Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) introduced the newest students accepted into their 13-week Summer Accelerator program in the HotHouse at its annual Spring Entrepreneurship Forum Tuesday, May 14. Students pitched business ideas ranging from medicinal makeup to a transportable water filter for travelers. Seven potential businesses — Armadillo Designs, Tulum Cosmetics, Ethic […]
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Six months after student death, left-hand turns on Highway 101 will be blocked by the end of the month
Left-hand turns at four crossings on Highway 101, including El Campo Road where computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant was killed, will soon be blocked. Caltrans will start restricting the medians at intersections between Los Berros Road in Nipomo and Traffic Way near Arroyo Grande May 13, according to Caltrans Public Information Officer Jim Shivers. The […]
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University partnerships with war industries unaffected by student protests
Student protests against Cal Poly’s partnerships with defense companies are expected at the Spring Career Fair April 17-18. More than 200 companies are expected to attend the event. In recent years, small groups of student activists have unfurled “Divest From War” banners and called the university “complicit in war” by accepting donations from certain companies. […]
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Dance Marathon team stays optimistic after falling short on fundraising goal
Cal Poly hosted its third annual dance marathon for the Miracle Network on Friday, Feb. 22 and 23. Students danced from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m., blocking off hours of their nights to support infants, children and adolescents suffering from illnesses and injuries. The theme for the 2019 dance marathon event was “MORE,” referring to […]
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One of the best beach volleyball teams in the nation doesn’t have their own courts. That may change soon
The Cal Poly Beach Volleyball team may get their own venue on campus in time for the 2019-2020 school year. A proposal for the construction of five new sand volleyball courts behind Mott Athletics Center awaits final approval by the University Space Management Committee. The primary reason for the new courts, according to head coach […]
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Problems in The SLO apartments remain after class-action lawsuit
In 2017, former Cal Poly student Cameron Geehr filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of the tenants of The SLO Student Living against Home Sweet Home, Inc., the former owners of the apartment complex located on Foothill Boulevard and Santa Rosa Street. The case was settled in December 2018, allowing a reimbursement of up to […]
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App to Assist Customers with Disabilities Wins 24-Hour Hackathon
The idea for Mobell, an application meant to service customers with disabilities, won the Poly Hacks 24-hour hackathon on Friday, Jan. 18. The event took place at the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, also known as the HotHouse. The minds behind the winning pitch are graphic communication senior Katy Barnard, graphic communication juniors Linnea […]
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Students learn to wrestle bulls, tie cows in rodeo class
Cal Poly’s Theory and Practice of Rodeo class (AG 243) does not meet in the classroom — not even once. The students gather at the rodeo grounds and spend each class working with Ben Londo, the coach of Cal Poly’s rodeo team.
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Cal Poly’s Color Coded focuses on diversity in engineering
Color Coded, a new club at Cal Poly, is shedding light on the issue of diversity in the computer sciences both in the field and on-campus. The club was founded in Spring 2018 by software engineering sophomore Simon Ibssa and computer engineering sophomore Mugen Blue. “We aim to create a community where these historically underrepresented […]
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Three new parking structures, weekend permits proposed in Master Plan
Parking structures at Via Carta, Highland Drive and Mt. Bishop Road have been proposed.
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Cal Poly outsourcing vanpools could come at a cost to employees
Cal Poly Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) will be outsourcing the Employee Vanpool Program beginning Oct. 31, and the change is raising concerns among employees. TAPS has considered the switch from Cal Poly vans to vans from the external company Enterprise for the past two years, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. The Employee Vanpool […]