Alejandro Valentin comes from a family of migrant workers. He himself has spent some time under the beating sun, working the fields. Valentin grew up in Salinas to descendents of the Bracero program, a now-extinct migrant farm worker program that facilitated the migration of Mexican farm laborers into the United States from 1942 to 1964. […]
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‘It felt like a real slap in the face’: Students meet with President Armstrong over treatment of SWANA community
During the meeting, SWANA identifying students said they haven’t felt heard by the university for the entirety of their college experience.
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Why won’t the Cal Poly Foundation stop investing in fossil fuels?
As of Dec. 31, 2023, the Foundation held a $277 million endowment. Most of the money is held in mutual funds, equating to $16 million in fossil fuel investments.
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CFA votes to approve a union strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) voted to approve a strike on Oct. 30, according to a news release from the union.
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You are lazy: Elevated Trader Joe’s gyoza
It’s been long believed that spaghetti originated in China. Traders along the Silk Road brought the recipe of a basic wheat noodle back from China and introduced it to the Romans. This spawned a beautiful new child of Italian cuisine which, unfortunately, has forgotten where its mother went! It is quite rare to find Italian-Chinese […]
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On the picket line: CFA prepares for a strike as negotiations with CSU near a close
Laura Quinn splits her weekdays between Cal State San Bernardino, the University of Redlands and her 12-year-old child. Quinn teaches for ten hours on Tuesday and Thursday and from nine until seven on Monday and Wednesday. “My schedule is crazy,” she said. Quinn is among the many CSU lecturers who have to work a second […]
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CSU Employees Union reaches tentative agreement with CSU
After five months of bargaining, the California State University reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, Statewide University Police Association and the California State University Employee’s Union.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces candidacy for 2024 president
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race via Twitter on May 24. Gov. DeSantis drew a high of around 900,000 concurrent viewers on Twitter Spaces where he discussed his policy agenda if elected president. Twitter Spaces is a live audio-only platform where multiple speakers can speak to those who join […]
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Cal Poly Master Plan threatens student experimental farm — but students still have time to weigh in
Moe Lee says a huge part of the reason they came to Cal Poly was their interest in the Student Experimental Farm (SEF). Lee, now an environmental management junior, is president of Polyponics, a club run out of the farm and a fixture of the farm’s day-to-day operations. “The SEF, to me, is an amazing […]
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CSU student employees begin largest non-academic student unionization effort
Agricultural communication senior and student organizer for the California State University Employee’s Union (CSUEU) Jared Mandrell started working for Cal Poly Public Safety in September 2021. Mandrell said he enjoys his job and every day presents him with unique challenges. Six months ago, Mandrell was approached by CSUEU organizers who presented the idea of unionizing […]
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Unions march across CSU campuses to demand salary reform
Unions across the CSU campuses held marches on Monday for salary reform. At Cal Poly, the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU), Academic Professionals of California (APC), California Faculty Association (CFA) and Teamsters Unions marched across campus demanding salary steps. “The CSU is the lowest paid state agency without a salary steps program and what […]