The opioid crisis has been declared a national emergency by President Trump as casualties from overdoses mount.
Safety Enhancement Zone data shows decrease in citations issued
SLOPD saw decreases in minor in possession violations, noise citations and noise Disturbance Advisement Cards (DAC).
Employment and income on the rise for Cal Poly graduates
Cal Poly Career Services released its Graduate Status Report (GSR) for the class of 2016 this past week. The report summarizes a survey meant to gauge the success of Cal Poly graduates. The GSR includes information such as median starting…
Spending down, turnout up in last ASI presidential election
This was the first presidential race in the past five years where the winner was not the candidate who spent the most.
Property crime in SLO spikes, violent crime on the decline
Property crime in SLO increased in the past two years while violent crime is on the decline.
CSU Audit shows unjustified wages and hirings in administration
A new California State University (CSU) audit shows Cal Poly disproportionately increased the number of administrators and their wages compared to faculty without justification. Eighty-three administrators and management personnel were hired in the past eight years without adequate justification, according…
Graduation rates continue to increase
Cal Poly’s four-year graduation rate increased during the past 20 years to 47 percent, making it the highest in the college’s history, according to the digital archives and the Cal Poly Fact Book. Five-year graduation rates also increased by 40…
Spending limit a first for this year’s ASI election
This year’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) elections are the first to feature presidential campaign spending limits. The $2,000 spending limit was passed by the ASI Board of Directors Jan. 11 as part of the ASI Election Code. This spending limit…
Tuition and fees increased by 716% in 50 years
The days of tuition-free education at Cal Poly are long gone. According to the first course catalog published by the then California Polytechnic School in 1903, the school charged students $35 for books, supplies and a laboratory fee, or $921.13…
Tenure density continues to decrease as state funding drops
Many Cal Poly professors are leaders in their fields. They are developing technology used by Boeing, finding planets that defy gravitational laws and creating open government databases to bring state government back to the people. They carry out these projects…
Cal Poly’s tenured track faculty at all time low
Cal Poly’s tenured density is the lowest it has been in the past 10 years.