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• Cal Poly junior livestock show runs through Sunday in Paso Robles

  Cal Poly junior livestock show runs through Sunday in Paso Robles

  Cal Poly’s Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show will celebrate its 28th year this Presidents Day weekend at the Paso Robles Event Center.

  The show is free and open to the public through Sunday, according to Cal Poly officials.

  Western Bonanza began as a senior project at a cattle show in 1985. A management team of 30 Cal Poly students and more than 100 committee members hosts the junior livestock show with more than 450 exhibitors.

• PG&E donates to Cal Poly journalism

  PG&E donates to Cal Poly journalism

  PG&E recently donated $38,189 to Cal Poly’s journalism department, which buys equipment for students in laboratories and field work, including Cal Poly’s television channel and campus radio station, according to a recent news release.

  Harvey Levenson, interim chairman of the journalism department and head of the graphic communications department, said, “The students now have access to some of the most modern audio and video technology available in the journalism profession. This is the essence of putting into practice ‘learn by doing.’ ”

• College Roundup: Cal Poly softball team loses twice to Long Beach State

  College Roundup: Cal Poly softball team loses twice to Long Beach State

  Cal Poly’s softball team lost both of its games in its Big West Conference doubleheader at Long Beach State on Friday, falling to the 49ers 4-1 in the first game and 3-2 in the second game.

  In the opener, Long Beach State scored four runs in the fifth inning to hand Cal Poly the loss.

  Whitley Gerhart went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Mustangs, who scored their only run in the fourth inning.

• Cal Poly adding summer quarter faculty fellowship dedicated to organic and sustainable farming methods

  Cal Poly adding summer quarter faculty fellowship dedicated to organic and sustainable farming methods

  Cal Poly is adding a summer quarter faculty fellowship dedicated to organic and sustainable farming methods.

  The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Center for Sustainability will add the fellowship in organics to the Horticulture and Crop Science Department through funding from the Lundberg Family Farms’ pledge of support.

  Cal Poly students will receive training and research opportunities in organic farming methods, food safety and sustainable agricultural systems.

• Cal Poly recalls eggnog found with E. coli contamination

  Cal Poly recalls eggnog found with E. coli contamination

  Cal Poly Creamery has announced a voluntary recall of its Farmstead Made Eggnog after a sample was found to be contaminated with Escherichia coli. The contamination was discovered Wednesday after routine testing by the Cal Poly Creamery detected the presence of high colony counts of E. coli.

  No illnesses have been reported in connection with the product, university officials said.

  The recalled product is marked with the expiration dates "Dec. 10" and "Dec. 17" printed in blue on the top of the lid and may have been purchased at one of the following retailers: