Cal Poly Health and Wellbeing has launched a Student Transport Service to provide transportation for students who are too ill or injured to get to the Health Center.
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Ojos que nunca parpadean: Los lectores de matrículas Flock de Cal Poly generan rechazo estudiantil
Find the English version here. Traducido por Isabella Beltran. Cada vez que un vehículo, bicicleta o motocicleta entra o sale del campus de Cal Poly, está siendo rastreado, a menudo sin que el conductor lo sepa. Se escanea su matrícula y se anotan la marca y el modelo, junto con la fecha, hora y ubicación […]
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Eyes that never blink: Cal Poly’s Flock license plate readers spark student backlash
Every time a vehicle, bike or motorcycle enters or exits Cal Poly’s campus, it’s being tracked, often without the driver knowing. Its license plate is scanned and make and model noted, along with the exact date, time and location by a network of license plate readers monitored by the Cal Poly Police Department. The readers […]
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Alpha Epsilon Pi member assaulted in antisemitic hate crime
Four to five white males aged 20 to 25 assaulted a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity in an antisemitic hate crime on Saturday, and authorities are searching for the suspects.
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San Luis Obispo Police shot and killed man holding replica firearm
A San Luis Obispo police officer shot and killed a man who was holding a replica firearm on Saturday evening, and the officer has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
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Cal Poly employee arrested for allegedly contacting a minor for sex
A Cal Poly employee, Kevin Coulombe, was arrested on suspicion of contacting a minor for sex and arranging a meeting with a minor for sexual purposes, stemming from a continued investigation into the sexual exploitation of children in San Luis Obispo.
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New Year’s Resolutions brought more gym-goers to the Recreation Center in January
Gym attendance at Cal Poly’s Recreation Center spikes in the first few weeks of January due to students trying to accomplish their New Year wellness goals, resulting in longer wait times for equipment and crowded workout rooms.
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Cal Poly student set up booth demanding justice for Alex Pretti
A civil engineering graduate student set up a booth in Cal Poly’s University Union to raise awareness about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents and to encourage students to contact their representatives and demand action.
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Cal Poly merges BCSM and CAED commencements into joint ceremony
Cal Poly is combining the College of Architecture and Environmental Design and the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics into one ceremony to make room for two College of Engineering ceremonies, due to the increasing number of eligible graduates.
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This project is shifting the narrative about rattlesnakes one livestream at a time
Project RattleCam is a YouTube live stream project founded in 2021 by Cal Poly professor Emily Taylor and Scott Boback of Dickinson College, which provides viewers with a unique glimpse into the lives of hundreds of rattlesnakes living in a Colorado den, and is helping to dispel the harmful stereotypes associated with the snakes.
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Vellum furniture competition and exhibition welcomes 22nd year of student innovation
The 22nd annual Vellum furniture competition and exhibition featured 262 student-produced entries from Cal Poly’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, with the top award being the SPaCe Architecture Milano Grand Prize, which grants the winner the chance to attend the Salone International del Mobile, the world’s largest furniture fair.