The email arrived Monday evening, from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. The subject line: Death of Student Sofia Padoan. The notification reached campus community members—students, faculty, alumni and parents of students. On the Cal Poly Facebook parent page, an administrator reposted the email, prompting hundreds of messages expressing sympathy and shock. […]
Author Archives: Amelia Wu
Amelia Wu is the 2024-25 Editor-in-Chief for MMG conducting the news coverage for Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo. She is from the Bay Area, studying journalism and minors in graphic communication. In her free time, she enjoys touching grass, sand and generally being outside.
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‘We’re not kidding’: Cal Poly and SLO shift from St. Fratty’s containment to prevention
Cal Poly’s St. Fratty’s Day made national headlines due to a roof collapse at the annual block party in 2015. Nine years later, St. Fratty’s resulted in over $24,000 worth of damages at the Red Bricks residence halls. This year, Cal Poly and the City of San Luis Obispo announced a new approach: prevention over […]
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San Luis Obispo’s Chinatown is down to its last block. Original signs remain, keeping the history alive.
Mee Heng Low is one of the last original buildings in San Luis Obipso’s Chinatown. Nearly 75% of the street was once dedicated to businesses and homes for the Chinese, Japanese and Filipino people. Now, 1.5% of its structures survive, with much of its history physically reduced to a few buildings. One of those buildings […]
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‘Poly P’ trail entrances relocated during campus housing construction
The entrances to the “Poly P” trail have been temporarily relocated to accommodate the university’s ongoing housing construction projects. To ensure safety and minimize disruption, hikers have been directed to two new entry points: one near the Cerro Vista loop exit and another behind the Sierra Madre volleyball courts. Clear signage is in place to […]
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San Luis Obispo will experience a heatwave this week. How hot will it get?
San Luis Obispo County is advised to prepare for a heat wave expected this week, with residents and visitors experiencing hot temperatures until Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are anticipated to soar into the triple digits, with highs reaching between 100 and 105 degrees. Forecasters predict higher temperatures this time around compared […]
Posted inCrime and Courts
Paul Flores to switch attorneys in upcoming hearing
Paul Flores will return to court, expected to discuss a change of counsel during a hearing set for August. In April, Robert Sanger filed a notice of appeal, before stepping down as Paul Flores’ attorney. Harold Mesick will step in for the restitution portion of the Kristin Smart case. Previously, Mesick represented Flores’ father, Ruben […]
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Participants needed for survey exploring undocumented students’ experience
Psychology assistant professors Susana Lopez and Jesus Serrano-Carega are looking for students to participate in their study on the mental health of undocumented students. Lopez and Serrano-Carega want to collect data and students’ experiences across all California universities, starting with Cal Poly. “The way it started was just trying to understand how people describe themselves […]
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Vegetation fire breaks out at homeless encampment near Mustang Village
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department responded to reports of a vegetation fire at a homeless encampment located near Mustang Village around 7:32 p.m. on Saturday. According to a tweet by @SLOCityFire, there are no injuries or structural damage. […]
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Despite expected atmospheric river and SLO County’s state of local emergency, Cal Poly continues campus operations
Due to the forecasted storm and atmospheric river, the Cal Poly Department of Emergency Management informed students and faculty to be flexible about potential travel delays or obstacles. Classes and campus operations on Friday are scheduled to continue as usual. The storm conditions are forecasted to start Thursday night and continue through Saturday, with San […]
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How outdated CSU policies secured a tenured position for Joseph Castro
“I guess we (OCOB) didn’t really get a say in this,” said the student assistant, who declined to be named in fear of retaliation from their employer. Joseph Castro stepped down as the CSU Chancellor one year ago, after a USA Today investigation revealed his failure to respond to sexual assault complaints during his seven-year […]
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Woodstock’s Pizza agrees to $1.5 million settlement, denies labor violations
Woodstock’s Pizza has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit and will pay $1.5 million to former employees if a court approves the lawsuit next month. The lawsuit, filed by former employee Shelby Lowry of Woodstock’s Davis location, claimed the company violated 21 different labor codes, including failing to “properly and timely” pay all wages, […]