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Leading GOP donor to speak at Cal Poly

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Millionaire Republican donor Charles Munger Jr. will speak Friday morning at a Cal Poly political forum. Munger, who contributed more than $36 million to various campaigns in the 2012 election cycle, will discus citizen participation in politics at 11:30 a.m.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dies of apparent suicide

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Cal Poly student died inside a house near campus Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. [Mustang News] San Luis Obispo police responded to a home in the 200 block of Hathway Avenue Wednesday afternoon where... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly police searching for attempted robbery suspect

Written on 23 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Cal Poly University Police are searching for a man believed to have punched a student in the face Saturday afternoon. [KSBY] A Cal Poly student told police that he was walking alone on campus near Poly Canyon Village around 12:50... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly’s increasing student body

Written on 17 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Cal Poly has about 1,000 more students slated to attend this year compared to last and a goal of increasing attendance by 4,000 to 5,000 students over the next nine years. At the annual fall conference on Monday, Cal Poly’s... (Continue reading)

NASA taps Cal Poly alum as potential astronaut

Written on 18 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Cal Poly alumnus may become one of NASA’s next astronauts. NASA selected Cal Poly engineering alumnus and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Victor Glover as a one of eight members of its 21st astronaut candidate class. More than 6,000 people applied... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly professor sentenced for flashing students

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A former professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was sentenced to three years of formal probation for exposing his genitals to people at the campus library in May 2012. [KSBY] At the time of the alleged indecent exposure, Shaun... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly gay makeout session goes viral

Written on 9 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A woman preaching anti-gay sentiments at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo was rendered speechless when two students began kissing. The kiss was caught on video Tuesday and posted on YouTube where it has received more than 314,000... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly postseason run ends in Los Angeles

Written on 3 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Cal Poly baseball squad notched its first 40-win season and NCAA Tournament victory at the Divison 1 level in 2013, but the Mustangs failed to break a postseason slide that began Saturday night and continued Sunday.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly loses fly ball, lead and game to UCLA

Written on 2 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The lights shined brightly upon Cal Poly Saturday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Through the first five innings, the Mustangs handled all the pressure that came with a regional matchup against UCLA at the Bruins’ ballpark. Cal... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly responds to rude introduction with first tournament win

Written on 1 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

The Cal Poly baseball team entered the Los Angeles Regional Friday as a relative unknown. The public address announcer at UCLA’s Jackie Robinson stadium knew neither the location, nor mascot of the squad’s school. The announcer welcomed the Mustangs to... (Continue reading)