Cal Poly has been ranked No. 26 in the nation for making the most money off of declined applications in the 2016-17 year, according to a recent study by LendEDU. During the 2016-17 year, Cal Poly had a total of 48,162 applications and admitted 14,202 freshmen and transfer students. This resulted in $1,867,800 made from […]
Cal Poly ranks 26 in most money made from declined applications nationwide in 2016-17
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Baseball opens season with a 1-3 record
Last weekend, Cal Poly Baseball opened their 2019 season on the losing end of a three game sweep to the University of Oklahoma, but went on to take a 7-1 win over CSU Bakersfield. The season-opening series on Feb. 15-17 was played at L. Dale Mitchell Stadium in Oklahoma. The losses follow a pattern set in recent years […]
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Change the Status Quo conference will focus on social justice, white privilege and allyship
After 17 years, the annual Cal Poly Center for Service in Action Change the Status Quo conference finally has a theme: redefining boldness. This year’s conference will take place on Feb. 22 and 23 and will incorporate workshops, guest speakers and sessions to address issues like social justice, white privilege and white allyship to inspire […]
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Pixar lighting director to speak about navigating male-dominated fields
Pixar executive will speak on campus about diversity and inclusion regarding women in the field of computer science.
Posted inOpinion
What closing Kennedy Library looks like for students
Imagine all five floors of Robert E. Kennedy Library as they are on a weekday here at Cal Poly, full of students. Next, imagine these hundreds of students in the library at a given time forced to relocate elsewhere on campus — these stressed, perspiring, sleep-deprived students — occupying every lawn, classroom, table, dry segment […]
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Cal Poly students will dance for 12 hours for local children in need
The annual Cal Poly Dance Marathon (CPDM) will run from Friday at 7 p.m. until the sun comes up the next day at 7 a.m. With games, performances and 12 straight hours of dancing, this student-led movement aims to raise $80,000 to benefit Cottage Children’s Medical Center. Industrial engineering junior Nora Kabbani has worked closely […]
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From sidelines to starter: Men’s Basketball’s Job Alexander
When the Mustangs dropped their first three conference games of the season, head coach Joe Callero did what many coaches in his position would do — he looked to the roster for a spark.
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New MultiCultural Center opens in University Union
The MultiCultural Center (MCC) unofficially opened Feb. 13 in their new location downstairs in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU).
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A wildflower super bloom may be on the horizon as rain continues this week
More rainbows and a potential super bloom may be the reward for San Luis Obispo residents weary of the persistent rainfall and frigid temperatures. But for now, locals will have to put up with winter weather for a little longer. PG&E Meteorologist John Lindsey said the sunny skies this week will give way to another […]
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SLO can expect to see three cannabis storefronts open in 2019
With only three cannabis storefronts permitted in San Luis Obispo, the city is currently reviewing nine applications for the storefronts, two of which will provide delivery services and one micro business. The locations requested are along South Higuera and the 2000 block of Broad Street, according to San Luis Obispo City Development Director Michael Codron. The zones […]
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A 30-year-old SLO city law is causing more students to live “off lease” — and it may be illegal
It was mid-November 1989, and San Luis Obispo City Council members were hearing the same complaints they always heard. In a classic town-and-gown battle, locals were concerned about the increasing number of Cal Poly students, and how those students went on to become neighbors of the obnoxious, loud sort. To appease citizens and better control […]