San Luis Obispo resident Andrew Merriam began recreating the area between Santa Margarita and Guadalupe 20 years ago. His work is on a 60-foot, circa-1953 model railroad layout from that area, and every detail is important — trees, signal lights;…
Third provost candidate addresses Cal Poly
Provost candidate Brenda Case Scheer addressed Cal Poly faculty and staff at the third of four provost forums held by the Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee on Tuesday morning. Once again, diversity and interdisciplinary programs were among the issues addressed.…
UPD annual report shows spike in burglary
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) released their annual crime statistics and campus security report Sept. 29. The report provides statistics from the past three years for crimes on-campus, in the residence halls, on public property immediately surrounding campus and at…
International business concentration future in question
Despite student and professor protests, the international business concentration might be discontinued after current seniors and juniors graduate. Although these students and faculty feel international business is thriving, Orfaela College of Business dean Dave Christy said the concentration is not…
Blackboard gets ax, Moodle to move in
Students and faculty at Cal Poly will say their goodbyes to Blackboard this spring, as Moodle steps in as the university’s primary learning management system. Whether or not these goodbyes are filled with sarcasm or reluctance depends on who is…
CSU faculty threatens strike in light of raise dispute
The California Faculty Association (CFA) called for a November strike against the California State University (CSU) system in protest of wage negotiation talks Wednesday at an eSummit online press conference, CFA members will meet at California State Dominguez Hills and East Bay Universities…
Provost candidate fields forum questions
The Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee held the second provost candidate forum Friday morning. There, Andrew Grosovsky, University of Massachusetts Dean of Science and Mathematics, addressed the issue of diversity on campus, as well as the lesser-known topic of “male…
Cal Poly 'opens the front door' to tech businesses
Cal Poly “opened the doors” to new tech-based businesses in the community yesterday at a ribbon cutting for the new Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation (SBDC). The SBDC will help local technology-based start-ups grow by offering counseling…
Fight for wrestling at Madonna Inn
Cal Poly’s most famous fighter might be Chuck Liddell, but another set of former Mustangs and San Luis Obispo natives are taking center stage at the Madonna Inn Expo Center this Saturday in fights to save wrestling. Faced with budget…
Chase bank opens new branch in UU
Chase opened a new branch of its bank on Cal Poly’s campus Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the first floor of the University Union (UU). The ceremony featured Chase executives, Cal Poly administrators and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)…
Deborah Read is new VP of university advancement
A yearlong search for a new vice president of university advancement ended with the selection of Deborah Read, current vice president of university of advancement for the University of Dayton in Ohio. Read will take over the vice president of…