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Immigrant accused of killing Cal Poly grad appears in court

Written on 26 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 28 comments

An illegal immigrant who shot and killed a 32-year-old Cal Poly graduate last month in San Francisco is appearing in court this week as a judge decides whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a murder trial. [SF Gate]... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to pay $480,000 to rid Moriarty’s name from scoreboard

Written on 20 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Cal Poly has agreed to pay $480,000 to remove Ponzi scheme architect Al Moriarty’s name from the scoreboard of the university’s football stadium. The funds from the settlement will come from the Cal Poly Foundation, not tuition money, according to... (Continue reading)

Did Cal Poly’s coach help police arrest his star player?

Written on 14 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Cal Poly head football coach Tim Walsh became a “state actor” and actively helped San Luis Obispo police arrest his star running back, according to a motion filed in the court case over an attempted robbery of a university fraternity... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly president may get pay raise

Written on 20 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Cal State University trustees are considering a new pay agreement that would boost Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s salary, which already exceeds $350,000. [Press Telegram] On Tuesday, Cal State trustees will decide whether to grant 2 percent raises to campus... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student killed by DUI suspect

Written on 13 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A 19-year-old Cal Poly student died early Saturday morning after being hit by an alleged drunk driver in Northern California. [KSBY] Dave Go was in Hayward, his hometown, for summer break. Go was a passenger in a vehicle being driven... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies in stairwell collapse

Written on 10 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A 26-year-old Cal Poly graduate student died in a staircase collapse at a Folsom apartment complex last week. Shaun Xiang “Chris” Yuan was a master’s student in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, according to a statement released... (Continue reading)

Trump condemns murder of Cal Poly grad

Written on 4 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 77 comments

Donald Trump has renewed his calls for tougher immigration laws after an illegal Mexican immigrant allegedly shot a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate on a pier in San Fransisco. On Wednesday, Kathryn Steinle, 33, was walking with her father along... (Continue reading)

House catches fire near Cal Poly

Written on 17 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out Monday evening at a home one block away from the entrance to Cal Poly. San Luis Obispo firefighters and Cal Fire responded to and extinguished the house fire at the corner of Slack Street and Graves... (Continue reading)

Applaud Armstrong for preserving Ag land

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 16 comments

OPINION By WYATT BROWN On Friday, President Jeffrey Armstrong of Cal Poly wrote to the faculty to address them at the end of the academic year and to update them on specific issues that had been at the forefront spring... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly scraps plan to build on farmland

Written on 15 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following public outcry, Cal Poly announced it has dropped a plan to develop farmland that agriculture students use as classrooms. As part of the university’s master plan update, Cal Poly officials were considering building housing, hotels and a convention center... (Continue reading)