Wang was juggling interviews and job hunting when the COVID-19 pandemic canceled his final quarter of college, his graduation ceremony and any certainty he had about his post-graduate plans.
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Say goodbye to PolyLearn: Cal Poly to start using Canvas learning management system
Cal Poly is adopting a new learning management system (LMS) that will leave PolyLearn behind by Fall 2020. According to the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s (CTLT) website, the university will adopt Canvas and get rid of Moodle, the previous LMS, which powered PolyLearn. According to instructional designer at CTLT Tonia Malone, the […]
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Extra graduation tickets bought off other students could be invalidated by the university
Some students are scrambling to find tickets for their large families for the Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony and resorting to buying tickets from others. However, university officials say it is against Cal Poly’s rules. According to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier, reselling tickets is a potential violation of the student code of conduct, specifically misappropriation of […]
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Taco Temple opens second location in San Luis Obispo
California fusion-style Mexican-restaurant Taco Temple just opened their second location in San Luis Obispo on Calle Joaquin Street May 1. Taco Temple’s new location closely follows the opening of other Mexican-food restaurants in the San Luis Obispo area, including a second Taqueria Santa Cruz Express, San Luis Taqueria and Efren’s Mexican restaurant, but manager Patrick […]
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Keilani Waxdeck wakes from medically induced coma after fatal collision heading to Carrizo Plains
Almost a month after a fatal collision that injured three Cal Poly students and left art and design junior Keilani Waxdeck in a medically induced coma, Waxdeck was weaned off her IV medication and awaken from the coma, according to Waxdeck’s family.
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UCSB defeats Cal Poly in first “Dye is Life” beer die tournament
The blue green rivalry moved beyond traditional athletics last weekend as Cal Poly and UCSB went head to head in an intense beer die tournament April 21 in Goleta, Calif. Cal Poly fell to UCSB with one win and 11 losses at the inaugural competition between the two schools on the Gauchos’s home turf. The […]
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University Police targets underage drinking during Open House and Poly Royal Rodeo weekend
The University Police Department (UPD) conducted a special operation during Open House weekend April 12-13 targeting underage and binge drinking near campus. The operation resulted in 26 citations and 11 arrests, according to UPD. UPD received $39,209 in grant funding this year from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to hold periodic operations, according […]