Louise Dolby Cal Poly and the San Luis Obispo chapter of the Rotary International raised approximately $8,000 to aid villages hit by the Southeast Asian tsunami last December. Collected on behalf of the Thai-based charity, the Center for the Protection…
ASI president chosen as a finalist for CSU student trustee
tom sanders The life of any architectural engineering senior is busy. The responsiblities of the Associated Students Inc. president are immense. Tylor Middlestadt does both, and now he’s ready to take on yet another task. On Nov. 11, the California…
Biomedical engineering degree blends art, science for humanity
brennan angel A new degree in biomedical engineering will be available starting fall 2006, making Cal Poly the first California State University to offer the major. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to create pacemakers, catheters and other…
Club offers fair trade solutions to holiday shoppers
With less than a month left until Christmas, many are struggling to figure out what to buy friends and family members. The Cal Poly Fair Trade Club is offering a suggestion: coffee – and a little piece of mind. Since Nov. 15, the Cal Poly Fair Trade Club has sold its holiday gift packs, a cellophane-wrapped package full of LaDonna’s Coffee Co.
Renowned court reporter speaks of her experience
Chumash Auditorium was filled with aspiring journalists Thursday morning when renowned Associated Press courtroom reporter Linda Deutsch spoke of her life covering trials. Deutsch most recently covered the Michael Jackson trial but has also reported on the trials of O.J.…
ASI makes a connection through e-newsletter
Cal Poly’s first quarterly electronic newsletter for students, containing messages from ASI officers, information on co-sponsorship, and news about the recent California State University fee increases was released by ASI on Wednesday. The e-newsletter titled, “The Student Government Connection,” is…
New Web site registers students automatically
A Cal Poly student has created a new Web service that aims to make registering for classes a little easier. PolyRegister.com, a site created by Dave Patierno, is an automated system in which students give the Web site their information…
Students gender-bend to celebrate Transgender Day
michael mullady mustang daily At least one transgender individual is murdered each month in the United States. Transgender Remembrance Day, officially on Sunday, serves to raise awareness of the violence against those who did not conform to gender norms, said…
Banquet demonstrates world poverty, hunger
brennan angel Of 100 dinners at a campus banquet Wednesday, less than 20 left the dinner feeling satisfied. At the Hunger Banquet, participants were randomly assigned to one of four social classes and received a meal that represented their assigned…
Organic Farm fertilizes futures, Cal Poly Eggs come sunny side up
tom sanders Taking part in agriculture enterprise projects have led some students and faculty to believe the programs give more than just another heading on a resume. The tasks equip students with many skills that can be potentially applied to…
Students run to assist displaced students
Where would you go if your school was washed away by a hurricane? Fourteen students from Louisiana now attend Cal Poly after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their campus, and four seniors from the communication studies department at Cal Poly are helping…