Cal Poly English major Jonnie Reinhold was traveling on a train from Nice, France to Florence, Italy when suddenly the train stopped. After three hours at a standstill, the check-in time came and passed for the hostel she had previously booked. At 1 a.m., Reinhold and her companion found themselves off the train and on the empty, dark streets of Florence, Italy with no place to stay the night.
New projects on horizon for Poly pier
JOSH AYERS/MUSTANG DAILY Compared to others in the county, the Cal Poly Pier is a monster. A good monster though. One that has facilitated the marine experience for Cal Poly students and recently other regional schools as well as marine-related industry. “The pier is administered through the College of Science and Math but it’s really a campus-wide resource and even bigger,” said pier facility manager Tom Moylan.
Despite intense fire season, Cal Poly well-protected
While most were riveted to their television sets watching the Southern California fires rage two weeks ago, firefighters were called to San Luis Obispo to fend off yet another potentially devastating fire.
Caused by electricity from arching power lines connecting with the dry grass in the hills behind El Cerrito Court above Flora Street, the fire started about 8:30 a.
Gardner case shows how sports commentary changed
In the days following Andrew Gardner’s three missed extra points during the Cal Poly football team’s 36-35 loss to Wisconsin, he’s become a topic of some local and national negative attention. There’s nothing too surprising about that. It was bound…
Cal Poly loses heartbreaker on final play
MADISON, Wis. – The words “Cal Poly” were about to enter sports fans’ collective consciousness right next to “Appalachian State.”
Just like in the Mountaineers’ season-opening shocker over Michigan last season, the Mustangs’ attempt to stun Wisconsin on Saturday night came down to a kick.
Army event a challenge for Cal Poly ROTC
From a distance they appear as packs of ghosts walking the dry yellow hills and valleys of San Luis Obispo on a dim Saturday morning. But as the sun lit the horizon, the camouflage on the Army combat uniform slowly became apparent.
The Fighting Mustang Battalion, representing Cal Poly’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in the annual Ranger Challenge was hosted this year by the University of Santa Barbara and held at National Guard base, Camp San Luis Obispo.
Non-traditional students 'do their own thing'
Chances are you’ve shared a class with at least one of them.
Sometimes they sit hunkered down over a book in the library, brows focused and intent on learning the material, and most of the time aloof to the clucking pack of sorority girls or hooting fraternity boys that just walked by.
Students cater to hungry businesses
For many nearing the end of their scholastic career, the senior project is a moment to shine, a chance to show just what that Cal Poly education was really worth.
It is also an opportunity to establish a business, something that Cal Poly business graduate Jessica Gibbons, 23, did with Hungry Student Catering.
Library exhibition displays geographic software technology
Although the term geographic information systems (GIS) may sound foreign to most, chances are, they’ve used GIS in the last week or even day.
The software program responsible for the popular Google Maps and Google Earth, as well as Cal Poly’s campus map, can also be utilized in countless ways for students and professionals alike.
Don't bust your budget
Cal Poly communications senior Steven Wolf stood astounded in an aisle of the textbook section of El Corral Bookstore. He could not believe the textbook for his speech communications class cost $72.75.
As the shock faded, Wolf remembered that the week before he had seen the same book on Buy.