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Cal Poly student missing in Sacramento River

Written on 4 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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

Written on 31 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

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

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

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

Written on 28 Aug, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

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

Written on 26 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

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

Written on 22 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

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)

Cal State spring admissions open to non-residents only

Written on 17 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

The California State University system is under fire over its plans to admit higher-paying out-of-state and international students to its undergraduate and graduate programs next spring while barring California residents because of state funding cuts. [LATimes] Earlier this year, Cal... (Continue reading)

All steamed up over fatal oak blight

Written on 15 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A new way has been found to battle a particularly lethal plant disease called sudden oak death, which periodically plagues this region and can cause huge financial losses. The baffling and complex disease, it has been discovered, can be eradicated... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly assistant coach arrested for assault

Written on 6 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

A Cal Poly assistant football coach allegedly attacked another man with a beer bottle at Harry’s Nightclub & Beach Bar in Pismo Beach shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday. [KSBY] Police arrested  Randy Hanson, 44, for battery and booked him... (Continue reading)

Gay couples protest Cal Poly Chick-fil-A

Written on 4 Aug, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

By KAREN VELIE Same sex couples and their allies showed their support for gay rights at Cal Poly’s Chick-fil-A on Friday. The fast food restaurant has been embroiled in controversy since its president Dan Cathy came out against gay marriage... (Continue reading)