Ashley Branum was just a couple days away from giving birth to her first child on a clear October day in 2023, when she sat alone inside her San Luis Obispo home. Branum heard some commotion outside and went to check it out. After clearing her doorway, she was greeted with a plume of smoke […]
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Frost Center at Cal Poly earns top masonry award for innovative architecture
The Cal Poly SATRC Complex, designed by ZGF Architects LLP, recently won the Merit in Brick award from the California Masonry Architecture Design Awards competition for its sustainable design and use of locally sourced masonry.
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San Luis Obispo Police Department enforces Safety Enhancement Zones with doubled fines, potential arrests
The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) is enforcing safety enhancement zones (SEZ) starting Friday, Oct. 24 and will enforce them over the next two weekends. The first period starts Friday, Oct. 24 at midnight and will end Monday at 7:00 p.m. The second period will begin Thursday, Oct. 30 at midnight and will end […]
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Freshmen at Cal Poly have a chance to switch dining plans for a limited time
Freshmen students at Cal Poly have the opportunity to adjust their dining plans from Oct. 16 to Nov. 13 to better suit their campus dining routines.
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Health Center expands flu shot accessibility with free clinics on campus
Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing is offering free flu shots to students during October, with three remaining sessions taking place at central campus locations to promote convenient and affordable access.
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Cal Poly’s Soil Judging team thrives, ranking fifth at national competition
For years, Cal Poly’s soil judging team has turned an ecological marvel into a competition and has found much success. Cal Poly’s soil judging team finished fifth place at the 2025 National Collegiate Soils contest, their second-best national ranking this decade. The team has been a mainstay in nationals, placing in the top 10 for […]
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AI chatbot PolyLink aims to streamline Cal Poly’s enrollment process
PolyLink, a student-made AI chatbot, is designed to simplify academic life by offering students help with building class schedules and other resources.