kali bills The area next to the library, which used to be a parking lot, is now being transformed into Engineering IV, a 104,000 square foot state-of-the-art building scheduled to hold classrooms and offices for the engineering department. Construction began…
First Constitution Day coming
Louise Dolby Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts will hold its first ever Constitution Day Thursday in the business rotunda (building 3, room 213) from 11 a.m. to noon. A recent bill authored by Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia)…
Students warned not to drink and drive
Tom Sanders The days of drivers breaking DUI laws have yet to go by the wayside. On Sep. 23, the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) conducted a DUI checkpoint at the intersection of Santa Rosa and Oak streets. Between…
Graphic Communication department awarded
Brittany Ridley The Xerox Printing Innovation Award was originally a competition for professional printing companies throughout the country. But three years ago, Cal Poly’s graphic communication department (GrC) decided that it had the resources and the talent to compete with…
Collision under investigation
An investigation is underway as to what caused a fire truck to run a red light and crash into a car carrying two Cal Poly students on Friday. The collision injured the car’s driver, biology junior Athena Norton, fracturing her…
California Faculty Association sued
The Right to Work Committee, based in Virginia, has sued the California Faculty Association alleging that the CFA has been using non-member agency funds for political action. “Money coming from non-members is not spent on politics,” CFA Communications Director Alice…
Students protest the removal of red handprints
kiel carreau Removal of the red handprints once found near the residence halls inspired Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) to exhibit the prints somewhere else – on T-shirts members wore Thursday in protest. “We want to raise awareness,” said Abbie Livingston,…
CPSalsa covers sexy posters
tom sanders By Louise Dolby The Cal Poly Salsa Club is heating things up on campus in its recent advertising campaign featuring students in firefighter gear. The advertisements are too hot for some to handle. The posters and advertisements around…
Collision with fire truck injures student
Brennan Angel A fire truck crashed into the driver’s side of a car carrying two Cal Poly students on Friday morning, sending the driver to the hospital with a fractured rib. Biology junior Athena Norton had a green light at…
Industrial technology class works with Toyota
Thao Tran Cal Poly students taking industrial technology 303, industrial quality assurance, have the opportunity to work with Toyota this quarter in a hands-on approach to learning about quality assurance. “It’s special because a world class company is willing to…
Language institute attracts students from around the world
Emily Logan San Luis Obispo is home to one of the last remaining private language institutes in the country. The California Coast Language Academy (CCLA) enrolls students from all around the world who wish to improve their English skills, usually…