While others were celebrating time off during winter break, Cal Poly’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders’ (EWB) members built six water filtration systems in Huai Nam Khun, a community in rural Thailand.
Rain, rain go away: Storms cause state of emergency in SLO county
San Luis Obispo County announced a local emergency on Dec. 18 due to extreme weather damages which occurred during the rainstorms throughout the area.
Students to send-up satellites
PolySat, Cal Poly’s satellite factory, is busy at work building small satellites called CubeSats to launch into space.
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Everything’s coming up roses for Cal Poly parade float
The Cal Poly Rose Float won the Viewer’s Choice Award as well as the Fantasy Award at the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Of the 44,730 votes cast, Cal Poly’s float received 10,802, earning Cal Poly its third consecutive…
A ‘man of integrity’: Former Cal Poly President Robert Kennedy dies
Cal Poly President Emeritus Robert E. Kennedy, who presided over the university for more than 12 years and continued his involvement with the university after retirement, died on Dec. 25, 2010
Cal Poly modern language and literature professor dies
William “Memo” Martinez, Jr., the department chair of the modern languages and literatures department, died on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 at the age of 49. The cause of his death is not being released at this time.
Search for new Cal Poly president ends with Armstrong
Jeffrey Armstrong will commence his position as Cal Poly’s new president Feb. 1 after officially being chosen on Dec. 15.
No holidays for campus construction projects
While classes ended for Cal Poly students over the 2010 winter break, construction projects on campus continued as usual and took advantage of the absence of students.
Cal Poly Wheelmen grab trophy … again
For the third consecutive year, the Cal Poly Wheelmen placed first overall at the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships held Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 in San Diego, Calif.