On Monday and Wednesday nights inside Cal Poly’s Aero Hangar, the sound of machinery rarely stops. One group fine tunes the design’s aerodynamics, while another adjusts the suspension on a half-built frame nearby. Across the mechanical engineering shop, students take on specialized roles to design, build and test Cal Poly Racing’s Formula car so it […]
Final testing underway for Cal Poly Racing ahead of international competition
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Legisladores acusan a Cal States de evitar aumentos salariales a través de la ley estatutaria
Find the English version here. Traducido por Alexa Soto-Rios. Josef Kasperovich ha trabajado durante 30 años en el departamento de arquitectura de Cal Poly como especialista en producción multimedia. Uno de sus dos hijos cursa la universidad. Incluso con subvenciones y becas, resulta difícil pagar la matrícula. “En un mundo perfecto, trabajar para una universidad […]
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Letter to the Editor: Concerns about Cal Poly research guide came from within the Jewish community – not just the ADL
Jewish students at Cal Poly have expressed concern over a research guide titled “Israel Palestine Protests – Cal Poly Student Activism” which they believe frames, omits, and misrepresents their identity and perspectives, and reduces complex concepts to surface-level definitions.
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On-campus positions may become available for non-citizens with AB 713
California’s AB 713 bill would allow undocumented students to work on Cal State campuses, providing them with financial aid and other benefits, if passed by the Senate.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Tanner Schinderle’s campaign for ASI president
Tanner Schinderle won the ASI presidential election at Cal Poly with 4,103 votes, promising to continue the work of affordability, resources, community action and student voices.
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Supreme Court temporarily reinstates mail access to abortion pill
Following the Supreme Court decision to halt requiring mifepristone, an abortion medicine, to be dispensed in person, got extended in a shadow-docket decision, where the supreme court makes emergency orders without enduring a fully briefed process, till May 14 on Monday. This comes after the Supreme Court previously set the extension date to May 11. […]
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San Luis Obispo’s warm winter is fueling a hoverfly surge downtown
San Luis Obispo may soon see a surge of unexpected guests making a home in the airspace in front of downtown businesses as summer approaches. Swarms of hoverflies, named aptly for the way they “hover” in flight, have become a familiar sight in downtown doorways and storefronts in recent years. This year, however, an unseasonably […]
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Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center hosts annual resource fair and walk
When Kristine Ruiz attended the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center resource fair with her two sons on Sunday, April 26, she was able to sign her son up for the Camp Expedition summer camp. Featuring over 50 booths, including support services, food trucks, vendors and a silent auction, the purpose of the event was to […]
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Luna Cafe champions diverse suppliers with unique brews in San Luis Obispo
Luna has always liked coffee. Growing up in a Mexican household, the psychology senior has fond memories of her parents drinking café de olla, and her first job was fittingly at a coffee shop in her hometown. When Luna moved to San Luis Obispo for college, she realized how prevalent coffee culture was here. Out […]
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Taking the classroom underwater: SBCC student divers train off Cal Poly’s pier
Off Cal Poly’s Avila Beach pier, faint splashes and bubbles emerged at the surface as Santa Barbara City College students worked below. On April 30 and May 1, small groups of student divers performed a mock inspection of the pier’s underwater infrastructure as part of the Santa Barbara City College, or SBCC, underwater tools and […]
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How Victor Glover’s dual-sport career at Cal Poly shaped his path to space
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, a 1999 Cal Poly Wrestling alum, recently piloted the Artemis II mission around the Moon, inspiring his former teammates and coaches with his success and humility.