Victoria Billings victoriabillings.md@gmail.com Cal Poly was ranked one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best in the West undergraduate universities for the 20th straight year this fall. Cal Poly ranked sixth on U.S. News’ list of top undergraduate universities with little to no doctorate programs for schools in the west, and is also the top public […]
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Cal Poly Corporation shakes up shopping, food
Students returning to Cal Poly this quarter will notice some drastic changes in stores around campus. Both the University Store — formerly El Corral Bookstore — and Vista Grande Café got face-lifts, in response to requests from students and a desire to make the locations more friendly, Cal Poly Corporation marketing and public relations director Yukie Nishinaga said. […]
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Brother Ali delivers rap and righteousness to SLO Brew
When I heard that underground rapper Brother Ali was kicking off his Mourning in America Tour at SLO Brew, I knew I had to go. As someone who lived in Minneapolis-St. Paul for a year in my infancy, I’ve always felt a strong tie with the Rhymesayers crew, and none more than Brother Ali — […]
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Students to ‘eat fresh’
Subway, the international sandwich chain, is coming to Cal Poly’s campus this September after nearly a year of waiting for the restaurant famous for five dollar foot longs. Subway will be replacing the closed campus dining facilities The Park and Dexter Subs & More, and provide another dining option for people on a side of […]
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Cal Poly student found dead after Labor Day trip
UPDATE, SEPT. 9: The body of missing theatre arts sophomore Brett Olson was found this morning in the Sacramento River near Chico, Calif., according to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department. Olson was reported missing last Monday by friends after disappearing during the annual Labor Day Float event on the river. Air and water units from both the […]
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CSU: Reed leaves ‘legacy of growth’
After 14 years at the helm of one of the nation’s largest public higher education systems, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Charles Reed announced in May he is retiring. Reed will leave the CSU his legacy of increased size and access, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong said. “Chancellor Reed has worked tirelessly to make sure the CSU […]
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Study with a buddy
There may not be many students in Robert E. Kennedy Library’s group study rooms during the first week of school, but before long, midterms will loom and the library’s signature fishbowls will be occupied almost around the clock by study groups cramming for upcoming tests or presentations. More than one Cal Poly student has discovered the […]
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New ‘kids’ take over Cal Poly’s campus
While most Cal Poly students were home for the summer, or jetting across the globe on adventures, a new group of students came to campus. They’re slightly shorter than traditional Cal Poly students, and most of them don’t have driver’s licenses or even facial hair yet. They’re children of all ages who participate in a […]
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Budget cuts and Student Success impact rising tuition costs
Students entering the California State University system (CSU) in 2012-13 face a dramatically different fee system than those entering the state’s public university system a decade ago. After a financial crash, a recession and the state struggling to deal with budget shortfalls, CSU tuition has nearly quadrupled for full-time undergraduate students since the 2002-03 scholastic […]
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Students make move from dorms to off-campus living
A student’s first year at Cal Poly comes with the almost inevitable year spent in the residence halls, freshmen packed together, two or three to a room, like little, fresh-out-of-high-school sardines; their entire lives, textbooks, clothes, Muscle Milk and all, tucked into cupboards, while they sleep on bunks and learn to be closer with their […]
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Chick-fil-A debate hits Cal Poly
Cal Poly’s on-campus Chick-fil-A became the local center of a nationwide controversy last week as people on both sides of the gay marriage debate visited the restaurant to make their opinions known. On Wednesday, tourists, locals and Cal Poly staff, faculty and students against gay marriage ordered chicken sandwiches for “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” while on […]