Showcase to highlight liberal arts college

Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts will hold its inaugural Homecoming for the Mind showcase Saturday, displaying the college to the public and showcasing some of its top projects and research. Homecoming for the Mind is the launch of what…

California DREAMs come true

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 131, also known as part of the California version of the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, on Oct. 8. The bill, which takes effect in January 2013, will…

Alpha Phi receives social probation

The Alpha Phi sorority will face a five-month suspension after an investigation by Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership (SLL) found it guilty of hazing on Thursday. The investigation began after a freshman pledge was transported to the emergency room…

Hazing leads to suspension for Alpha Phi sorority

The Alpha Phi sorority will face a five-month suspension after an investigation by Cal Poly Student Life and Leadership (SLL) found it guilty of hazing following Thursday’s judicial hearing. The investigation began after a freshman pledge was transported to the…

University Police cars update look

Though the Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) added one new car to the fleet this year, chief Bill Watton said he hopes students will think there are several. The new car, which is the only black and white marked car…

Oh baby, baby: professor to study pregnancy weight in mothers

The National Institutes of Health awarded Cal Poly kinesiology professor Suzanne Phelan a $3 million grant this past summer to conduct research on low-income mothers. The research, which will be done over the course of five years, will study the…

UPD annual report shows spike in burglary

Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) released their annual crime statistics and campus security report Sept. 29. The report provides statistics from the past three years for crimes on-campus, in the residence halls, on public property immediately surrounding campus and at…

Chase bank opens new branch in UU

Chase opened a new branch of its bank on Cal Poly’s campus Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the first floor of the University Union (UU). The ceremony featured Chase executives, Cal Poly administrators and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)…

Cal Poly honor society earns national award

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) awarded Cal Poly’s chapter the Silver Star Award at a conference in Puerto Rico last June. The Silver Star Award, which is the third highest status that can be given to an NSCS…

GrCI ships business building techniques via UPS

When UPS wanted to reinvent its printing program to bring itself into the digital era, it turned to Cal Poly.

Rec Center closes, PRE-REC provides alternative

When students return to campus fall quarter, some might be disappointed to find the Cal Poly Recreation Center closed. Director of Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) Programs Marcy Maloney said the closure was necessary to ensure that the new, expanded center…