PolyCultural Weekend (PCW) set a record this year as students from more than 30 campus cultural organizations came together to host the highest number of admitted underrepresented students to date. For the weekend, 325 students were each placed with a host that acted as a mentor to give students a feel for Cal Poly life, […]
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Thursday is the final day to have your voice heard through CPX listening sessions
As part of Cal Poly’s $243,000 partnership with Diversity Specialist Damon Williams and his Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation Team, the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) campaign was released Feb. 28. The first stage of the new diversity initiative includes listening sessions on March 12-14. About 50 sessions were scheduled and are based […]
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Princeton University professor talks Black Lives Matter and Black liberation
Author and assistant professor at Princeton University Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor spoke about black politics, social movements and racial inequality at the Performing Arts Center on Feb. 21 to conclude the Inclusion Starts With Me Teach In series, which focused on diversity and inclusion. Taylor is the author of “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.” According to Associate […]
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Cal Poly students are “re-imagining Paradise” after Camp Fire destroyed town
Cal Poly architecture students are helping redesign Paradise, California after the November 2018 Camp Fire burned most of Butte County, killing 86 people and destroying 13,900 homes. Two architecture studio classes, taught by professors Stacey White and Kent Macdonald, are reimagining Paradise throughout their two-quarter course where students will redesign the buildings and many aspects […]
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Cal Poly’s environmental goals lead to violation of Wastewater Pretreatement Standards
In 2018, the City of San Luis Obispo found Cal Poly significantly violated the Wastewater Pretreatment Standards mandated by the city. All of the wastewater generated on campus is treated at the city’s Water Resource Recovery Facility, and because Cal Poly is categorized as a Significant Industrial User of the city’s water, they have the […]
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SLO City residents give input on budget priorities
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, the San Luis Obispo City Council held the 2019-2021 Financial Plan Community Forum to get the community’s input and participation in deciding what issues need to be funded.
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A quarter in: Has ASI President Jasmin Fashami kept campaign promises?
A majority of students who responded to a Mustang News Instagram poll felt that ASI President Jasmin Fashami has upheld her campaign promises thus far.
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Reducing $28,000 to $50: Students resolve low-income tax claims
In Fall 2018, the LITC had 28 active clients, closed 10 cases and had $85,435 of liabilities reduced.
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UPD reports rise in students being scammed
More online, phone and housing scams reported in Fall 2018 than in recent quarters.
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Cal Poly drones help farmers monitor strawberry growth from the sky
The Precision Agriculture and Automation Club, with bioresource and agricultural engineering professor Bo Liu as the adviser, works with the San Luis Obispo Strawberry Commission to test different ways to grow strawberries by measuring various factors of plant health from the sky. Liu decided to bring aerial photography into this project in order to get […]