Nick Coury The Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host speaker Patricia Galloway to inspire and encourage women in a variety of engineering fields during an “Evening with Industry.” Galloway was picked by SWE President Betsy Sale because…
Professor publishes print guide
As one of the few books published in the nation to address color conception and printing scourges, “Print Publishing Guide,” is a resource for design, production and prepress. Written by Cal Poly graphic communications professor Brian Lawler and published by…
Poly cheese: It's so gouda
tom sanders Give a cheesy cheer to the holiday season with award-winning cheese-filled gift packs made by the Cal Poly creamery department. The annual cheese sale will end Dec 9, but not if all the cheese is sold before then.…
Career paths forged with the adult degree program
In times of economic difficulty, some adults without college degrees have experienced the downfalls of not having a college education. The Cal Poly Adult Degree Program will hold an open house and information seminar to explain how the program offers…
Future of Dominguez Hills student newspaper uncertain
Just a month into the academic year, CSU Dominguez Hills journalism students were outraged as the university decided to cut its student newspaper, the Bulletin, after the fall semester. But now, since CSUDH President James E. Lyons has agreed to…
'Mexifornia' stirs up controversy
Victor Davis Hanson offered his social commentary on immigration at a free speech presentation Thursday at the Vista Grande Cafe. Students, faculty and community members attended the event to listen to Hanson, an author and syndicated columnist for the San…
Calling all trendsters, scensters and aspiring writers
Frank Stranzl With the fall quarter just days away from ending, one more time of hearing the word “essay” may just make any Cal Poly students’ heads explode. But mtvU is hoping there are a few finals-week survivors left up…
Campus Dining to phase out meals
paul meissner The days of the Campus Dining meal plans are going the way of the Lighthouse. By 2008, meal plans will be phased out and Plu$ Dollars will take their place. Alan Cushman, the associate director for Campus Dining,…
Students, Rotary International raise money to aid tsunami victims
Louise Dolby Cal Poly and the San Luis Obispo chapter of the Rotary International raised approximately $8,000 to aid villages hit by the Southeast Asian tsunami last December. Collected on behalf of the Thai-based charity, the Center for the Protection…
ASI president chosen as a finalist for CSU student trustee
tom sanders The life of any architectural engineering senior is busy. The responsiblities of the Associated Students Inc. president are immense. Tylor Middlestadt does both, and now he’s ready to take on yet another task. On Nov. 11, the California…
Alumni brothers stitch together shirt company
Most people opening a business expect the financial burdens and hard work involved, but undermine responsibilities such as gathering equipment, collecting materials or hiring quality employees. Co-founder of the Left Coast T-shirt Company James Whitaker said quality employees were one…