A ban on smoking at public parks and outdoor recreation areas that include Mission Plaza and the nearby creek walk was ordered by the San Luis Obispo City Council last Friday after the council had received complaints from residents and businesses.
Students to plant 500 trees
On Saturday, non-profit organization One Cool Earth and the Cal Poly Environmental Council teamed up to pot 50 Madrone trees and 500 Redwood trees, and picked acorns to plant Oak trees.
Cal Poly grad flies high
Cal Poly grad Peter Siebold won an award for his role in developing aircraft for the space tourism industry.
Cal Poly floats to the top
For the second year in a row the Cal Poly float won the KTLA Viewers Choice Award, this year they also won an award from the Tournament of Rose’s Committee, the Bob Hope Humor Trophy.
Cal Poly wins gold as best workplace for commuters
Innovative and sustainable means of transportation have made Cal Poly a standout as far as benefits not just for commuters but for the environment as well. Cal Poly was recognized with a gold medal this year as a Best Workplace for Commuters (BWC) by the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research (NCTR).
Campus construction ongoing
Construction in the University Union Plaza began in June 2009. It is funded by money from ASI reserves. The UU is set to reopen in April 2010.
Cal Poly loses a close one at home
The Mustangs recorded their second-consecutive loss after falling to Montana State 76-72.
Poly profile: Phong Dang
Phong Dang is not unlike many Cal Poly students in that he doesn’t like to talk in class. But with a 3.779 GPA, it’s not because he doesn’t know the answer.
Cal Poly offers hybrid courses
Statistics professor Beth Chance is learning how to redesign a class. She began teaching a hybrid STAT 217 course last spring; this quarter she is learning what she might change as a teacher.
President Baker to retire at end of academic year
Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker said today that he would retire at the end of this academic year or when a new president is selected.
Basketball senior attributes his success to single mom
Men’s basketball senior guard Lorenzo Keeler looks to his mother for inspiration in his game.