The dining hall that housed 805 Kitchen and The Avenue will be called 1901 Marketplace when it reopens in a little over a year. The name references the year Cal Poly was founded. Cal Poly Corporation is putting $30 million,…
Red moon to appear Sunday night in lunar eclipse
Sunday night’s sky will feature a red moon, marking this year’s first lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse typically occurs only twice a year when the moon moves into Earth’s shadow, becoming entirely hidden from the sun’s direct light. The light…
San Luis Obispo’s first AAPI festival is coming to the Public Market this Sunday
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) SLO will host its first festival celebrating AAPI Heritage Month this Sunday. The festival will take place at SLO Public Market, where local Asian-owned businesses, restaurants and clubs will serve as vendors. From 11 a.m.…
San Luis Obispo’s housing market is pricing out Cal Poly employees. A $65 million housing project aims to help
The growing demand for housing among Cal Poly faculty and staff is in the process of being answered. “There’s only one long-term solution, which is to build more housing for our faculty and staff,” Cal Poly Corporation CEO Cody VanDorn…
Music Production Union to host concert titled Take Flight, Destination: Arch Graveyard
Cal Poly’s Music Production Union (MPU) club will host a concert in Architecture Graveyard on Saturday, May 21. The event, titled Take Flight, Destination: Arch Graveyard, will run from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is free. There will be…
Missing and murdered Indigenous people honored in UU: ‘We want Indigenous students to feel heard’
Ethnic studies professor Lydia Heberling received a pin from the Duwamish tribe at the Burke Museum in Seattle, WA. The pin forms a ribbon made of wood, with red beads strung at the end –– the color of the Missing…
May Flower Initiative: Local artists paint Downtown San Luis Obispo businesses
Downtown San Luis Obispo will look a lot more colorful this month thanks to local artists. More than 50 San Luis Obispo businesses have partnered with local artists to paint floral artwork on the windows of their storefronts. This is…
Gender Equity Center showcases original poems on womanhood
The Gender Equity Center hosted the seventh Original Womxn’s Narratives (OWN) on April 23, where performers presented original pieces revolving around womanhood. The “x” in woman allows people to reflect on communities that have been excluded from womanhood and “it…
Cal Poly Finance Team advances to the semifinals in CFA Institute Research Challenge
The Cal Poly finance team was one of 17 teams to advance to the semifinals in a global competition that tests students’ analytical, valuation, report writing and presentation skills. The global competition includes more than 5,000 students from universities in…
Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade
The majority of the Supreme Court supports overturning Roe v. Wade legislation, according to a leaked initial draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, which was released by POLITICO on May 2. The Supreme Court confirmed Tuesday morning that the…
ASI hosts Q&A with San Luis Obispo’s congressman
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) hosted a “Meet Your Representative” event on April 22 for students to discuss policy with US Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) before the upcoming 2022 election. Carbajal currently represents the 24th Congressional District of California which includes…