CSU system receives thumbs up in public opinion poll

The California State University (CSU) system has been doing a good or excellent job, according to a recent poll released by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) on Nov. 17.

COSAM funds new study sessions for 2010-2011

The College of Science and Mathematics put $200,000 into Student Academic Services to increase the number of study session opportunities available for Cal Poly students.

After graduation: what’s next for Cal Poly graduates

As Cal Poly students bring their undergraduate college careers to a close, the question that seems to come up time and time again is “What’s next?”

Search ends: Armstrong named Cal Poly president

Jeffrey D. Armstrong will be the new Cal Poly president beginning Feb. 1, 2011, according to a press release by California State University

Cal Poly grads are raking in the dough according to study

Cal Poly graduates reportedly make the highest starting salary out of all the UC and Cal State schools.

Armstrong makes strong showing at final presidential forum

Cal Poly’s Advanced Technologies Laboratories, where the third and final open presidential candidate forum was to be held, was stirring with conversation. The moment everyone was waiting for was approaching. This is Cal Poly’s second attempt at finding a replacement…

Hard drives, SSDs and UEFI: The Information Revolution is nigh

Processors, graphics cards, memory and transfer rates are all becoming so fast that the longest time is spent actually searching for, reading and writing data on the HDD. No one likes waiting on file transfers and loading, and luckily there is a solution: Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Tour de SLO’s diversity with Cal Poly ethnic studies students

Students enrolled in an ethnic studies course are out to prove diversity used to exist within the San Luis Obispo community. The Tour de SLO: A Path Through Our Multiethnic History will explore significant historical locations to highlight the past ethnic population of the town on Saturday, Dec. 4.

General to command attention in controversial lecture

The Cal Poly Performing Arts Center will welcome General Stanley McChrystal and his lecture, titled “The State of International Affairs and the Security Challenges Facing America,” tonight in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC).

Skalak’s forum speech impresses some

The second Cal Poly presidential candidate, Thomas Skalak, visited campus yesterday to speak about his vision for Cal Poly if chosen as the next university’s president.

Committee isn’t loving in grievance decision

A Cal Poly judiciary committee ruled to not reinstate journalism professor Bill Loving as department chair on Nov. 29.