Kendra Deutsche Cal Poly city and regional planning students applied their expertise by proposing a community plan for the Saticoy-Wells area in eastern Ventura that is expected to be submitted to the city council for adoption by the end of…
Lumberjack-and-jills compete in logging events for Cal Poly
Jen Boudevin While lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his big, blue ox Babe are characters of myth, the sport of logging is no tall tale. The Cal Poly Logging Team knows this firsthand, carrying on the legacy of traditional forestry field…
Report shows Cal Poly freshmen rank highest in college readiness
Jennifer Hall Freshmen Cal Poly students ranked highest in the recent California State University 2005 annual report in mathematics and English proficiency and high school grade point average for entering freshmen. The study, published on March 15, 2006, analyzed freshmen…
College of Agriculture appoints new dean of advancement and external relations
Brigette Barbosa Cal Poly’s College of Agriculture has selected its first assistant dean of advancement and external relations. Tanya Kiani, current director of advancement for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, will officially join the College of Agriculture on…
Applicants continue to soar as Poly releases latest 'Factbook'
James Mellor The numbers for 2005 are in. Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis released the 2005 “Factbook” of student characteristics at the university and for the 12th straight year, Cal Poly has received an increased number of…
Halisky appointed College of Liberal Arts dean
Jandy Jones Cal Poly officially appointed Linda Halisky as the new dean for the College of Liberal Arts Monday. She will fill the vacancy left by Dean Harry Hellenbrand, who took a position as provost at Cal State Northridge, Interim…
Students design future for New Orleans
Lauren Zahner The Cal Poly Landscape Architecture Department started a week of events Monday morning devoted to ideas for regenerating the devastated city of New Orleans. Students from the landscape architecture, architecture and city and regional planning departments broke up…
Weekend hit with alcohol-related accidents
Two drunken-driving accidents in San Luis Obispo caused damage to a total of five cars over the weekend, police said. The first accident reportedly occurred Saturday at 11 p.m. in the Mustang Village parking lot. According to the police report,…
Students protest immigration bill, celebrate Cesar ChAvez
Pop-punk band The Ataris drew a large crowd during University Union Hour on Thursday, but found themselves sharing the spotlight unexpectedly with Cal Poly Mexa club students chanting, “Viva Cesar ChAvez!” Friday marked the fifth Cesar ChAvez Day – the…
Psychology class raises money for local nonprofit organizations
Kelly Cope Many nonprofit groups native to San Luis Obispo received a welcome surprise last fall in the form of $10,000 in donations and gifts-in-kind after students in PSY 351, group dynamics, took them on as part of a group…
Two cars collide on S. Higuera
An early evening two-car crash on South Higuera, north of the Prado intersection, killed a 16-year-old girl yesterday. The girl, identified as Rita Marie Goehner of San Luis Obispo, was the driver of a 2005 silver Pontiac that crossed over…