A backfield back in force

Not long after Cal Poly senior quarterback Jonathan Dally was named by The Sports Network the fifth-best QB in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA), the network has extended an even loftier opinion of the Mustangs’ running backs. Collectively,…

Hill: Cal Poly bound for WAC

Fresno State head football coach Pat Hill recently told the Fresno Bee he expects the Bulldogs to play Cal Poly in 2010, after playing UC Davis in 2009. Although he told the Fresno Bee he was unsure if the contracts…

Poly Canyon Village makes its debut

With almost 3,000 beds, the new Poly Canyon Village is pampered student living on a grand scale.

Sustainability spotlight on Cal Poly campus

A feeling of empowerment seemed to be the overriding sentiment of students at the UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference on campus last weekend.

Capps talks alternative energy

Congresswoman Lois Capps visited Cal Poly’s engineering plaza Wednesday to meet with teachers and students regarding alternative fuels research projects that are being carried out on campus.

Garamendi praises Poly for sustainability

Not only did Lt. Gov. John Garamendi announce his candidacy in California’s 2010 governor’s race last week, he also visited Cal Poly during the Sustainability Conference on Friday.

Multimedia: Sustainability Conference

“Putting Sustainabililty to Work” | July 31- Aug. 3, 2008 Each year, the California State University, University of California and California Community College join for a state-wide sustainability conference for the state’s higher education system. This was the first year the conference was hosted at a CSU.

Multimedia: Siko Concert

Local band Siko was this week’s headliner for Concerts in the Plaza at the Mission in downtown San Luis Obispo. Event coordinator Christy Tiaga said that, because this week is “jazz week” at the Midstate Fair, it’s usually slow, but there was a surprising turnout of about 2,000 people.

Anteaters end coaching search

UPDATE: Apparently it’s official. David Carrillo Pe’aloza of the Daily Pilot wrote of UC Irvine athletic director Mike Izzi being on vacation, “Wherever Izzi was Monday, he knows the program is further away from becoming a contender in anything than…

Poly's pitching staff getting a shot in arm?

Jim Seimas of the Santa Cruz Sentinel reported Friday that Robbie Erlin, a left-handed pitcher from Scotts Valley High, recently verbally committed to play in 2010 for Cal Poly. Erlin, a 5-foot-11, 170-pounder entering his senior season, went 4-2 as…

Saudi Arabia contract signed

Although Cal Poly signed the contract that would essentially develop and implement a new engineering program at Jubail Unversity College (JUC) in Saudi Arabia, nothing has been finalized and the contract still remains private. Cal Poly signed the controversial contract in early July, but still waits for JUC to sign its portion, said Susan Opava-Stitzer, dean of Research and Graduate Programs, in an interview last week.