Giselle Ayala death ruled as accident

Mustang News Staff [follow id=”mustangdaily”] The death of Cal Poly student Giselle Ayala is officially ruled as an accident. Santa Barbara joggers discovered Ayala’s body on a beach near UC Santa Barbara in April. In a coroners report obtained by…

Video: Students and staff mourn Giselle Ayala

Students filled the University Union Plaza at 6 p.m. on Monday to remember Giselle Ayala, who died in Santa Barbara more than a week ago. Speakers included Associated Students, Inc. President Katie Morrow, who read a letter from the deceased…

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…

Ayala’s death one of ‘many enormous tragedies’ this school year

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net Sociology freshman Giselle Ayala’s death two weeks ago marks the most student deaths at Cal Poly in a fiscal year in the past six years. Ayala became the fifth student death of the 2012–13 fiscal year, which runs…

Ayala remembered as ‘sweet,’ great listener

Sara Natividad snatividad@mustangdaily.net Members of the Cal Poly community will gather Friday evening to light candles for sociology freshman Giselle Ayala, whose death left many friends and acquaintances recalling memories of a smiling, happy 18-year-old this week. Ayala, who went…

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…