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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.

• 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.

• Scheduling conflict cancels Cal Poly talk by man who inspired 'Catch Me if You Can'

  Scheduling conflict cancels Cal Poly talk by man who inspired 'Catch Me if You Can'

  Due to a scheduling conflict, the Cal Poly Arts program featuring Frank Abagnale, the con man who was the inspiration behind the movie “Catch Me if You Can,” has been canceled. It was to be held Wednesday.

  Cal Poly Arts will attempt to reschedule Abagnale for a future engagement. Ticket holders can call the Performing Arts Center ticket office at 756-2787 for exchanges or refunds.

• Photos: Cal Poly's rec center nears completion

  Photos: Cal Poly's rec center nears completion

  Cal Poly’s expanded recreation center is slated to open next week, offering students, faculty, staff and alumni significantly more space to exercise.

  The nearly $72 million facility was approved in a student vote in 2008. Students are paying for the new facility through increases of $65 per quarter in fees.

  The facility includes basketball courts, weight-lifting areas, cardio machines, sand volleyball courts and a pool area with barbecue pits.

• Photos: New science and math building at Cal Poly is taking shape

  Photos: New science and math building at Cal Poly is taking shape

  Construction is running ahead of schedule on Cal Poly's new state-of-the-art Center for Science and Mathematics, which is taking shape in the heart of campus.

  The six-story, $132 million facility is slated to open in May 2013 and will house lecture halls, labs, classrooms and faculty offices. The building was funded by state bonds and more than $20 million in private donations.

  Among the architectural highlights are two open atriums on the second floor that cut through the four floors above and are topped by skylights.