Voter registration for young people is up across the country and Cal Poly has the most new student voter registrations of any school in California. Despite that, less than 20 percent of young people voted in the 2014 midterm elections. A recent…
Tanker truck crash near Higuera closes Southbound 101 indefinitely
Update 12:30 p.m.: Both lanes of Southbound Highway 101 are now open. The spill was not hazmat and the truck has been removed. Original Story: Traffic is backed up to Madonna Road after a tanker truck overturned and is blocking…
TEDxSanLuisObispo: Dive deeper with the team that “makes waves”
The TEDxSanLuisObispo is back for a third annual conference, featuring 10 speakers.
More officers and double fines leading up to Halloween
As Halloween approaches, Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) and the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) are preparing: More officers will be on duty and double fines are a threat. According to Cal Poly University Spokesperson Matt Lazier,…
Cal Poly students race for the fastest human powered vehicle
The asphalt is just beginning to heat up as the sun rises above Battle Mountain, Nevada. The early morning rays reflect brightly off vans and trucks sparsely dotting Nevada State Route 305. A team of Italian college students from Polytechnic…
Reporter gets flu shot on camera at Campus Health & Wellbeing “pop-up”
Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing hosted a flu shot “pop-up” at Robert E. Kennedy Library to administer free flu vaccinations to Cal Poly students Thursday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Annual flu vaccinations are recommended before the end of October,…
Lambda Phi Epsilon disaffiliated for hazing: bloodied knuckles, water submersion & alcohol
The university determined that disaffiliation is the only appropriate sanction and the national fraternity has indicated its support for Cal Poly’s findings and sanctions.
San Luis Obispo mayor candidates Heidi Harmon and Keith Gurnee face off in ASI forum
Students had the opportunity to interact with mayoral and city council candidates, followed by a mayoral debate on issues affecting Cal Poly students.
Leon Glatzer and Kirra Pinkerton victorious at Pismo Beach World Surf Open
The second annual Pismo Beach Open returned October 11-14.
In Memory of Jordan Benjamin Grant, Feb. 17, 2000 – Oct. 7, 2018
“We struggle to comprehend a world that no longer has his bright smile, compassion, and loving heart in it”