The Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers (SWE) honored five women at its “Evening With Industry” awards banquet on January 21 with the 2011 Outstanding Women in Engineering and Technology Award. This year’s honorees were Anne Beug, Sarah R. Chang,…
Death raises awareness of bike safety in SLO
After a man died from injuries Jan. 12 from a car and bike collision, bike safety in San Luis Obispo presents a more serious issue than previously considered.
Students get FIREd up for free speech at lecture
The President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Greg Lukianoff, spoke at Cal Poly yesterday about the importance of free speech and students’ first amendment rights while enrolled at a university.
NECA students poster children for green energy
The Cal Poly chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) participated for its first time in the NECA Green Energy Challenge (GEC) in October 2010, and won first place in the poster competition.
Panel talks Egypt, riots and religion
With recent riots and the dawn of a revolution in Egypt, a panel of professors from the religious studies, political science and history departments spoke about the future of Egypt last Thursday. Professors Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Matthew Hopper, Anika Leithner and…
Mixed opinions targeted at incoming SLO shopping center
The construction of a Target, slated to open July 2011, has caused both excitement and concerns with the idea of a new, large chain store entering San Luis Obispo.
Toaster-sized launcher to pop out NASA satellites
Cal Poly students will mark their first mission with NASA when their satellite launcher is sent to space out of Vandenberg Air Force Base on Feb. 23.
The ‘SLOprah’ effect
In November, San Luis Obispo was named the happiest town in America. Months later, on Jan. 26, Oprah Winfrey featured a segment on San Luis Obispo on her TV show. Now, students and San Luis Obispo residents can’t help but…
Plane crashes near Poly campus
A single-engine Aeronca vintage plane crashed on private property neighboring the Cal Poly campus Thursday morning around 10 a.m. One person died.
Students think Cal Poly gets gold for going green
Responsibility for the environment is a task that will soon be left to college students, and the movement to become more environmentally conscious and active is hard to ignore. As a university with a large agricultural program, it is no…
Asking Cal Poly tough questions on gender and LGBTQIA
In a Mustang Daily Poll, 64 percent of students, faculty and staff said Cal Poly does a good job at addressing gender issues and 57 percent said the school does a good job at addressing LGBTQIA.