Love of volleyball and a desire to eradicate cancer will bring students to the sand for a volleyball tournament in what organizers hope will be both fun and supportive of a good cause.
Recreation senior Mike Smith and civil engineering junior Mike Delach started the organization, “Battle for Boobs,” last spring to raise money for breast cancer research through friendly competition.
The Cal Poly gym is packed late one Wednesday night. Every machine, dumbbell and set of weights is taken by students looking to burn some calories.
It’s not an uncommon sight. The Cal Poly Recreation Center frequently gets overcrowded, forcing many students to alter their workout routines.
Students and staff had an opportunity to fill both their bellies and minds on Tuesday at the San Luis Obispo mayoral and city council debate, Associated Student Inc.’s first “Soup and Substance” event of the year.
With the election approaching, Student Life and Leadership and ASI teamed up to host this debate as part of Democracy Week.
Two new clubs on campus will offer students an alternative way to think about religion and spirituality with the Secular Society and the Cal Poly Brights coincidentally popping up at the same time.
“There needs to be a campus-wide discussion because there are so many religious groups,” said Nick Sagan, the Bright’s treasurer and computer engineering senior.
Students looking to brush up on their career skills need not wait for an appointment with their career adviser. The Cal Poly graduates behind the Web site WiHire.com are here to help.
WiHire.com, which helps students and recent college graduates acquire internships and jobs, is sponsoring a career workshop today to help students prepare for the fall job fair, taking place today and tomorrow.
High school advisers and college journalism programs no longer have to fear retaliation from administrators because of controversial student work.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill into law Sept. 28 that protects students and employees from being penalized for student speech.
Many college students improvise beer pong tables, but few can transform their tables into a career. However, former Cal Poly business student Russell Meyerowitz has done just that.
Meyerowitz, 21, created his company OnFIREbeerpong, Inc. in July of last year to sell customizable, lightweight and portable beer pong tables.
In an effort to bring political activism back to universites, Cal Poly will host a last chance voter drive for students to register before the Oct. 20 deadline. Democracy Week, held today through Thursday, will have a voter registration drive and feature state and local political figures both on and off campus.
Forget about the number on the scale. It’s time for a three-day Love Your Body event held on campus today through Wednesday, put on by the Cal Poly Women’s Programs and Services.
Student coordinator of Education Programs and nutrition senior McKenzie Hall modeled the three-day series after the National Organization of Women’s Love Your Body campaign.
Students looking to work and perform community service while traveling abroad will benefit from this weekend’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) West Coast Workshop.
Cal Poly’s chapter of the non-profit humanitarian organization has been selected to host the workshop on campus, which is open to students of all majors as well as professionals already working in the field.
With so many different clubs on campus vying for a meeting space, organizing all the requests can be an ordeal.
The University Union Epicenter, or the Events, Programs, and Ideas Center, handles club activities and requires that clubs submit paperwork, called an E-Plan, two weeks in advance of when they wish to reserve a room.