Christine Theodoropoulos, the current head of the architecture department at the University of Oregon, was named the new dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design on Tuesday, according to a press release. Theodoropoulos has held her current position at…
New College of Liberal Arts dean selected
Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts (CLA) has found a new dean in Douglas Epperson, the current dean at Washington State University. Epperson was selected after a yearlong search to replace Linda Halisky, who is retiring from her position after…
Tabrizi plans to be a kid again this summer
Kiyana Tabrizi wouldn’t change a single thing from this year. Her year of leading the student body as Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president is drawing to a close, but as Tabrizi said, “The things I learned this year, I’ll keep…
Grads take downtown in the a.m.
People fill the streets as the sun is rising. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, brothers and sisters are all there to celebrate. It’s graduation day, and the traditional 6 a.m. celebratory bar crawl is underway. For two days, families will line up…
High customers, higher sales
San Luis Obispo businesses may have found the holy grail of consumer markets: “stoners.” Marijuana-users have long used “420” as a code for cannabis and celebrate the date as a high holiday every April 20. This year when the “holiday”…
Disability Resource Center struggling with budget cuts
A 20 percent funding cut to Cal Poly’s Disability Resource Center (DRC) is forcing the center to conserve resources this summer. The DRC, which provides note-taking, counseling, transportation and other services for students with disabilities or illnesses, is facing a…
ASI board of directors meeting roundup
Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors met May 30 for its final biweekly meeting of the year in the University Union (UU), room 220. Topics discussed included: ASI Upcoming Events: • There will be a Mike Annuzzi concert tomorrow during…
Oberhelman on the year in sports
Twenty sports. Twenty head coaches. More than 550 student-athletes. That’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears that need to be kept in check. Managing Cal Poly’s athletic department seems almost too chaotic a task, but this year’s new Athletics…
Success Fee direction under debate
The Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee is on its way to having a budget recommendation prepared by the end of the quarter. Associated Students, Inc. President Kiyana Tabrizi said she is prepared to make unpopular choices to help the university.…
Poly presidential house renovation costs top CSU
Cal Poly spent more on presidential housing renovations than any other California State University (CSU) campus during the last decade, according to a report published Tuesday. The report, written for the investigative website CaliforniaWatch.org, said Cal Poly has spent $831,000 on renovations for…
Taking swings at golf's stereotypes
An average work day lasts eight hours. The goal is to wake up early, grab some coffee and hope to make it through the day with the energy to stay focused. Even as young college students, long hours like these…