Voter turnout in Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government elections has been increasing over the past 10 years, but took a sharp turn this year with only 14.7 percent of Cal Poly students voting, according to an ASI press release.
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Cal Poly community honors victims of recent Sri Lanka, New Zealand violence in vigil
Students, faculty and staff came together in the University Union (UU) Plaza on Tuesday, April 23 to honor those killed or injured in recent global acts of violence. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government and the Dean of Students hosted the vigil. The vigil follows the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over […]
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Industrial hemp club starts on campus one year after student petition
Poly Hemp — the first Cal Poly club advocating for the education and research of industrial hemp — held its first meeting Wednesday, April 17. This comes one year after two students petitioned to start a pilot program at Cal Poly to conduct research on industrial hemp. Agricultural business senior Ted Fitzgerald was one of […]
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A senior turned her story into a sexual assault investigation of 61 student survivors
In 1995, Safer — an on-campus confidential advocacy, education and support program concerning sexual assault, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking — painted red hands at reported sexual assault locations and started the Red Handprint campaign. Twenty-three red handprints appeared in buildings, residence halls and other places on campus. In 2005, University Housing […]
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Student-run taxpayer programs VITA and LITC help hundreds in the community
The Cal Poly Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is providing free tax-return-preparation assistance in an effort to aid underprivileged communities in the San Luis Obispo community. As part of the VITA Senior Project class (BUS 416), more than 125 business administration students host VITA clinics every Saturday. The Winter clinics started Feb. 2 and […]
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College of Liberal Arts names Philip J. Williams as new dean
The search for a new dean for the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is over. Philip J. Williams was named the new CLA Dean, Provost and Executive Vice President Kathleen Enz Finken announced today. Williams previously served as a political science professor as well as director of the Center of Latin American Studies at the […]
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Health Center hires 8 employees in first quarter since fee increase
With the implementation of the $99 health fee increase per quarter beginning Fall 2018, students are already seeing improved wait times at the Health Center.
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Making money in class: ITP students create Quickstand collapsable outdoor table
Fifteen Cal Poly students hope to enhance people’s outdoor experience through the Quickstand — a portable and collapsible outdoor table designed, produced and sold by students. In Applied Business Operations (ITP 467), 15 industrial technology and packaging seniors are running their own business. They are required to do everything themselves, from funding the materials to building the […]
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Eight days, three candlelight vigils
The San Luis Obispo community comes together following recent tragedies.
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Students for Quality Education protest County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, call for end to police negligence
“Give up your job, give it to someone who is more capable and actually cares about people’s lives,” SQE President Gianna Bissa said, calling for Sheriff Ian Parkinson’s resignation.
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Blue Water Task Force helps beach-goers know when the water is safe
Find out how much harmful bacteria is in the ocean’s weekly with the help of the Blue Water Task Force.