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Possible contamination prompts chocolate recall

Written on 5 Oct, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly has recalled six varieties of candy bars because of possible contamination. [Tribune] No contamination has yet been discovered. However, it was determined that a piece of equipment had not been properly cleaned. As a result, the candy could... (Continue reading)

SLO to issue back-to-school fines to rowdy students

Written on 12 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

As Cal Poly students return to campus, San Luis Obispo police will be patrolling neighborhoods looking for candidates for hefty fines. Beginning Sunday at midnight and continuing over a two-week span, fines will double for violations of the San Luis... (Continue reading)

CSU bans campus Christian group

Written on 10 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 72 comments

The California State University system has banned a popular campus Christian group, which has a chapter at Cal Poly, for refusing to allow non-Christians to serve in leadership roles in the organization. [Huffington Post] InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, which has chapters at... (Continue reading)

Ex-frat president arrested for pot sales in home robbed by football players

Written on 5 Sep, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

San Luis Obispo police have arrested the ex-president of Cal Poly’s Delta Sigma Phi fraternity for marijuana sales, nearly one month after a group of Cal Poly football players allegedly robbed the fraternity’s house. On Thursday morning, police, sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly football players’ arraignments postponed

Written on 25 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Shortly after the arraignment for the five Cal Poly football players accused of multiple felony counts related to the armed robbery of fraternity house in San Luis Obispo on Aug. 10 was continued, President Jeffrey Armstrong said the school is... (Continue reading)

Felony charges filed against Cal Poly football players

Written on 23 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney filed multiple felony charges Friday against five Cal Poly players accused of the armed robbery of a fraternity house on Aug. 10, according to a press release. Cameron Akins, a wide receiver, is... (Continue reading)

Police search homes connected to Cal Poly robbery case

Written on 15 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

San Luis Obispo police officers served search warrants Thursday at three homes possibly connected to the robbery of a fraternity house allegedly carried out by five members of the Cal Poly football team. On Sunday, officers arrested five Cal Poly... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to investigate football player drug use

Written on 13 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Two days after San Luis Obispo police arrested five university football players for allegedly robbing a fraternity house near campus, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced plans to mount an investigate drug use within the football team. San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly football players rob frat house

Written on 11 Aug, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 78 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police arrested five Cal Poly football players, including the star of the team, early Sunday morning for robbing a fraternity house near campus. One of the players, 19-year-old Cameron Akins, a wide receiver, is... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly mulling $155 million hotel and arena project

Written on 8 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Cal Poly is considering building a $155 million on-campus complex that would include a hotel, a conference center and a basketball arena. [Tribune] The proposed project is intended to bolster the university’s hospitality degree program and replace an aging men... (Continue reading)