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Going against the protests of some students, Cal Poly’s on-campus food waste composting program was removed last Tuesday, along with the manure compost, leaving many students questioning the reasoning behind the College of Agriculture’s decision. Andy Thulin, interim farm operations manager and department head for the animal science department, said he made the decision to remove the compost windrows from the Cal Poly Organic Farm because the food waste and the manure waste were in too close in proximity to each other, among other reasons.

Does the media really influence votes? Find out at the next Associated Students Inc. True Life Series event on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium.

Cliff Kincaid, editor of conservative watchdog organization Accuracy in the Media, and Norman Solomon, founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national association of policy researchers and analysts, will debate the topic, “Does the media sway votes?”

“The True Life series is really just an event that provides students with the information and education to make up their own minds about controversial topics,” said ASI Program Coordinator Michelle Curro.

Not long ago, Robert D. Koob, who replaced Bill Durgin in early October as Cal Poly provost, was enjoying his retirement so much that it took some time and a lot of thought for him to accept the position.

“I was retired and I hoped to stay retired,” Koob said.

In between classes, Cal Poly students and faculty often peruse a free copy of the New York Times for in-depth political commentary or global issues. But in lieu of recent budget cuts, the New York Times Readership Program may be the first thing to go.

The program supplies copies of the paper to campuses nationwide for 50 cents each, ASI President Angela Kramer said.

With no definite end in sight for the global economic crisis, concerned community members and students turned away from the political punditry on TV and to a local panel of experts on Friday afternoon to answer their questions about the financial future.

Several hundred people showed up in the Performing Arts Center’s Philips Hall, many with notebooks and pens in hand, ready to take notes and ask questions at the town-hall style forum sponsored by the Orfalea College of Business.

Cal Poly’s fourth annual Constitution Day lecture had a timely edge this year as voters prepare to pass judgment on Proposition 8. The California state ballot measure would amend the state’s constitution to define marriage as solely between a man and a woman.

While the Cal Poly football team hosts Southern Utah on Saturday, it’s tempting to ponder its season finale Nov. 22 at Wisconsin. When the game was announced, it was met by Badgers fans largely with disappointment and by national pundits…

While the Cal Poly football team hosts Southern Utah on Saturday, it’s tempting to ponder its season finale Nov. 22 at Wisconsin. When the game was announced, it was met by Badgers fans largely with disappointment and by national pundits…

When local hotels didn’t sell out for graduation in June, the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce saw its first signs of an economic crisis.

“For the first time ever, we had hotels calling us with availability,” said Lindsey Miller, marketing director at the chamber of commerce.

Students with helping hands and willing hearts are encouraged to participate in the annual Make a Difference Day taking place on Saturday as part of a national day of community service.

Started by USA Weekend magazine in 1992, the event takes place every fourth Saturday in October.

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”

The famous rhyme may hold true in some cases, but what if those words were published for thousands of people, including fellow classmates, to read?

The Web site JuicyCampus.com allows students to post anonymous gossip.