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Cal Poly honors interned Japanese-American students

Written on 13 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A small, but important, and certainly long overdue, ceremony took place last week at Cal Poly as President Warren Baker awarded 31 honorary degrees to Japanese-American students who were forcefully relocated from the West Coast in 1942. [LA Japanese Daily... (Continue reading)

Search to replace Warren Baker at Poly continues

Written on 3 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Cal Poly will continue searching for a new president. [Tribune] Three candidates were brought to campus last month as possible replacements for retiring president Warren Baker after an extensive national search. A fourth candidate had withdrawn from consideration before campus... (Continue reading)

Three finalists named for Warren Baker’s job

Written on 21 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Cal Poly officials released the names Friday morning of the three finalists to replace Warren Baker as university president. Baker is retiring after serving as president since 1979. Each of the three candidates is being brought to campus next week... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student wins big on “Wheel of Fortune”

Written on 14 May, 2010 in Discovered | One comment

Fourth year Biology major Katie Berger shouldn’t have any problem paying tuition after winning nearly $50,000 on TV’s “Wheel of Fortune.” [KSBY] The Cal Poly student won $49,493 in cash and prizes in an episode that aired locally Thursday night.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly Wine Festival on April 24, part two

Written on 26 Apr, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | No comments

The Cal Poly Wine Festival took place on Saturday April 24th, 2010 in Santa Margarita. This event featured a multitude of vendors from local wineries. The proceeds of this event support Cal Poly students involved in viticulture and educational opportunities... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly Wine Festival on April 24, part one

Written on 26 Apr, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | One comment

The Cal Poly Wine Festival took place on Saturday April 24th, 2010 in Santa Margarita. This event featured a multitude of vendors from local wineries. The proceeds of this event support Cal Poly students involved in viticulture and educational opportunities... (Continue reading)

Orson Welles’ four all-time strangest gigs

Written on 4 Mar, 2010 in Discovered | No comments

A tip of the hat to Peter Hartlaub, Cal Poly graduate, former Telegram-Tribune reporter, and currently the pop culture critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. Pete is responsible for an offbeat Chronicle blog about parenting and just about anything else... (Continue reading)

Is Cal Poly ignoring endowments?

Written on 27 Feb, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 30 comments

At a time when the College of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo is mired in as much as a $1-million operating budget deficit, the popular college, which attracts more than its share of generous donations,... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly president agrees to help Haitian student

Written on 26 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

California Polytechnic State University President Warren Baker agreed on Friday to give in-state tuition to a Haitian born student who was slated to return to his native country without his civil engineering degree because he was unable to pay for... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly ignores plight of Haitian student

Written on 24 Feb, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

Cal Poly’s only Haitian-born undergraduate student may have to return to his native country without his civil engineering degree because he is unable to pay for Spring Quarter tuition. Alcenat Honorat was sponsored into this country by a San Luis... (Continue reading)