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Cal Poly sorority sisters accused of making false rape allegation

Written on 22 May, 2023 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo fraternity member filed a lawsuit last month against two sorority sisters for allegedly spreading a fabricated rape allegation. The suit accuses Samantha Canik, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority, of... (Continue reading)

Intruder wakes woman in SLO, man fondles student at Cal Poly

Written on 13 May, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police are warning the public to keep their doors and windows locked after a woman woke up to an intruder in her home, while Cal Poly officers are warning women of a man who... (Continue reading)

Truck crashes into bridge at Cal Poly

Written on 11 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A semi-truck crashed into the 12 and a half foot-high railroad bridge on Highland Drive on the Cal Polly campus Tuesday morning.  The crash resulted in the truck becoming wedged underneath the bridge. Damage occurred to both... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly astronaut to pilot NASA mission around moon

Written on 5 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

NASA has selected Cal Poly alum Victor Glover as the pilot for its upcoming Artemis II mission around the moon. Artemis is a lunar exploration program led by NASA intended to reestablish a human presence on the moon. The program’s... (Continue reading)

Encampment fire burns trees near Cal Poly in SLO

Written on 26 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Tall flames shot into the air on Saturday night after a fire at a homeless encampment near Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo spread to multiple eucalyptus trees. Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller reported the fire... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly lands former elite high school quarterback

Written on 30 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A once highly recruited quarterback announced Monday that he transferred from the University of Washington to Cal Poly. Sam Huard, the son of former NFL quarterback Damon Huard, entered college as a five-star recruit and rated as... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly float wins Rose Parade Extraordinaire Award

Written on 1 Jan, 2019 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Cal Poly universities’ float, featuring a pair of astronauts and a handful of animated extraterrestrials on an alien planet communicating through music, received the Extraordinaire Award for the most extraordinary float at the 130th Rose Parade held New Year’s Day.... (Continue reading)

Teen killed in crash on Highway 1 near Cal Poly

Written on 4 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A teen died in a single car crash along Highway 1 by Stenner Creek Road near Cal Poly Monday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. [Cal Coast Times] KSBY reports the victim was a man in his late teens. At about... (Continue reading)

Robe belt shaped like noose sparks latest Cal Poly campus concerns

Written on 16 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

While acknowledging the object found might not have any meaning or significance, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong penned a letter to the campus community discussing racism and mental health after a student in a dormitory found a bathrobe belt that... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly staffer in critical condition after intoxicated driver hit her

Written on 13 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The woman who was knocked unconscious on a San Luis Obispo street by an alleged DUI driver on Friday is a Cal Poly staff member. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 7 a.m. Friday, Lilianne Tang, 26, was crossing the street... (Continue reading)