michael mullady With the winter’s rain and the past few weeks’ warm weather, flowers have unexpectedly began to bloom throughout the Central Coast. Along Via Carta, colorful displays of nature have unearthed in a variety of shapes and sizes. Mike…
Open forum draws attention to fee increase proposal
Although student turnout was low at the IRA (Instructionally Related Activities) open forum last Wednesday in the Cerro Vista Community Center, hopes were high for a successful turnout for the vote this week. The IRA fee increase proposes to raise…
Poly student dies in car accident
Cal Poly freshman Sheri French died in a car accident on California State Route 121 near Napa Valley in the late afternoon on Saturday Feb. 18. French, 19, a business administration major, died along with her boyfriend, John Matteron, 20,…
Students teach art to low-income children with Central Coast Center for Arts Education
Central Coast Center for Arts Education (CCCAE) will offer a program to provide art education for Santa Maria school children in low-income housing. The project has funds to operate at Peoples’ Self Help Housing (PSHH) Los Adobes de Maria II…
Students apathetic toward IRA fee proposal
The hundreds of red “Vote Yes” posters plastering the walls throughout campus in last year’s aggressive ASI fee increase proposal prompted over 5,000 students to vote. The spark that ignited several thousand to vote last year is lacking in this…
Jerusalem Post journalist discusses issues in the Middle East
The experience of a journalist working in one of the most conflicted regions of the world is unusual. It is even more rare when that journalist is both Israeli and Arab, and writes for a Hebrew paper. Monday night, Khaled…
LGBT celebrates same- sex handholding day
James Mellor Valentine's Day is traditionally a day to express love – even through something as simple as holding hands. Cal Poly's Pride Alliance Center: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) student group has organized a Valentine's Day event, Same Sex…
Conference unites students to change the status quo
brennan angel mustang daily Over 150 Cal Poly students united this weekend under the common theme of creating change. The fourth annual Change the Status Quo conference, put on by Student Community Services, included 24 workshops addressing the issues of…
Book parallels literature to spark student interest
whitney guenther Lost in a sea of intricate plot lines and unrecognizable words, many high school students give up on the great literary pieces of yesteryear because they simply can’t understand them. But two Cal Poly faculty members and one…
Students design garden in tribute to local firefighter
Landscape architecture students presented designs for a healing garden at French Hospital Wednesday. The LA 252, fundamentals of site planning and design, class worked on the project individually, with each student providing their own perspective on the design. The healing…
CSU chancellor optimistic on future budget, diversity plans
whitney guenther CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed was positive about the current state of the CSU system in a teleconference Wednesday. Reed discussed the current system-wide ban on alcohol, the CSU’s future plans to promote diversity and said he anticipated…