Those Friday night pictures from downtown can be set to “private” on Facebook, but it might not be enough to stop employers from finding them. A growing trend in Facebook-oriented job screenings has been on the mind of human resources…
Do your neighbor a favor with new startup
You’re in the middle of a marathon study session and you realize that pizza would be perfect right now. But your car is in the shop. Or maybe you’ve just arrived home from the grocery store to find that you…
Poly taxpayer clinic aids with IRS, low income disputes
She made between $10,000 and $15,000 in 2010. In 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said she owed $27,000 in taxes. The students and faculty at the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic looked at her returns and saw she had…
Faculty strike vote begins
The California Faculty Association’s (CFA) vote to strike began yesterday, barely one week after negotiations broke down between union leaders and the California State University (CSU). The CFA represents approximately 23,000 faculty and staff at the 23 universities. If a…
Greek Week kicks off at the beach
Pismo Beach saw crowds in the thousands as almost 30 Cal Poly fraternities and sororities gathered to kick off Greek Week Sunday afternoon. Cal Poly’s Greek Week is an annual spring event where all of greek life joins together to engage in…
Fraternity raises money for alcohol awareness
A Cal Poly fraternity’s alumni teed off at a Nipomo golf course Friday morning in honor of former Cal Poly student Carson Starkey who died in an alleged hazing incident three years ago. Delta Sigma Phi alumni raised thousands of dollars for…
SLO 5-0 4/8-4/14
Sunday, April 8 12:06 a.m. Fraud occurred on the 700 block of Higuera Street. 2:42 a.m. An assault occurred on the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard and Cuesta Drive. 4:53 p.m. A hit-and-run occurred on the 300 block of Madonna…
Students go the extra (Mustang) mile
The Cal Poly community has a chance to come together and show their school pride tomorrow at the first ever Mustang Mile. The Mustang Mile will be held at 5:30 p.m. and consist of a 5-kilometer run through the Cal Poly…
Fewer college-aged vaccinated leads to greater risk
Whooping cough and chickenpox are two uncommon afflictions that have appeared on the Cal Poly campus throughout the past several years. While recent cases of these unusual illnesses have been successfully contained so far, the risk of these or other diseases spreading on…
Cal Poly Television 4-13-2012
Featuring all local news and sports for the week of April 9-13 from the studios of Cal Poly Television.
Bicycle Coalition aims to spread biking awareness
City and regional planning senior Sloan Campi refuses to use his 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, given to him as a gift, as his main method of transportation. Rather, the vehicle he prefers has two wheels, two fenders, a cracked, powder…