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Are Cal Poly boys behaving badly?

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

Cal Poly officials have sanctioned a popular fraternity following the surfacing of allegations that a sexual assault took place at a Halloween party hosted by the fraternity Friday night. The alleged sexual assault has landed Pi Kappa Alpha on suspension... (Continue reading)

Pilots in Virgin Galactic crash were Cal Poly alums

Written on 3 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The two men piloting a test spaceflight that crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday are Cal Poly alums who graduated from the university’s aerospace engineering program. [KSBY] Michael Alsbury, 39, and Peter Siebold, 43, were flying the Virgin Galactic... (Continue reading)

Alleged sexual assault at Cal Poly fraternity

Written on 2 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Cal Poly officials alerted students in an email on Saturday about an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity party on Friday. The victim was attending a party hosted by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at 740 W. Foothill Boulevard in... (Continue reading)

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)