Members of Cal Poly’s Colleges Against Cancer set up a kissing booth in front of Campus Market on Thursday to warn people about the dangers of tobacco and to urge them to quit.
SLO businesses prepare for upcoming Black Friday
It is that time of year again, right when Thanksgiving ends, and the holiday season is around the corner; it’s Black Friday shopping time.
Civil engineering class proposes new bus route
A Cal Poly civil engineering class presented group project proposals about building a new rapid transit bus route from Cal Poly to the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport to an audience at the San Luis Obispo County Library on Nov. 18.
Journalism hearing sparks heated debate
A formal grievance hearing concerning College of Liberal Arts Dean Linda Halisky’s removal of journalism department chair Bill Loving was held on Friday, November 19. The hearing (which was the first in Cal Poly’s history) was called because Loving said…
Cal Poly hosts philanthropic former first daughter Jenna Hager
Jenna Hager, the daughter of former President of the United States George W. Bush, spoke at Cal Poly on Thursday morning as the first speaker in the Provocative Perspectives series.
Students have fun on midnight run
The Campus Market plaza filled with students on Thursday night for the third annual Midnight Fun Run, a 5K race that drew a crowd of roughly 300 people and raised nearly $2,500 for San Luis Obispo Special Olympics.
Pride Center raises transgender awareness
This week the Pride Center hosted a series of events including movie screenings, discussions and a photo booth, which encouraged participants to dress up in any kind of colorful clothing imaginable.
Poly’s Tissue Engineering Lab — nothing to sneeze at
There is a research lab at Cal Poly in the biomedical engineering department that’s growing tissue — and it’s not for your nose.
Glidden to guest conduct at Bandfest
Interim president Robert Glidden will guest conduct the Wind Ensemble at the annual Bandfest, this year called “Garden of Dreams,” Nov. 20.
We want your blood: students give blood in Poly Canyon
Students lined up in Poly Canyon Village (PCV) to donate blood at the first of three blood drives held on campus on Wednesday.
There’s a new sheriff in town
Ian Parkinson won the November 2 election over former Pismo Beach police chief Joe Cortez with nearly 55 percent of the vote, according to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder’s website.