The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors passed a resolution of no confidence in Cal Poly University Housing. This vote was a formal expression of the board’s lack of confidence in the operation of University Housing. Due to the ASI Board’s position as an advocacy board, the resolution acts as a formal statement of […]
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ASI proposes program to allow houseless students to sleep in parked cars on campus
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors voted on May 6 to approve a resolution to establish the Pilot Cal Poly Safe Parking Program, which would allow students to sleep in their parked cars overnight on campus. The vote to pass the resolution did not establish the pilot parking program at Cal Poly, but instead […]
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Newly elected ASI President Tess Loarie to “work towards a better Cal Poly”
Tess Loarie is Associated Students Inc.’s (ASI) new 2021-2022 president, and she said she feels excited and fortunate to have been elected by her peers to represent the Cal Poly student body. Tess Loarie was elected with a total of 1,113 votes out of the 1,979 students who voted in the election, according to the […]
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What you missed at the ASI presidential debate
Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI) Presidential candidates Tess Loarie and Brian Kragh participated in a virtual ASI Presidential debate on April 15, addressing a number of prominent issues facing Cal Poly’s community. These issues include support for marginalized students, insurance of students’ basic needs, ASI’s involvement on campus and the transition back into in-person classes. The […]
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Meet your candidates for ASI President
Two candidates are running for Associated Students Inc. (ASI) President: Tess Loarie and Brian Kragh. The ASI President has a number of responsibilities within ASI and the Cal Poly community. The ASI President appoints their own ASI Executive Cabinet to support and carry out the president’s priorities. The ASI President also acts as the official […]
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On-campus housing rent may increase for next year
University Housing plans to increase on-campus housing costs by 6% for residence halls and 9% for apartments beginning the 2021-2022 academic year, according to Jo Campbell, Executive Director of University Housing. This rent increase comes as a result of the financial effects COVID-19 has had on University Housing, according to Campbell. Despite the $7.9 million […]
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ASI reallocates club funds to Cal Poly Cares
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) reallocated $35,000 from ASI Club funds to the Cal Poly Cares initiative. This reallocation of funds was approved by the ASI Board of Directors during their Feb. 3 meeting. Cal Poly Cares is a basic needs initiative that works to provide financial assistance to Cal Poly students experiencing temporary hardship or […]
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ASI plans for fully virtual spring election
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is preparing for an entirely virtual election process this spring. Although ASI has conducted their elections for ASI President and ASI Board of Directors in a virtual format for several years now, the pandemic has brought additional challenges to the ASI election process, ASI Recruitment & Elections Committee member Parker Swanson […]
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Body found on Pismo Beach, police report accidental drowning as cause
A dead body was found on Pismo Beach early Monday morning after Pismo Beach Police received reports of a missing person. A local woman had reported her husband missing after leaving to go fishing hours before, according to Cmdr. Daniel Herlihy of the Pismo Beach Police Department. At about 2:00 a.m. the women flagged down […]
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ASI plans for possible student vote to establish ASI scholarships
This story was updated Feb. 3 to clarify that the scholarship would be implemented the 2022-2023 academic year if passed. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) discussed holding a student referendum — which is a vote from the student body — to decide on whether or not ASI can grant scholarships to all student government members, according […]
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Alternate care site “warms up” for possible use
San Luis Obispo County has put the Recreation Center’s COVID-19 alternate care site into a “warming-up phase,” according to Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Executive Director Marcy Maloney. In a Jan. 6 ASI Board of Directors meeting, Maloney said that this new phase requires that the Recreation Center’s alternate care site is ready for operation within […]