Articles Tagged With ‘Cal Poly’




Producer of new indie film tied to Cal Poly

By LISA RIZZO A new independent film hoping to spark attention at film festivals around the world has roots in San Luis Obispo. The producer of “Along the Roadside,” which just completed post production after summer shooting, is 2005 Cal... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student battles state over 20 cents

An attempt by a reporter at Cal Poly’s Mustang Daily in San Luis Obispo to get a copy of an email from the California State University chancellor’s office was thwarted over 20 cents. [LATimes] Sean McMinn was working on a... (Continue reading)

Search starts for new CSU chief

Eight trustees of the California State University system are interviewing candidates for chancellor over the next two days. (Sacramento Bee, CalState) The new boss of the 23-campus system — one of which is Cal Poly — may be among those... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly youth drowned in river

The body of a Cal Poly student missing since Sept. 2 following a Sacramento River float was discovered Sunday during a widespread search. (Chico Enterprise-Record) Brett Olson, 20, was part of an alcohol-fueled, all-day event that attracted thousands of Labor... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student missing in Sacramento River

A 20-year-old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student went missing during a Labor Day float down the Sacramento River. Brett Olson’s friends last saw him Sunday at about 3 p.m. before he got separated from them near Beer Can Beach.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student dead after collision

A 22-year-old Cal Poly student died Thursday from injuries he sustained after he collided with a pickup truck Wednesday while skateboarding on Grove Street in San Luis Obispo. Jacob Van Staaveren, who was not wearing a helmet, failed to halt... (Continue reading)

New news chief named at Cal Poly

A two-year vacancy in the chair of Cal Poly’s journalism department has been filled with the hiring of Mary Glick. Glick is an “entrepreneurial journalist and educator,” according to a statement by Harvey Levenson, interim chair of the department. “The... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo leads county in cost of government

By KAREN VELIE The city of SLO leads the pack in San Luis Obispo County with the highest rate of employees per population base with 103 residents per employee among cities with population more than 11,000. Since 2003, the city’s... (Continue reading)

CSU system to offer online university

The California State University system is slated to launch a system-wide online university in 2013 that could eventually expand enrollment by 250,000 students. [InsideBayArea] Budget cutbacks to California’s state-funded universities have resulted in fewer classes and reduced student enrollment. The... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly coach charged with two felonies

A former Cal Poly assistant coach who was arrested for allegedly attacking another man with a beer bottle at Harry’s Nightclub & Beach Bar in Pismo Beach was formally charged with two felonies on Tuesday. Randy Allan Hanson, 44, is... (Continue reading)