A male student was reportedly assaulted in Poly Canyon Village by six people early Saturday morning, according to a campus-wide email this afternoon.
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University responds to alleged RA break-in with increased patrols, new hires
Architecture engineering sophomore Cambria Gray was seven days out from move-in when she first received the email about a reported break-in at a Poly Canyon Village apartment. In a week, Gray would move 845 miles to live in PCV. She felt afraid. For incoming and returning resident advisors, it was their fifth day of training […]
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Eight people arrested at Palestine protest outside Cal Poly Rec Center
University Police (CPPD) and San Luis Obispo Police (SLOPD) officers arrested eight people for reportedly trying to break into the university’s winter career fair during a planned protest in support of Palestinian citizens around noon. The “majority” of those arrested were not Cal Poly students, according to a message from President Armstrong, sent to the […]
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Faculty union strike canceled one day of classes. Students weigh in
Mustang News surveyed 5,000 Cal Poly students to understand how the strike has affected them
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CFA reaches tentative agreement, strike ends after one day
The CFA Board of Directors did not release the specifics of the tentative agreement. However, they noted key insights, salary increases could look like and revisions to faculty benefits such as parental leave and support.
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CSU systemwide Title IX review urges more oversight in Chancellor’s Office, highlighting ‘trust gap’
The California State University system needs more oversight and accountability for Title IX reports, according to a recently completed yearlong assessment from the Cozen O’Connor law firm. Since March 2022, the firm analyzed the 23 CSU campuses and assessed the implementation of Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) programs. On Monday they published […]
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Title IX report recommends increased staffing, funding to address systemic issues across CSU
A glimpse of the Cal State Title IX preliminary review reveals severe shortcomings of staffing and funding for campus resources. The Cozen O’Connor law firm summarized its year-long analysis at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. “There is a lot to do in this space, and there are not currently enough people to […]
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Cal Poly Military Science Department Head arrested for spying on girls in dressing rooms
A US Army officer who led Cal Poly’s ROTC program has been arrested on suspicion of spying on minors in multiple dressing rooms. Lt. Col. Jacob Sweatland, 39, was arrested by Pismo Beach Police for invasion of privacy and resisting arrest, according to a complaint filed by the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office on […]
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Free COVID-19 tests available at student centers on campus
Campus Health and Wellbeing obtained 11,000 free COVID-19 test kits from the California Department of Public Health as part of a grant the university received, the university told Mustang News on Thursday. Test kits have been distributed to student centers, including the Black Academic Excellence Center, the Pride Center and the Dream Center. The Food […]
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Kristin Smart murder trial nears its end, impact still seen on Cal Poly campus
Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault. After experiencing half of her first year at college from home, history junior Michelle Mueller received her housing assignment in December 2020. It was then that Mueller found out she would be living in Santa Lucia Hall, the same hall that housed Paul Flores 26 years ago. As […]
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‘In it for each other’: Understaffed SLO Days leaders raise concerns of unpaid overtime
This story comes from The Hill, a team of data analysts and reporters focused on data-driven and investigative stories at Mustang News. Click here to read more stories from The Hill. For liberal studies junior Lindsay Gonor, Cal Poly Orientation’s SLO Days program symbolizes the connection between incoming freshmen and students already adjusted to college. It was […]