nick coury The party is still over. At least this is still the mantra of the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) for this year’s Mardi Gras, which starts this weekend through Fat Tuesday on Feb. 28. In 2004, drunken…
A look back to the past
There was a time when San Luis Obispo celebrated Mardi Gras. The metamorphosis of Mardi Gras in San Luis Obispo began nearly a decade ago when participants set a record attendance at the 1997 Mardi Gras parade. In return, police…
The quest for the perfect smoothie results in 'The Travis'
nicholas camacho Just imagine, you just got out of your 9 a.m. class, you’re hungry and the sun is shining. You head to Lucy’s Juice Too and order your favorite smoothie, The Travis, and relax on Dexter Lawn before your…
Students Vote on IRA Wednesday and today
nick coury Lauren Mount, a communication studies freshman, votes for the IRA fee referendum upstairs in the University Union on Wednesday evening. Voting was steady since noon on Wednesday, and trailed off after 6 p.m., said Trudy Jarratt, the president…
IRA fee proposal passes
sheila sobchik The $10 IRA fee increase proposal passed in an overwhelming fashion Thursday night in the UU with Provost Robert Detweiler announcing the 73 percent approval of the referendum. Voter turnout was just under 2,000 with a total of…
IRA fee increase vote starts today
Justin Fivella The Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) committee is asking students to vote on a proposed $10 per quarter non-athletic increase in student fees. IRA programs are activities that are at least partially sponsored by an academic discipline or instructional…
Final say in IRA goes to president
Regardless of the student vote for the proposed Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) fee referendum, Cal Poly President Warren Baker has ultimate control over student fees. According to the voter pamphlet, the fee is a Category 1 fee, which, in the…
Oracle e-mail service down
Caitlin Donnell Mustang Daily As students and faculty may have noticed, Cal Poly’s e-mail service, Oracle, was down throughout Wednesday and has been experiencing technical difficulties for some time. In an open letter to the campus community, Tim Kearns, the…
Students report symptoms of whooping cough in Sierra Madre
For the first time in several years, a case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, was reported in Sierra Madre dorms early last week. San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department diagnosed a male freshman with the highly contagious…
Cal Poly in bloom
michael mullady With the winter’s rain and the past few weeks’ warm weather, flowers have unexpectedly began to bloom throughout the Central Coast. Along Via Carta, colorful displays of nature have unearthed in a variety of shapes and sizes. Mike…
Open forum draws attention to fee increase proposal
Although student turnout was low at the IRA (Instructionally Related Activities) open forum last Wednesday in the Cerro Vista Community Center, hopes were high for a successful turnout for the vote this week. The IRA fee increase proposes to raise…