Some Academic Senators expressed concern with the policy at a Feb. 11 Academic Senate Meeting.
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Patient tested for coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County after showing mild symptoms
Cal Poly students studying abroad in Italy will be removed from the country due to coronavirus concerns, President Jeffrey Armstrong said around 3:15 Tuesday.
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Celebrating Black Love in elegance at the SLO Museum of Art
Black Student Union threw their annual Black Love celebration Feb. 23 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. With three hours of non-stop piano from music sophomore Edmond McGinley and drum riffs from James Balseiro, food catered by Nipomo House of Prayer Church of God in Christ chef Walter Harris, the Black fashion, Black […]
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Inconclusive data led to the sophomore housing requirement
President Jeffrey Armstrong and top administrators have argued for years that living on campus improves student’s retention rates. However, University Housing Director Jo Campbell said data she presented at an Academic Senate meeting Feb. 11 did not prove second-year housing causes greater student retention, or the likelihood for a student to continue until their third year. […]
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Cal Poly fundraised $39 million in 2019, moving toward their $700 million goal
Cal Poly received $39 million in gifts last year through 14,000 individual donors. The majority of the donations came from foundations and corporations, which each gave approximately $11 million, while alumni donated $6.5 million. “I’m so overwhelmingly of the belief that this is evidence of how people are believing in our campuses and in our […]
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ASI resolution moves to support student-parents
Cal Poly policy reads “serious illness of a close relative” is an excusable reason to miss class. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) voted to ensure that policy will now include sick children.
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ASI student government accepting applications
Students now have until Feb. 21 to apply to run for Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) student government for the next academic year. The ASI board of directors includes a chair elected by the board and representatives from each of the six academic colleges. Filing is open for the ASI president position as well. Student government […]
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Celebrating the free exchange of ideas on Student Press Freedom Day
Aidan McGloin is a journalism senior, a Mustang News administrative reporter and the founder of The Hill, Mustang News’ data team. The views in this editorial do not necessarily reflect the views of Mustang News. On Student Press Freedom Day, we recognize the importance of a free press. We actually recognize the importance of a […]
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Less students enrolled with high-performing class of 2023
The class of 2023 is already breaking records with an average high school GPA of 4.09, SAT of 1402, and ACT of 31, and acceptance rate of 28 percent. The preliminary data given to Mustang News by Cal Poly’s Office of Institutional Research, which could change before being finalized in November, brings the university’s total […]
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Fewer rapes, burglaries reported in Cal Poly 2019 Crime Report
Students reported fewer rapes, fondles and burglaries in 2018 than in 2017 according to the 2019 Annual Security Crime Report released Sept. 19. The Annual Security Report includes statistics on crime compiled by Strategic Business Services between 2014 and 2016. It is dependent on students telling police or campus employees about any crimes that may […]
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Audit says CSU hid $1.5 billion in reserves during tuition hikes
The California State University (CSU) was not transparent about a surplus of more than $1.5 billion while negotiating state funding and raising student tuition, according to an audit report released Thursday, June 20. Auditor Elaine Howle alleges the CSU did not properly disclose the money to students or legislators. The majority of the budget surplus was […]