As voters head to the polls today, Proposition 76 is sparking debate at Cal Poly. Proposition 76, or the “Live Within Our Means Act,” is one of the four propositions in Gov. Schwarzenegger’s reform campaign that may affect students at…
California decides today
sheila sobchik California voters will cast their ballots today in a special election for Propositions 73 through 80. Student leaders of clubs such as the Cal Poly College Republicans and Progressive Student Alliance have been raising awareness regarding the election’s…
Graduate awarded fellowship for genetic research
Emily Logan Cal Poly animal science graduate Garret Guenther was awarded the John Clark Student Fellowship for his presentation on “Development of methods for the production of transgenic quail expressing an E. coli phytase gene.” The research for the presentation…
Homecoming's Grand Reunion celebrates pre-1955 graduates
With memories of living on a womenless campus to working for wages under a dollar, graduates from 1955 and prior returned to Cal Poly this weekend for the Homecoming 2005 Grand Reunion. Budget cuts in 1923 restricted female students from…
Arnold visits SLO, draws hundreds of protesters
michael mullady San Luis Obispo County residents put Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on the spot Thursday at the Madonna Inn with questions about four of the eight propositions that will appear on Tuesday’s special election ballot. Despite his intention to rally…
Day of the Lecturer celebrates Fair Employment Week
paul meissner The California Faculty Association (CFA) held a rally Thursday on Dexter Lawn to commemorate the “Day of the Lecturer,” part of Cal Poly’s “Fair Employment Week” activities. The rally called attention to Cal Poly lecturers, who do not…
Rose Float migrates South for the winter
Thao Tran The Cal Poly Rose Float team will travel to Pomona today to combine the two halves of this year’s float, “Enchanted Reverie.” Designed to look like a red dragon guarding a castle on a tree, the float will…
Halloween accident turns fatal
An Atascadero girl died Tuesday after being struck by a car while trick-or-treating on Halloween night. According to a San Luis Obispo Police press release, Kimberly Macias, 8, was crossing South Street in San Luis Obispo when she was hit…
Former congressman Leon Panetta talks politics to large crowd
Tonya Strickland With around 500 people in attendance, Cal Poly began its “Provocative Prospectives” series with Leon Panetta, former congressman and former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton. Panetta drew a crowd so large the venue had to be…
Homecoming weekend launches today
“Homecoming 2005: Forever Green & Gold” will give spectators the chance to see a female student eat a sundae out of a male student’s mouth and watch others slip and slide on mustard. Homecoming starts today and will finish Sunday…
Truck collides with overpass
Thao Tran “I followed the map,” is what truck driver Salvador Valencia softly mumbled as he pointed to a crumpled piece of white paper. At 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, while trying to make a delivery on campus, Valencia plowed his big…