The journalism department has been through three department heads in the past 10 years and previous department chair Bill Loving joined the list when he was asked to step down by College of Liberal Arts dean Linda Halisky last week. Halisky said she hopes to begin the search for a new journalism department chair in the fall.

Orfalea College of Business plans to offer a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program for Santa Barbara are now cancelled, resulting in a loss of approximately $40,000.

The Cal Poly women’s soccer team recently released their 2010 regular season schedule. Slated are 19 matches, including games against North Carolina, San Diego State, Arizona and San Jose State, as well as exhibition contests against Azuza Pacific and Westmont.

Bob Banner shows the community of San Luis Obispo what laughter yoga is about at the community center next to the San Luis Obispo County Library Thursday night.

Michael Linn won the seventh $1,500 No-Limit Hold ’em championship Thursday, July 1, according to ESPN’s World Series of Poker coverage. His win resulted in his first WSOP gold bracelet and an earnings of $609,493.

The Fremont nearly sold out for Tuesday night’s midnight showing of the latest Twilight installment.