The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship held its bi-quarterly entrepreneurial event Nov. 16 in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion. Hosted by the center’s co-founder and Cal Poly entrepreneurship professor, Jonathan York, the entrepreneurship forum featured the finals of…
Cross-country races to national finish line
The Cal Poly men’s cross-country team finished in 28th place with 680 points last Monday at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. On the women’s side, individual qualifiers Leanne Fogg and Meghan Breadmore finished 105th and 146th, respectively,…
New fee proposed for 'student success'
A newly proposed “Student Success Fee” would help Cal Poly students get the classes they need and finish their degrees on time, Cal Poly vice president for finance Larry Kelley said. The fee was proposed as a solution to state funding…
Women fall to Fresno State in tight game
Senior forward Kristina Santiago’s 27 points and career-high 23 rebounds weren’t enough to save the Mustangs Sunday, as Fresno State outlasted the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 79-76 in Mott Gym. After 18 lead changes, Fresno State guard Madison Parrish…
Professor files workload complaint
The second formal grievance hearing in Cal Poly’s history, which focused on excessive workloads given to professors in the electrical engineering department, was held Nov. 16. Electrical engineering associate professor Bryan Mealy said he was subjected to an excessive workload from…
Provost denies privatization
Questions arose about Cal Poly’s future as a public university after a talk given by Cal Poly Provost Robert Koob last Wednesday at a retired faculty and staff luncheon. Koob discussed increasing cuts to funding and tuition hikes as signs…
CFA strikes on two campuses
The California Faculty Association (CFA) is executing a planned strike at California State University (CSU) campuses at Dominguez Hills and Easy Bay campuses Thursday. The protests, which began in the early morning and are expected to go into the evening,…
Ride the bus for a Mustang/Gaucho brawl
It was late on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon when the buses to Santa Barbara fired up their engines, but that didn’t stop Cal Poly students from taking the hour-and-a-half bus ride to Harder Stadium. All to show support for the…
Take in the sights at Avila Beach
Katherina Koller walks on a stone path in Avila Beach, palms pressed together, making her way through a labyrinth — a circular maze with no dead ends. “It’s a metaphor for living life in a more peaceful way,” Koller said…
CSU trustees approve fee increase
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees approved a 9 percent increase in student tuition for the 2012-13 academic year at its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The tuition increase was proposed and passed as a safeguard for the…
Fermin and the Mustangs are denied at the buzzer
Photo by Max Zeronian Buck Owens might love Bakersfield, but the Cal Poly point guard Amaurys Fermin probably does not, especially after Wednesday night. Fermin’s last second layup rolled off the rim to give Cal State Bakersfield a 60-58 win…