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Roommates: a match made in heaven– or hell

Mar 16, 2009 in News

You come home after studying for hours in the library only to find 20 people at your house in various states of drunkenness. You have a huge midterm the next day and there’s no way you’ll get any sleep at this rate. Yelling at your roommate isn’t going to do much good considering the state [...]

Former English major makes her own mark on literature

Mar 12, 2009 in Arts

From the time she was a little girl, Cal Poly alumna Jacey Verdicchio always wanted to write books, but never imagined it would actually happen. Now, at the age of 21, she has published her first children’s book, “A King’s Decree and the Brave Three.” The book is based on a Bible passage about three [...]

ASI wants student input in possible bus reductions

Mar 04, 2009 in News

Students looking for a way to protest possible reductions to bus services on campus can find an outlet through Associated Students, Inc. In a campaign to stop San Luis Obispo from possibly cutting SLO Transit night and weekend bus routes, ASI has posted a survey students can take about their use of various bus routes. [...]

Get a dream internship: Cal Poly is here to help

Mar 04, 2009 in News

As winter quarter comes to an end, it’s time to start looking for a summer internship and the Career Resource Center and career counselors are just the resources students can look to for help. The career counselors and Careers Resource Center (part of Career Services) help students with all the parts of the internship process [...]

Society wants testosterone in its sports

Mar 03, 2009 in Sports

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team is 18-8 (10-4 Big West Conference) and the men’s basketball team is 7-18 (3-10 Big West), yet the men’s team is averaging over 2,000 fans per game while the women’s team has just over 500. Fans usually prefer winning teams over losing teams, so why is there such a [...]