California District Assemblymember Evan Low from Silicon Valley reintroduced an amendment to lower the voting age in California from 18 to 17. “It is our responsibility to inspire the next generation to become active and informed voters,” Low said in a news release. “Lowering the voting age will hook students while they are young, […]
California Assemblymember proposes lowering the voting age to 17
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Cal Poly students are “re-imagining Paradise” after Camp Fire destroyed town
Cal Poly architecture students are helping redesign Paradise, California after the November 2018 Camp Fire burned most of Butte County, killing 86 people and destroying 13,900 homes. Two architecture studio classes, taught by professors Stacey White and Kent Macdonald, are reimagining Paradise throughout their two-quarter course where students will redesign the buildings and many aspects […]
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Rainn Wilson and Shabnam Mogharabi talk finding joy in life’s most difficult situations
Keynote speakers and viral media empire SoulPancake founders Rainn Wilson, known for playing Dwight Schrute in “The Office,” and Shabnam Mogharabi discuss finding joy even in the most vulnerable and uncomfortable situations at ASI’s “For The Love of Joy” event Feb. 13.
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The Tragedy of the Tiny Desk
We’ve all been there. We’ve all been late to class only to find that we are stuck with an abomination to all of mankind for the next few hours: the tiny desk.
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Cal Poly student represents United States at international polo competition
Animal science senior Fiona McBride-Luman represented the United States at the 7th Annual International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup, featuring collegiate polo players fro m both the U.S. and England, on Jan. 26 in Wellington, Florida. McBride-Luman was selected after she applied to become apart of the national team pool, an application she submitted at the last […]
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Cal Poly grads officially launch safety crowd-alert app Ulzi
Cal Poly graduates Maxwell Fong and Elan Timmon officially launched Ulzi on Feb. 7, hoping to prevent sexual assaults with their new app that crowdsources safety. The free Ulzi app allows users to track and be tracked by loved ones, share their location with local emergency services and assist nearby users who are in dangerous situations, according to Ulzi. […]
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Interfraternity Council re-imagines the “Bro Code” through Healthy Masculinity Week
Cal Poly’s Interfraternity Council (IFC), Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Men and Masculinity program are hosting its second annual Healthy Masculinities Week from Feb. 19 to Feb. 24. The Healthy Masculinity Week events aim to educate and create critical open discussions with fraternity members about what it means to practice healthy masculinity, according to a […]
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Want to be the change you seek at Cal Poly? 2019-2020 Student government applications are open
The 2019 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government Elections are coming up soon for the 2019-2020 academic school year. Applications for both ASI President and ASI Board of Directors are open until Feb .22. ASI is composed of elected students who are work to “be the voice” of and represent the Cal Poly student body. […]
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Department of Education opens 24-hour commenting period for Betsy DeVos’ proposed Title IX changes
The Department of Education announced a 24-hour comment period for proposed changes to the Title IX system after a system glitch affected the previous 60-day comment period.
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Cuesta College student dies from possible bacterial meningitis infection
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department confirmed they are investigating a possible bacterial meningitis case after a Cuesta College student passed away in a local hospital on Feb. 13. The student is believed to have been infected somewhere in the San Luis Obispo region. The death prompted the Public Health Department to work […]
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The night Dye Stahley became superwoman
Last Wednesday, the senior point guard and team captain put on an unforgettable, career-best performance.