SLO HotHouse and the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship have launched an Indiegogo crowd sourcing campaign with the goal of raising $70,000, enough to fund seven teams of Cal Poly entrepreneurs.
Cal Poly community responds to Boston bombings
Aerospace engineering freshman Noah Falck didn’t hear the bombs explode at the Boston Marathon finish line. He had finished the race almost an hour and a half earlier and was resting in a massage area for runners — a safe distance from the destruction wreaked by the bombing. But when another runner told him there had been two explosions, Falck worked his way back to the finish line area to help however he could.
Rush deferment may soon be policy of past
Hillary Kaiser hillarykaiser.md@gmail.com Deferred rush, which bans freshman males from rushing any fraternity until winter quarter of their first year, may soon change. Administration and several student groups are in discussions to come to a compromise on the policy’s future, which…
ASI president candidates exercise ‘free speech’
Alexandria Scott alexandriascott.md@gmail.com With a microphone and empty stage, the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) presidential candidates summed up their campaign platforms in short speeches at ASI’s “Free Speech Hour” during University Union hour on Tuesday. It was an event for candidates to introduce…
Cal Poly community gathers to remember Giselle Ayala
Kaytlyn Leslie news@mustangdaily.net Family and friends of Giselle Ayala gathered in the University Union Plaza on Monday to remember the life of the deceased sociology freshman, who died in Santa Barbara more than a week ago. During the memorial, which…
Memo fuels uncertainty in semester’s future
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s road to semesters met with another obstacle this past week, as an email saying there was no official system mandate to convert made the rounds through faculty, but California State University (CSU) officials say the…
Freshman found dead in Santa Barbara
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net UPDATE 5:52 p.m.: The body found on a Santa Barbara beach on Saturday was confirmed to be Cal Poly sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, officials say. According to a sheriff’s office press release, a jogger found…
365 days: And art to show for each one
Carly Rickards wire@mustangdaily.net The fading light of the late afternoon darkens Bryn Hobson’s view of the paint palette and torn piece of paper in front of him. His right hand, decorated by a red, threaded bracelet embroidered with the word…
Men’s basketball aims for deep tournament run
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net After All-Big West first team junior Chris Eversley suffered a high ankle sprain in Cal Poly’s 68-53 victory over UC Davis on Feb. 9, the 6-foot-7 forward decided to sit out the next game against rival UC…
Cal Poly to move to semesters by end of decade
For nearly a year, the Cal Poly community has scrutinized the question of quarters vs. semesters. On Monday, University President Jeffrey Armstrong announced mounting pressure from the California State University forced him to accept semesters will come to Cal Poly by 2020.
Armstrong: Conversion to semesters by end of decade
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net University President Jeffrey Armstrong confirmed in a memo to campus today that after discussions with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White and presidents from other CSU campuses, Cal Poly will begin the process of…