When Cortney Stafford came to Cal Poly on a track-and-field scholarship, she didn’t know what she was getting into as an African American student.
Her team became her support system along with other athletes. She worked on campus and mentored for the Allensworth Mentoring Program, helping African American freshmen adjust to college life.
As the economy worsens, residents of San Luis Obispo can still enjoy a sweet, yet economical treat: frozen yogurt.
With three downtown locations, another on Foothill Boulevard and a new one opening in the Laguna Village Shopping Center, frozen yogurt shops appear to be thriving.
A forum will be hosted tonight to address concerns and questions stemming from the Cal Poly crops house incident that happened two weeks ago. Associated Students Inc. members, Cal Poly President Warren Baker and student leaders have collaborated to provide a place students can discuss the incident, the ramifications for those involved and future issues regarding campus diversity.
Award-winning journalist and senior correspondent for PBS’ “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” Ray Suarez, will speak on campus at part of Cal Poly’s Provocative Perspective this Thursday morning during Journalism Week.
A respected journalist with over 30 years of experience, Suarez will discuss how the media plays a role in shaping policy.
Tasting Cal Poly’s fruits just got easier with the release of three student-produced wines.
The 2006 vintage pinot noir, chardonnay and the Mustang Red, a red blend of zinfandel and syrah, were grown on campus at Trestle Vineyard by a select number of enology (the study of wine-making) students.
By Oct. 30, the California State University system had received more than 138,000 electronic applications for fall 2009, an increase of 17 percent from last year.
But for Cal Poly, the spike is less dramatic, with an approximate nine percent increase according to Cindee Thompson, the university’s associate director of admissions and recruitment.
With the unstable economy, students with small incomes are finding relief thanks to various bargains. Whether you’re looking for cheap eats, cheap clothes, cheap gas or cheap fun, you’re sure to find something that meets your needs right here in San Luis Obispo.
Students and community members gathered at the San Luis Obispo Mission Plaza at 5:30 p.m. to unite the community after the likely passage of Proposition 8. Over 100 people attended the candlelight vigil, which organizers started planning at 1 p.m. Opponents of Proposition 8 gathered together and waved candles to demonstrate against the measure at a candlelight vigil yesterday.
They work weekends and are never invited to the party.
‘Shut up,’ ‘turn off the music’ and ‘get inside’ are all common refrains heard Thursday through Saturday nights, and they mean one thing: students from the Student Neighborhood Assistance program (SNAP) are here.
Cal Poly students turned out in record numbers to help swing California’s 55 electoral votes and the presidential election towards Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Tuesday.
There was a “fantastic turnout of young people,” poll worker Barbara Adams said. “It was the most ever at Cal Poly.
The organic food industry has soared in popularity in recent years as shown by the grocery stores entirely devoted to health food products.
And one Cal Poly student is leading the way for organic food processing to become the norm.
“Organic has started to become a big thing,” said agriculture business sophomore Colton Brodt.