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Cal Poly celebrates 70th Rose Float

The air is filled with a sense of quiet determination amidst the whirring of welding tools and blaring alternative music. Eyes stare intently out of safety goggles at whatever task is being executed, and bodies move swiftly and skillfully, weaving around equipment and peers. The Rose Float Lab is alive. Since 1949, Cal Poly San […]

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Campus dining policies change

This year, some of Cal Poly’s campus dining policies have changed under the new third party management, Chartwells Higher Education. In April 2017, they began managing all campus dining locations for Cal Poly Corporation. Many of the policies implemented have become concerns for both students and employees on campus. “It’s disappointing to me to know that this […]

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Freshmen will receive partially blocked schedules to improve graduation rates

This year, the freshman class will receive partially blocked schedules for the entire 2017-18 school year to increase graduation rates, according to University Registrar Cem Sunata. Blocked scheduling is the process in which the university enrolls students in their classes rather than students completing the process on their own. Cal Poly is in its ninth […]

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Re-examining the Liberal Arts

Max Reichardt is a communication studies senior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News. When the term originated in ancient Greece, the “liberal arts” represented the robust, well-rounded education required for public service, democratic participation and proper citizenship. To exist and […]

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Wildfires affect Cal Poly students

As the Northern California fires destroy neighborhoods and force evacuations, some Cal Poly students are among those affected. CalFire says it responded to 250 new wildfires  between Oct. 8 and 20 which  burned over 245,000 acres, forced the evacuations of 100,000 residents and took the lives of 42 people. Wine and viticulture senior Patricia Williams said […]

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