Eight years ago, then-Cal Poly President Warren Baker signed a declaration to prioritize sustainability at the university. The pledge, “The Talloires Declaration,” is a 10-point plan composed by French university officials in 1990 to commit academia to incorporating sustainability into all aspects of education. Since the signing, green movements have taken root and blossomed at […]
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Birds of a feather: Freshman brings falconry to Poly
Most freshmen leave behind their pets when they go off to college. They kiss their cats and dogs goodbye and eagerly await the next time they can go home over the weekend and see their beloved Fido again. Not Lindsey Benger. Benger, an animal science freshman, took her pet with her to school and is […]
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Career Fair: Green careers mix it up
Sustainability and the career fair are united for the first time this year with the Green Career Mixer, an opportunity for students and businesses who care about making sustainability a priority to meet up. The mixer on Wednesday is open to all students and employers. It was planned as a way to not only help […]
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HotHouse brings business opportunities
Student entrepreneurs looking to turn their innovative ideas into full-fledged businesses will have that chance this summer, with the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s second SLO HotHouse Summer Accelerator. The HotHouse is a 12-week program created last year by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to help foster new companies in San Luis […]
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Police searching for sexual assault suspect
Police are asking for tips after three possibly related cases of attempted sexual assault were reported in the last three months. The most recent reported attempted assault was April 5, when an unaccompanied woman was allegedly approached by an unidentified male on Slack Street near Longview Lane, who then knocked her to the ground and […]
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Cal Poly passes WASC accreditation review
Cal Poly received high marks last Thursday from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) review team after a week-long visit of classes, campus facilities and a special student forum. The team came to campus last week to review Cal Poly’s accreditation and evaluate the school. Though administration never thought Cal Poly’s accreditation was […]
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Accreditation team gives Poly positive review
Cal Poly received a passing grade today from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation committee. The committee, led by former Washington State University president Samuel Smith, visited Cal Poly throughout week before presenting its findings and recommendations at a public meeting this morning. The committee gave a glowing review of Cal Poly, […]
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Digital bucket list coming to web
A team of Cal Poly students has set out to help people fulfill their dreams. GRAPPPLE, a start-up company of Cal Poly students and graduates, is a social media-based bucket list that will allow people to make connections based on their goals. The idea started as a concept for a travel site, but evolved into […]
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'We are a community of one'
The mood was somber as students, faculty, family and friends gathered outside Yosemite Hall last Thursday to remember physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Ponce was remembered as a “warm and easygoing person,” who was up front and supportive of others, said Ponce’s childhood friend Ruben Beurga, who spoke at the […]
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El Corral rounding up new name
Students who dream of leaving a lasting mark on Cal Poly’s campus, or owning a Vespa, will have their chance through Cal Poly Corporation’s contest to pick a new name for El Corral Bookstore. El Corral, originally named for the horse corrals on campus, has now shifted its purpose, and the corporation is looking for […]
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Student death determined suicide
Police identified the body of Cal Poly physics freshman Osvaldo Ponce in his car March 16 on the last day of finals before spring break, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD). A coroner’s examination later determined that Ponce’s death was a suicide. Interim vice president of student affairs Preston Allen sent an […]