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Cal Poly's University Advancement division has appointed Allison Jones as its first scholarship coordinator in order to increase the number of available scholarships and improve student-donor relations. In an effort to improve scholarships, internships and endowments, Jones will coordinate donor relations and will develop and maintain the scholarship-giving Web site. Read More »

A run-in with a train cost psychology student Ryan West his right foot early Saturday morning. Union Pacific Railroad contacted the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) at 1:16 a.m. to notify authorities that a pedestrian had been hit, authorities said. Read More »

Forty minutes and 17 seconds. That's how long the North Dakota State football team possessed the ball in its 51-14 rout of Cal Poly on Saturday. The loss in front of 14,706 fans at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D., ends both the Mustangs' Great West Football Conference title and Division I-AA playoff hopes. Read More »

The smell of tar was thicker than the air in the room where music senior David Hora sat, waiting to go to his next class. "A whole bunch of people have headaches, but it's still the same schedules in the same rooms," Hora said. Construction on the roofs of the H. Read More »

A plan to improve the economic and aesthetic viability of South Broad Street will be introduced to the community tonight at a public meeting at the Grange Hall. The South Broad Street Corridor Plan seeks to implement traffic improvements that will make the one-mile stretch of road between High Street and Orcutt Road safer through the addition of pedestrian refuges, crosswalks and signals. Read More »

November is Latino History Month and this year's celebration is bigger than ever. "This year is really cool because we have a director and have planned more events," said Gabriela Garcia, a nutrition senior and Multicultural Center employee. There are usually two weeks in October dedicated to Latino history, but the center wanted to have a whole month to bring awareness about Latino heritage and culture. Read More »

Four San Luis Obispo residents are in police custody after a drug raid late Monday night on five locations throughout the city. The suspects, Robert Trevino, Pedro Ibarra, Phillip Furia and Claudia Rosales were arrested on suspicion of crimes ranging from possession and sales of a controlled substance to child endangerment, according to San Luis Obispo police chief Deborah Linden. Read More »

Measure J passed yesterday after a 16-year battle by Ernie Dalidio to get the petition on the ballot. "They brought the champagne," said Stephanie Yurchak, a celebrating Measure J proponent. The 51 acres of land that Dalidio owns - located on Madonna Road - will be devoted to a shopping center. Read More »

A proposition that will infuse $10.4 billion into California's education system, including $16.7 million for Cal Poly over two years, was headed toward approval as of deadline Tuesday. Despite trailing earlier in the night, Proposition 1D was up by a margin of five points, 54. Read More »

Measure Y passed Tuesday night with 64.74 percent of the vote, meaning that the city of San Luis Obispo will now pay a half-cent more on sales taxes for the next eight years. The measure finished with 7,738 votes supporting it and only 4,215 votes opposing it. Read More »