Caitlin Donnell Just after ushering in the new year, the Cal Poly Rose Float took to the streets of Pasadena on Jan. 2. The fairy wonderland with a giant dragon, waterfall and tree house castle marked the 58th consecutive Tournament…
Chemistry alumnus finds largest prime number
Caitlin Donnell In a universe of exactness and concrete formulas, they’ve been called rowdy, erratic, disorderly, humongous, beautiful, monstrous integers. Yet, many people are spending a lot of time looking for them. They are prime numbers, numbers that can only…
The Revolution Heard 'Round the World
Julianne Byer The year 2006 will be what 2005 could never live up to. Somewhere in the universe it has been decided that every moment leading up to this year will not be spent in vain or wasted like so…
Harris declines provost position
Nick Coury William Harris, who in September 2005 accepted an offer to be the university’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs, has withdrawn his agreement to take the position, Cal Poly President Warren Baker said in a recent…
Campus Dining policy troubles student clubs
michael mullady It is common knowledge that the best way to get students to attend a meeting on campus is to bring food. Most students will admit to re-considering attending if the flyer says, “Pizza and drinks will be provided!”…
Cal Poly Arts features Eth-Noh-Tec
michael mullady Cal Poly Arts presented Eth-Noh-Tec, Asian Treasure Bag of Stories, in the Spanos Theatre Sunday as part of the Family Event Series. Eth-Noh-Tec is a young people’s theatre that includes Asian mythologies, folktales and urban legends with Asian…
Stand up and be heard
It is not unusual to be the only woman in many of the engineering classrooms at Cal Poly, or in the industry, a position many of these women have not faced until coming to Cal Poly to be an engineering…
Students applaud budget proposal
Graphic Design by Louise Dolby The California State Student Association (CSSA) praised Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal that he announced Tuesday would eliminate fee increases at California colleges and universities. The proposed budget provides nearly $2.8 billion in state general…
In a world of their own
Caitlin Donnell Trudging along in her steel toe boots, her long blonde hair concealed under a construction hard hat, Betsy Sale grips her set of blueprints and holds her head high against the degrading comments from the male contractors on…
Monarch Butterfly
michael mullady Cal Poly hosted a conference on “Conservation of the Monarch Butterfly – Population Dynamics and Migration on Dec. 8-9. More than 100 researchers and monarch butterfly afficionados came to the conference to join students and faculty in an…
Sustainability Month aims to change the world
This month students have the opportunity to change the world, or at least learn about how to during Cal Poly’s Sustainability Month. Throughout January, Cal Poly will hold a variety of events with the theme “Sustainability: Resolve to Change Your…