While many new students learn about places like Mustang Lanes bowling alley and the Poly Escapes rock climbing wall, there are a number of spots on campus that incoming students may not know about.
Poly student, pet, to appear on “Dog Whisperer”
A Cal Poly student and her dog, and a little bit of Cal Poly itself, will appear on Friday’s episode of “The Dog Whisperer,” the Discovery Channel’s Emmy-nominated and highest rated show for the past four years.
Cal Poly receives stem cell grant from state
Cal Poly will soon be instructing undergraduate and masters-level students in the quickly developing field of regenerative medicine, or stem cell research, thanks to a nearly $1.4 million research grant from the state.
Billboard seeks new information in 1996 missing student case
A billboard about Kristin Smart, the Cal Poly student who disappeared from San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996, will go up on U.S. Highway 101 this week in a new effort by her parents to discover what happened to their daughter nearly 13 years ago.
Lynch sentencing postponed; new federal policy possible
He had written his mother’s phone number on his arm before arriving at his sentencing as well as a letter to his family with various information they might need in his absence. At the Los Angeles federal courthouse on March 23, former Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary owner Charles Lynch was prepared to go to jail.
Students honor Chavez’s life, activism
Students marched to celebrate Mexican-American labor activist Cesar Chavez in the University Union Plaza yesterday as the band Los Coyotes de Cal Poly performed. M.E.X.A, a club promoting Xicano cultural identity, sponsored the event.
Legislature recognizes Cal Poly health group
View the slideshow Cal Poly’s efforts to conquer obesity took a statewide step forward Wednesday when local Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee recognized the efforts of Cal Poly’s developing Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE.) The organization was presented with a…
Slavery within our borders: one student counteracts human trafficking
A Cal Poly student goes to Washington D.C. as part of a fellowship for Polaris Project, a organization working to eradicate human trafficking.
Nothing rotten here: tomato mania at Poly
Tomato mania is ripe, ready and returning to the Poly Plant shop April 10 and 11. “There are people that come into the plant shop asking about tomato mania all year long,” said horticulture senior Angela Magdaleno. “People get all excited about it.”
Logging team chops and rolls
Chainsaws, axes and log rolling are all in a day’s work for the Cal Poly Logging Team. The team competed in the 70th Annual Association of Western Forestry Clubs Conclave last month at both the Redwood Acres Fairground in Eureka,…
College based fee increase in limbo
Cal Poly President Warren Baker’s announcement last week to delay his approval for an increase of college-based fees (CBFs) came after a request by the California State University Chancellor’s Office, said Provost Robert Koob.