UCSB is expecting from 40,000 to 50,000 visitors in Isla Vista this Halloween weekend. The university and police from around the state are imposing strict regulations in order to prevent the partying from getting out of control.
No more Happy Meals
Ronald McDonald will no longer gaze out the window overlooking Foothill Boulevard as a result of the decades old drive-thru ban in San Luis Obispo. The McDonalds closed last Thursday after four decades.
Dairy cows staying a bit longer
Cal Poly administrators announced yesterday in a press release that the planned reduction to the university’s dairy herd would be put on hold.
Freshmen will get shorter WOW next year
Due to recent concerns that this past Week of Welcome program was associated with an increase in alcohol consumption, citations and arrests, a committee is considering changes to Cal Poly’s orientation programs.
Students join faculty to protest university’s financial problems
“What Will You Do to Save Cal Poly?” asked the green and gold signs waving in the warm fall breeze at the Save Cal Poly rally yesterday morning.
Books to go electronic when Kindles hit the library
Five new Kindles will be available for checkout in the Robert E. Kennedy library on Nov. 2 in an effort to find new forms of technology best suited to students’ study needs.
Senior projects go digital
The Robert E. Kennedy Library implemented a new policy this September that senior projects may now only be submitted to the library electronically through DigitalCommons, a new software that serves as a digital catalog for student projects.
Poly sophomore who lost battle with cancer this summer remembered as inspiration to others
After a vigorous three-year battle with bone cancer, mechanical engineering sophomore Chris Champion died on Aug. 5 before he could enter his third year at Cal Poly.
Pollan Panel as packed as expected
Students and San Luis Obispo community members lined up on Thursday morning to see the panel discussion with Michael Pollan at the Performing Arts Center (PAC).
Pollan saga highlights shortcomings in Poly’s commitment to free speech
Michael Pollan should have been the only man on stage when he came to speak at Cal Poly regarding farming sustainability last Thursday.
Woman soccer player multi-talented
Bria Park was more nervous Thursday night than at any other time during the women’s soccer season, but she wasn’t worried about the game.