Walking around campus, it is not particularly difficult to find someone just asking to have a run in with the law. Skateboarders cruise down Perimeter Road, bikers run through stop signs and hardly anyone obeys the 15 mph speed limit down the hill to Poly Canyon Village. But this month is devoted to bringing attention […]
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Police act on turkey attacks
Students living in the University Housing residence halls and apartments may have seen a somewhat odd University Police Department (UPD) safety advisory late last week. It was a far cry from the typical signs notifying students of crimes such as theft and assaults on campus. The suspect? “Male Tom Turkey,” the police advisory read. And […]
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Poly accreditation under review
Cal Poly will try to put its best foot forward today after five years of work preparing for this week’s visit by a university-accreditation committee. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) will send five delegates to campus today. Led by former Washington State University president Samuel Smith, the group will tour Cal Poly […]
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Christian Greek societies denied affiliation
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of two California State University (CSU) Christian greek organizations earlier this month, denying them the potential for affiliation with their respective universities. Both the Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity and Alpha Delta Chi sorority, whose San Diego State University chapters originally brought lawsuits in 2005 arguing the […]
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Student Success Fee committee plan finalized
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee on March 16, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee in a campus-wide email to students. On March 5, he submitted a fee […]
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CSU Chancellor: Student Success Fee is 'commendable plan'
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to […]
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Chancellor approves Student Success Fee
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to […]
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Faculty union set to vote on strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) will vote on whether to hold a system-wide strike next month, adding a new layer to more than a year of negotiations between the union and the California State University (CSU) system. If passed, the strike would last for two days at each of the 23 CSU campuses. Cal Poly […]
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Students march on Sacramento for higher education
Thousands of students converged on Sacramento to protest declining state support of higher education yesterday. California State Student Association (CSSA) President and event organizer Greg Washington said the rally was to bring awareness to budget problems in higher education. Chants from protestors such as: “No cuts, no fees. Education should be free,” demonstrated frustration from […]
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Last call for information
With just one day left before the advisory vote on the proposed Student Success Fee, 20 students attended the last of the administration-sponsored open forums Tuesday. University Union Advisory Board member and agricultural business sophomore Jason Colombini was among those in the audience. Colombini was the lone attendee at a forum earlier in February and […]
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History repeats itself as fee proposal comes to students
Less than three years after voting to increase College Based Fees, Cal Poly students will once again be asked to advise the university president on a school-wide tuition increase come Wednesday. The Student Success Fee brings up uncanny similarities to a proposed fee increase in 2009 that was approved by student voters but shot down […]