Plant central: Leis, bouquets for special days

Without the traditional lei, graduating students wearing caps and gowns do not quite look complete.

To do: Senior Year Bucket List

Senior year is a student’s last chance to make the most of what time they have left at Cal Poly. To balance out how overwhelming preparing for graduation and the “real world” can be, some students make it a point to take advantage of all that San Luis Obispo and the Central Coast have to offer before leaving it.

Breaking down the science of hangovers

Headache, sensitivity to light, nausea and fatigue are a few physiological symptoms people commonly associate with hangovers. The morning after a long night of drinking, however, partygoers do not always consider that emotional symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, may also occur.

Required online course aims to raise alcohol awareness

More than 33 percent of the students who drop out of Cal Poly do so because of alcohol-related problems according to Karen Hord, a Health Center staff physician.

Area 52 to represent environmental responsibility

Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com As construction on the Center for Science and Mathematics comes to a close, classes for Fall 2013 are open on Plan a Student Schedule (PASS) and scheduled into rooms of the brand new six-story building. Often referred…

The changing face of Cal Poly

Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com The total number of applications submitted to Cal Poly reached an all-time high in Fall 2012. There were 45,796 transfer and first-time freshman applications, which was an increase of 10.9 percent from the previous year, according to…

How to get a SLO job

Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com Landing a job in San Luis Obispo that is flexible with college students’ schedules may not be as frustrating to find as it seems. While jobs open up downtown during the early summer when Cal Poly and…

The world from a different perspective

Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com Whether looking for a six-week summer internship in India or study for a year in Sweden, the opportunities for Cal Poly students to go abroad are endless. The level of immersion into a country’s language, culture and…

Greek life preps for week of competition, games

More than 3,000 active members of Cal Poly’s fraternities and sororities are scheduled to participate in Greek Week at the start of next month. Houses will face off May 4-11 through 11 in three different categories of events in hopes…

Bulletproof résumés and cover letters

Amanda Margozzi amandamargozzi.md@gmail.com After a skim of a cover letter and a glance of a résumé, a possible employer will determine whether an applicant is worthy of an interview. However, companies at the Winter Career Fair are looking at more…