brennan angel Cal Poly students involved in campus clubs and projects now have a new means of communication thanks to the creation of PolyClubs.com, an online directory of clubs that was launched in November 2005. The Web site was created…
Athletic director announces new soccer coach
Former UC Santa Cruz soccer coach Paul Holocher will take the reigns of Cal Poly’s men’s soccer team, Cal Poly Athletic Director Alison Cone announced on Friday. Holocher was 109-24-8 during his seven seasons at UC Santa Cruz, but said…
UU Hour cancellation calls for bowling
michael mullady When the UU Hour is cancelled due to rain, like it was Thursday, many students hang out at Mustang Lanes. It’s all in a day’s work for Steve Goldie, an industrial technology senior and manager of Mustang Lanes,…
Ringing in the Year of the Dog
James Mellor It’s 2006, which means it’s time to bring in the Year of the Dog. Cal Poly’s Chinese Student Association will celebrate its 49th annual Chinese New Year banquet this Saturday. At 6 p.m. in the Chumash Auditorium, the…
District attorney to decide the outcome of hit and run
A San Dimas woman went to the emergency room after a hit and run involving two Cal Poly students at Mustang Village Friday afternoon. According to police reports, a Jeep Wrangler driven by Cal Poly student John McGuire, backed into…
Residents confused over abrupt cable changes
tom sanders Cal Poly students living on campus recently returned from the holiday break only to discover that something was out of place. When they turned their television dials and flipped through the channels, looking for their favorite show, they…
Running with heart
tom sanders Remember in “Forrest Gump” when Tom Hanks ran across the country for no particular reason? Steven Bethune, a 24-year-old Cal Poly graduate, is planning to do the same thing, only his motive is to help those with heart…
Jewish lecturer discusses current state of Germany
brennan angel World War II is over, Nazi Germany is defeated. Humanity, its amazing unquenchable spirit, begins living anew. At the end of the war, millions were dead and all but 15,000 German Jews were in foreign lands. There is…
Gambling success with addiction
sheila sobchik It’s the mental discipline that separates the inexperienced from the experienced in the game of poker, twins Devin and Taylor Biehn said. A player must be able to stay composed and focused for long periods of time as…
Pocket pair out kicks competition
sheila sobchik The dimly lit room was dusty and cramped, the mass of people huddled around one another created a scene reminiscent of “Fight Club,” stuffy and tense. Beneath the pile of onlookers, two identical twins sat glued to their…
Applications hit a record high
More and more students are trying to get into Cal Poly as the university received a record number of undergraduate applications this year. Cal Poly received 30,786 undergraduate applications for the fall 2006 quarter, a 12 percent rise from last…