In 2001 two students launched “Polyratings 2.0,” a website where Cal Poly students can rate professors and review their classes. Despite its popularity, the site changed to “read only” mode in 2020. It wasn’t accepting any more reviews — until…
Cal Poly to host job fair to fill more than 65 positions
Cal Poly will host a job fair this Saturday to fill several vacant university positions, according to a university news release. More than 65 jobs are available in university communications, administrative support, custodial, facilities, dining and other departments on campus. …
Cal Poly choirs and symphony to perform with theme of world peace at upcoming Spring concert
The Cal Poly Symphony and Cal Poly Choir will be performing their Spring Concert on Saturday June 5 at 3 p.m. in the Miossi Hall of the Performing Arts Center. The symphony and choir will perform compositions produced in the…
Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble and Zaryab Ensemble to perform in spring concert
The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble will be performing its spring concert with the Zaryab Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on June 4. This year’s spring concert will be joined by the Zaryab Ensemble, a group of musicians hailing from Iran…
Application opens for paid Americorps College fellowship
Students can still apply to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program. Full-time undergraduate students of all majors from Cal Poly, CSU Long Beach, Cuesta College and Allan Hancock College are encouraged to apply. The program seeks to provide students…
Lizzy & the Triggermen will bring 1930s swing to Arroyo Grande
The wailing horns and crashing drums of the 1930s swing era will soon be brought to the San Luis Obispo area in an upcoming performance by Lizzy & the Triggermen, a 10-piece jazz and swing band. “There’s something really viscerally…
A Passion project: Hearst Castle reopens with new stories to tell
On an early morning in San Simeon, Museum Director Cara O’Brien takes in the serenity of the Hearst Castle esplanade. Panoramic views of the Central Coast mingle with the scent of citrus trees and rose gardens and she feels as…
How sexual assault awareness month was honored in the community for the first time post-pandemic
The music softened and the voices trailed off during the moment of silence.This is how Lumina Alliance closed out sexual assault action month with their final event. In the first year of being back since the global pandemic left people…
“It felt like a turning point”: Cal Poly professors recount the impact Kristin Smart has had on campus over 26 years
Phil Bailey has seen many things happen during his 53-year tenure at Cal Poly: the changing of Cal Poly’s name as California Polytechnic State University, the opening of the Robert E. Kennedy Library and the 1990 Poly Royal riots. But…
Students criticize Cal Poly’s neglect of historic financial aid programs while expanding others
While Cal Poly’s College Based Fee (CBF) increase will provide more aid to low-income students, many are criticizing the school for not supporting their current financial aid programs — which students say are now struggling. The administration said the newly-approved…
Watch or Listen: Cal Poly hosts Mustang Mile to promote alcohol poisoning awareness
Cal Poly students participated in the 10th annual Mustang Mile to advocate for alcohol poisoning awareness on Wednesday, May 4. The Mustang Mile is a traditional 5K run in honor of Carson Starkey, a Cal Poly Student who passed away…