Group encourages students to vote

SLO Get Out The Vote is a non-partisan organization dedicated to getting the students of Cal Poly registered to vote in the state of California and with the deadline to register coming up on Oct. 18, they are calling the students to action.

With a General Election coming up on Nov. 2, now it is as important as ever for the students to get their voices heard.

San Luis Obispo County mountain bike organization works on local trails

Two San Luis Obispo trails were renovated on Sunday Oct. 10 by the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers (CCCMB) to improve their safety and accessibility to users.

Pozo Saloon hosts Smoke Out Friday

Slightly Stoopid will headline the lift off concert for Cypress Hill’s 2010 annual Smoke Out music festival at Pozo Saloon on Friday. This is Slightly Stoopid’s first show in the area since 2007 and Cypress Hill’s first performance ever at Pozo Saloon.

Studying abroad: the information you need

Dozens packed onto Dexter Lawn for the annual Study Abroad Fair on Oct. 7. The fair featured several booths for the different study abroad, volunteer, scholarship and internship options Cal Poly offers.

Bed bugs found in dorms as recently as this past summer

Bed bugs have plagued the nation’s hotels, apartments and dorms for many years. Within the past year, the pests have infested Poly Canyon, Cerro Vista Apartments and Santa Lucia Hall.

Rally aims to ‘stop the dirty energy prop’

If this proposition passes, it will impact California’s pollution standards, which are currently the best compared to other states.
The kick off party was intended to get students excited about the “say no to prop 23 campaign”.

Cal Poly’s Pride Center celebrates National Coming Out Day

Cal Poly’s Pride Center will celebrate National Coming Out Day in the UU today in an effort to stimulate conversation and tolerance toward the LGBTQIA community.

Save the ta-ta’s: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

With breast cancer becoming one of the leading killers of women in America, sorority alpha Kappa Delta Phi is supporting October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by selling bracelets, pins and their faces for charity.

Slo Sushi Girl hopes to join Campus Dining

Picturing themselves in a storefront in The Avenue tucked between Slyders and Chick-fil-A, owners of Slo Sushi Girl, Nicole Samroung and Scott Cursey, have big plans in mind for their budding sushi company. Now, with new ideas sprouting about developing…

The Great Recession officially ends

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NEBR) announced this past summer that the Great Recession that began in December 2007 is over after 18 months.

Diversity statistics missing from Cal Poly ‘Quick Facts’

Cal Poly’s “Quick Facts” page doesn’t offer information on the ethnic breakdown of the student body.