Last year, the Commencement Office partnered with Zero Waste and the University Bookstore to pilot a gown recycling program. Gown collection boxes were present at both the Spring 2018 and Fall 2018 commencement ceremonies. More than 5,000 graduates participated in…
Business administration senior Nicole Scalone dies in collision
Business administration senior Nicole Scalone died in a car accident the morning of Wednesday, June 12. She was expected to graduate at the Spring 2019 commencement ceremony this weekend. She will be posthumously awarded her degree, according to a campus-wide…
In two years, Cal Poly will be required to compost. A new program is attempting to help
Approximately 20 percent of the trash Cal Poly sends to landfill is food waste. In an audit of trash from Poly Canyon Village, the heaviest weight came from half-eaten burritos and pasta jars half full of sauce. A new composting…
Salat at Cal Poly: Finding space for prayer with only one prayer room
Abdullah Sulaiman prays five times most days. Usually, three to four of those prayers happen on Cal Poly’s campus. There is only one designated area for prayer on campus. The Inclusive Prayer/Meditation/Sensory Room: a small, approximately 8’x11’ room on the…
The last campus climate survey cost $55,000. Here’s why CPX is costing $243,000
This is the last week students, faculty and staff can participate in the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey. The survey is a part of the university’s $234,000 partnership with diversity specialist Damon Williams and his Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership…
If more than 40 percent of students vote in ASI elections, it will be the largest turnout in Cal Poly history
The percentage of students who vote in student government elections has been gradually increasing over the past 10 years, with voting spikes in 2011 and 2013.
Five things you missed at the ASI presidential debate
The three Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) 2019-2020 presidential candidates met at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza to advocate their platforms and debate campus issues. The presidential candidates are environmental management and protection…
Meet the three 2019-2020 ASI presidential candidates
Video by Austin Linthicum & Connor McCarthy Three candidates are campaigning to be the 2019-2020 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president. The president represents the Cal Poly student body and works closely with university administration. Alex Bires Journalism freshman Alex Bires…
San Luis Obispo students are choosing to live in vans to save money, despite legal challenges
After a few Craigslist searches and mishaps, Hallie Lassiter got into the front seat of a newly acquired 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 Sprinter and screamed. Depending on how you spin it, she just spent the majority of her savings to…
Starting today, Cal Poly will use students’ preferred names in directory as step toward inclusivity
Cal Poly students, staff and faculty will be listed under their preferred name in the Cal Poly directory beginning March 25. A campus-wide email from Information Technology Services (ITS) announced the change March 22, recognizing the importance of a name…
Students and faculty are working to turn algae into fuel — eight years in the making
Algae is not that exciting to look at. The green blob does not seem like it is up to much, but it’s actually busy all day long — converting sunlight to energy. That energy can be used to create fuel,…