little easier this summer. The Thursday night tradition will expand its borders to include Morro Street between Higuera and Monterey streets from July 1 to Sept. 30.…
Former volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson dies
Former Cal Poly volleyball head coach Jon Stevenson, one of the most successful coaches in the program’s history, died Sunday, according to AVP Pro Beach Volleyball. Stevenson led the Mustangs for more than six seasons, guiding the Mustangs to an…