Six Cal Poly students came out with top prizes in the Android App Contest sponsored by Intuit last quarter.
SLO walking, running from domestic violence
A five kilometer walk/run was held on Saturday to raise money to help fight issues of intimate partner violence on campus and in the San Luis Obispo community.
History grows on trees in Poly construction zones
The Science Building, commonly known as the “Spider Building,” was outdated and now demolished for replacement, but 16 trees from the surrounding site were still healthy and strong. Two special trees were saved in their original locations because of their…
Proposed solar farms heat up local debates
The Topaz Solar Farm and the California Valley Solar Ranch seek to set up farms in the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County to provide more sustainable energy sources.
UGG-ly burglary: take two
It’s a case of déjà-vu. Three weeks ago, ShoeSurfing.com, a San Luis Obispo shoe business specializing in UGG boots and other sheepskin shoes, had 450 shoes valued at more than $50,000 stolen from its warehouse on the 3500 block of…
Forum addresses hate crimes in SLO county
A recent cross burning incident at the home of an Arroyo Grande family inspired a forum about hate crimes to be held in the Chumash Auditorium March 29.
Tanzania is where the heart is: students partner with non-profit to raise HIV awareness
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, is often spread within Tanzanian families when working husbands come home to their family after having sex with HIV-infected women at work.
Japan earthquake raises questions of emergency preparedness
After the large earthquake off the shores of Japan caused a tsunami warning off the coast of California on March 10, many students and San Luis Obispo residents now must consider preparing themselves for the possibility of a natural disaster.
Spring Break by The Numbers
What Cal Poly students, staff and faculty will be doing from March 21-28, 2011.
Be a man: new program focuses on masculinity
Being a man is not being thick-skinned, unemotional and dominant, Kyle Rosso, Men and Masculinity Programs educator, said. The Men and Masculinity Programs are the newest branch of the Gender Equity Center that opened in February. Through discussion groups and events,…
Caution: Men working
Construction on Cal Poly’s campus continued over the spring break holiday, and many students hoped progress would be evident by the time school resumed today. Elana Polan, a graphic communication senior, said before the break that she would like to…