Three Cal Poly sports teams will compete on campus this week, and a basketball star will make her way to Denver to showcase her talent in front of professional scouts. Baseball Friday night starter Joey Wagman started off the four…
Learn by doing inside out
For some industrial and manufacturing engineering classes, it’s like falling down the rabbit hole — lectures are done at home, homework is done in lectures. The new class structure focuses on a better way of learning. Several industrial and manufacturing…
Kennedy Library kicks off exhibit celebrating Book Club of California's centennial
This coming April, Robert E. Kennedy Library will host its spring exhibit, “Pressing Forward: The Book Club of California at 100.” In honor of the Book Club’s centennial, the traveling exhibition will host various activities including talks from a professional…
Christian Greek societies denied affiliation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of two California State University (CSU) Christian greek organizations earlier this month, denying them the potential for affiliation with their respective universities. Both the Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity and Alpha Delta…
Men's tennis regains swagger
Men’s tennis head coach Nick Carless noticed a difference in his team’s 5-2 loss to Boise State on March 10. The way he saw it, the team held back and beat themselves. Since he had encountered that kind of loss…
Hip Hop Congress regains lost charter
At the beginning of the year, it seemed Cal Poly’s chapter of the Hip Hop Congress was lost to the school. But through the work of some dedicated members, both affiliated with the school and others, the club managed to…
Joey Wagman shines under Friday night lights
On a warm Friday night in Danville, Calif., the lights flooded the diamond and the stars were out as Joey Wagman shone. The center fielder for the Monte Vista High School baseball team was known as the captain of…
Radio club talks out of this world
The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club successfully contacted life in outer space today in a radio conversation with International Space Station astronaut Daniel Burbank at the Keck Advanced Technology Laboratory on campus. The nine-and-a-half minute conversation with Burbank was…
El Corral rounding up new name
Students who dream of leaving a lasting mark on Cal Poly’s campus, or owning a Vespa, will have their chance through Cal Poly Corporation’s contest to pick a new name for El Corral Bookstore. El Corral, originally named for the…
Student death determined suicide
Police identified the body of Cal Poly physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce in his car March 16 on the last day of finals before spring break, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD). A coroner’s examination later determined that…
Softball slides through spring break
The Mustang softball team played 20 games on the road to kick off its 2012 campaign — and rain washed out six more — before Cal Poly returned to San Luis Obispo last weekend. The team owns a 7-18 record…