Cal Poly may join eight other California State Universities that have an interdisciplinary studies undergraduate program.
Cal Poly is $250,000 closer to on-campus winery thanks to donation
Cal Poly’s upcoming JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture is $5 million away from its $20 million fundraising goal, thanks to Cooperages 1912 and the Boswell family. Their $250,000 donation was announced in early June 2019. The…
Proposed bill to freeze university president’s salaries when student tuition increases
The California State University (CSU) could be prohibited from raising university presidents’ salaries in the same year of a tuition increase. Assembly Bill 930, authored by Assemblymember Todd Gloria of San Diego, was amended on May 16, 2019. The bill…
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship announces seven new start-ups for Summer Accelerator
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.