Prospects low but not hopeless for fall grads

Due to the recent economic downturn, Cal Poly fall graduates may need to work a little harder to obtain coveted jobs.

Projected national college recruiting for the class of 2009 has fallen to the lowest levels seen in the past six years, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Job Outlook 2009 Fall Preview Survey.

McShay: Barden 'best small-school WR' in class

So the Cal Poly football team’s season is over. It still feels weird to say, doesn’t it? One would think a handful of Mustangs will get to continue their careers in the pro ranks, though — certainly receiver Ramses Barden…

Deceased freshman remembered by students and community members

Approximately 300 students and community members attended a candlelight vigil last night in honor of the life of Carson Starkey, the architectural engineering freshman who died Tuesday morning after attending a Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) party the previous night.

Sophomore dead after being found unresponsive in dorm

An electrical engineering sophomore passed away Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in the Poly Canyon Village on-campus apartments.

Favian Mora, 19, planned to graduate Cal Poly in 2011 and was a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Proposal to pave city park passes – for now

Before the start of the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting Tuesday evening, the room was filled with the low chatter of community members in anticipation of the possible council decision regarding the proposed construction of a new parking lot behind the Senior Center located in Mitchell Park.

Cleansing the palate: Cal Poly graduates invent wine-tasting phenomenon

Palate fatigue: It’s been the scourge of wine tasters for years. Many tasters just cannot distinguish different wines after tasting a few; the flavors begin to blend together. But two Cal Poly graduates have created an innovative new product they say will take all the confusion out of a tasting experience.

A day's worth of democracy comes to Poly

There will be 24 exhibits and 24 different ways for Cal Poly students to see democracy – though not quite in 24 hours.

Democracy 24 will be on display in the Kennedy Library between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today.

“It is 24 exhibits about how different Cal Poly students view democracy, modeled after a clock and the hours in the day,” liberal arts and engineering studies senior Justin Alvarez said.

Sophomore's death thought to be 'natural'

An electrical engineering sophomore was found unresponsive by his roommates around 7 a.m. this morning and has since passed away.

Freshman student dead after fraternity party

A Cal Poly freshman died Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive in a local home. He had spent the night at the residency after attending a Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity party there Monday night, according to a Cal Poly press release.

After discovering him unresponsive at approximately 6 a.

Black Friday in SLO crazy at some places, calm at others

The holiday shopping season kicked off last Friday with an estimated 25 million more consumers heading to the stores on Black Friday than last year, according to a National Retail Federation study and San Luis Obispo saw its share of shoppers lining up to get the first picks of this year’s hot items too.

If James Bond had a desk…

Six years ago, before liberal arts engineering studies senior Bill Trammel became a Cal Poly student, he had an epiphany while sitting at his mahogany desk at home. “What would this desk look like if Q from James Bond designed it?” he asked himself. He pictured a desk with a sliding screen, a finger print recognition system and video conferencing – all from his single, sedentary unit of space.