Under the proposed bill, all student government members would receive scholarships. The amount they are paid would be based on individual responsibilities and weekly work hours required by each branch of ASI, according to Chair of the ASI Board of Directors Tess Loarie.
ASI wants to give all student government members a scholarship. They may need permission from students
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Cal Poly Wrestling opens season with three-way meet against Fresno State and Utah Valley
Cal Poly Wrestling began their season hosting a three-way meet featuring Fresno State and Utah Valley on Sunday, Jan. 3. Instead of holding a dual meet where teams compete head-to-head for points, the coaches from each program opted to let their wrestlers compete individually within the 10 weight classes. The Mustangs’ effort was highlighted by […]
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San Luis Obispo County reports nearly 900 cases after the holiday weekend
San Luis Obispo County reported 887 new COVID-19 cases over New Year’s weekend, according to a Jan. 4 San Luis Obispo County press release. The nearly 900 newly reported cases include cases from this past weekend as well as the remainder of last week’s backlog in cases from the Christmas holiday. However, it was announced […]
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Together Apart: What student clubs and organizations look like during the pandemic
As if virtual learning wasn’t difficult enough, socializing online has proven even more difficult for students. When Cal Poly announced in August 2020 that the majority of Fall quarter classes were online and that clubs were prohibited from meeting in person, club leaders scratched their heads trying to figure out what a fully virtual quarter […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball splits double header with UCSD, breaks program record for threes
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball faced a double header against UC San Diego, winning 90-68 on Friday, Jan. 1, and losing 63-74 on Saturday, Jan. 2 at RIMAC Arena. Cal Poly (5-3, 1-1 Big West) split their two-game series with the Toreros (1-1) to open up conference play. Sophomore guard Abbey Ellis finished with 31 points […]
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Some students are now exempt from bi-weekly COVID-19 testing
Students can qualify to be exempt from COVID-19 testing requirements for Winter and Spring quarters, according to a Presidential Order amendment made by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Dec. 31. Beginning on Jan. 4, students accessing campus services in any way, such as housing, in-person classes or work — and anyone living with a student who […]
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“A super last minute scramble:” students recall leaving study abroad programs during COVID-19
It was 2 a.m. on March 12. President Trump had just issued a travel ban for Europe. “At the time, my friends and I were at the club, so it was the craziest experience of my life,” Economics and finance senior Maya Vikstrom said. “The news spread throughout the club so fast. Within five minutes, […]
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“Fitness sorority” starting at Cal Poly this year
An organization that aims to make college women feel more comfortable in fitness has reached colleges across the U.S. and is now coming to Cal Poly. The club, Changing Health, Attitudes, + Actions To Recreate Girls (CHAARG), is led by political science junior Casey Lundberg who is the Cal Poly CHAARG ambassador and president. Lundberg […]
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The activists who can’t go to protests: How immunocompromised students show up for Black Lives Matter
“No justice, no peace!” hundreds of students chanted as they walked shoulder-to-shoulder down Higuera Street. Cardboard signs with names, “George Floyd,” “Breonna Taylor” and “ Trayvon Martin” written in all-caps, raised over the heads of hundreds of masked walkers. A glance downtown and you’d see a group of activists marching for change in their small […]
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2020: Year in Photos
From a pandemic to racial unrest, 2020 has been a year that few will forget. 2020 is the year that the coronavirus took the lives of over 1.5 million people across the globe. The year that the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd sparked Black Lives Matter protests and reinvigorated the movement for racial justice. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Cal Poly should delay in-person classes and further de-densify the dorms
This letter was originally published online by the writers on Dec. 13, 2020. On Dec. 17, President Jeffrey Armstrong announced that all students, living on and off campus, are required to be tested for COVID-19 twice a week during winter quarter. As of Dec. 30, 299 people had signed the letter. The views expressed in this letter […]