“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” author Stephen Chbosky is coming to campus next Friday for a Q&A session and book signing in honor of Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week is an American Library Association sponsored event. Library Academic…
Cal Poly gets Best in West
Victoria Billings victoriabillings.md@gmail.com Cal Poly was ranked one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best in the West undergraduate universities for the 20th straight year this fall. Cal Poly ranked sixth on U.S. News’ list of top undergraduate universities with little…
Paper or plastic?
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net The controversial ordinance regarding the distribution of single-use bags in stores will go into effect in San Luis Obispo County on Oct. 1. The ordinance is meant to extensively reduce plastic bag usage without becoming a complete…
Encantado, España: getting to know Barcelona
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. Lionel Messi headed home a brilliant cross in one swift flick. The bar exploded. I jumped out of my seat with the rest of…
Task force to examine semester switchover
Sean McMinn seanmcminn.md@gmail.com After months of tentative discussion surrounding the issue, a presidential task force aimed to explore a Cal Poly conversion to semesters will begin meetings in mid-October. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, who will ultimately make the decision…
Mustangs defeat UC Davis for first time since 2008
The horseshoe is coming back to Cal Poly. In the Mustangs’ first game in the Big Sky Conference, Deonte Williams rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns to help the Cal Poly football team to a 28-20 victory over the…
Trustees prepare for more tuition increases
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 5 percent tuition increase that will come into effect if the system is hit with another round of budget cuts following the November election, a move that…
Cal Poly mourns student lost over Labor Day
[box]As most students and families were preparing for classes to begin, Cal Poly was struck by news of another student death when word of missing student Brett Olson’s death swept campus.[/box] Theatre arts sophomore Brett Olson was remembered Monday…
Brother Ali delivers rap and righteousness to SLO Brew
When I heard that underground rapper Brother Ali was kicking off his Mourning in America Tour at SLO Brew, I knew I had to go. As someone who lived in Minneapolis-St. Paul for a year in my infancy, I’ve always…
Students to ‘eat fresh’
Subway, the international sandwich chain, is coming to Cal Poly’s campus this September after nearly a year of waiting for the restaurant famous for five dollar foot longs. Subway will be replacing the closed campus dining facilities The Park and…
Cal Poly student found dead after Labor Day trip
UPDATE, SEPT. 9: The body of missing theatre arts sophomore Brett Olson was found this morning in the Sacramento River near Chico, Calif., according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department. Olson was reported missing last Monday by friends after disappearing during…