Cal Poly’s Latinx Center for Academic Success and students put together altar exhibits in the University Union Plaza to honor Día de los Muertos on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Día de los Muertos, which translates to “Day of the Dead” in English, is a Mexican holiday traditionally celebrated on the first and second days of November […]
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Cal Poly to receive $37 million in federal funds
All California State University (CSU) campuses are set to receive federal funding that would ease financial strain for students and universities, CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro announced on March 11. A product of the American Rescue Plan Act, the U.S. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, will provide nearly $40 billion to higher education institutions in response […]
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Health advocates for Mixteco community navigate COVID-19
A Cal Poly alumna founded a health advocate agency for the Central Coast’s Indigenous community — but she didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a pandemic. On the Central Coast, the pandemic’s frontline workers included not only healthcare professionals, but Mixteco interpreters as well. Assisting hospital patients who primarily speak the Indigenous […]
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Cal Poly hosts fifth annual teach-in, keynote speaker Andrew Jolivétte to talk Black and Indigenous lives
Scholar, author and professor Andrew Jolivétte (Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Louisiana [Tsikip/Opelousa/Heron Clan]) will be the keynote speaker at Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts Fifth Annual Social Justice Teach-In, which will be held via Zoom on Feb. 11. His presentation, “Black Lives, Indigenous Lives: From Mattering to Thriving,” will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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Cal Poly to host fifth annual Social Justice Teach-In
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting its fifth annual Teach-In on Thursday, Feb. 11. The event will have scheduled Zoom workshops and talks throughout the day focused on equity and social justice.
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County residents may wait longer than expected for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Due to a low COVID-19 vaccine supply, San Luis Obispo County residents who received the first dose of the vaccine may have to wait longer for the arrival of their second dose. A Jan. 28 press release from the City of San Luis Obispo said that people who received their first dose of the vaccine […]
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Safer’s stalking awareness month goes virtual
Cal Poly’s recent increase in reports of stalking incidents is making this year’s Stalking Awareness and Prevention Month all the more important to staff and students. Safer launched its campaign “Know the Case, Reclaim the Space” to help the community identify and define stalking behaviors. “Stalking is one of the most misunderstood, delegitimized (and often […]