University Police Department (UPD) Chief Bill Watton retired last December after more than 11 years at Cal Poly. Though he is technically finished at UPD, Watton does not plan to step down as acting police chief until a replacement is…
SLO Five-0 1/16-1/22
Monday, Jan. 16 12:20 a.m. Someone threw a rock through a window on the 700 block of Park Street. 9:56 a.m. Identity theft occurred on the 700 block of Clearview Lane. 2:21 p.m. A burglary occurred on the 1700 block…
FDA antibiotics ban won't affect ag department
A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restriction on certain antibiotics used to treat livestock won’t affect Cal Poly’s animal and dairy science classes, faculty said. The ban, announced Jan. 6, prohibits the “extra-label,” or unapproved, use of cephalosporin in…
Horse slaughter funding approved
A bill passed by President Barack Obama late last year quietly reinstated funding for the inspection of horse slaughter, ending a five-year de facto ban on the market in the United States. But despite the change in law, Cal Poly…
Athletics and KSBY sign sponsorship agreement
As of last summer, Cal Poly Athletics has a new sponsor. Athletics and KSBY agreed to a three-year sponsorship package last August. The package includes live broadcasts of three Mustang home football games and two men’s basketball home contests each…
Cramped dorms show need for more housing
While living on-campus is an expected part of the transition into college life, a record number of first-year applicants might leave some on-campus freshmen with more roommates than expected. The last two years brought the largest pool of first-year applicants…
Cal Poly Television 1/15/2012
Featuring all local news and sports for the week of Jan. 15 from the studios of Cal Poly Television.
Alleged assault reported near Mustang Village
Cal Poly’s University Police Department (UPD) issued an alert today regarding an alleged sexual assault on the pedestrian path to Mustang Village on Tuesday night. A press release from the San Luis Obispo Police Department went out in an email…
Sounders snag Feighner in MLS Draft
Wes Feighner, a kinesiology senior, sat in his Exercise Physiology class Tuesday when he received a barrage of text messages from family and friends. Instantly, he knew it could only mean one thing: a Major League Soccer (MLS) squad wanted…
UPD responds to Kennedy Library exposure
More information has been released by the Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) regarding the incident in Robert E. Kennedy Library Tuesday morning where a male in his early 50s was caught masturbating at a desk on the fourth floor.…
Parking fees, fines at all-time high
[box]Parking permit fees and citation fines necessary to keep Parking Services afloat.[/box] Parking permit fees and fines the Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) enforce are at an all-time high. With the current general permit fee at $115 per quarter,…