Editor’s note: This story discusses themes including sexual violence. Environmental management and protection freshman Lauren Tillotson was shocked to receive the first Clery Act notification in her inbox on Oct. 5, which notified students of a rape in Architecture Graveyard. Within a week, a second email arrived with news of another on-campus sexual assault. “It […]
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24th annual CultureFest: The importance of representation at a primarily white institute
Siga aquĂ para leer este artĂculo en Español. The University Union was packed with music, booths and food in celebration of Cal Poly’s 24th annual Culturefest on Saturday, Oct. 23. Lined up with Mustang Family Weekend, students and their parents could be spotted enjoying the day’s festivities hosted by the Multi-Cultural Center. “I think it’s really […]
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Cal Poly Dating Violence Action Month keynote speech explores healing from trauma
Cal Poly’s Dating Violence Action Month came to a close with a keynote speech on Thursday highlighting a concept of healing-centered engagement championed by Shawn Ginwright, a researcher at San Francisco State University. The presentation, hosted by Safer, gave insight into managing trauma and moving forward at a time when students are grappling with recent […]
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Cal Poly students are showing solidarity with sexual assault survivors through these events held today
Editor’s Note: This article contains references to sexual assault and violence. Cal Poly campus organizations are hosting events Wednesday, offering a space for students to show solidarity with sexual assault survivors. These events come after two on-campus sexual assaults that students have been notified of in the past month. A Cal Poly Standing with Survivors […]
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Safer hosts dating violence action month during October
Throughout the month of October, Safer has been hosting “Dating Violence Action Month 2021: Our Vibrance Breaks the Silence.” The action month itinerary includes a variety of booths on campus, Instagram Lives with campus partners and events for the Cal Poly community. Safer is Cal Poly’s resource for addressing sexual assault, intimate partner violence, domestic […]
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Students petition for women and nonbinary Recreation Center hours
Cal Poly students are petitioning to create Recreation Center workout hours for women and nonbinary students only — a fight against “feeling uncomfortable and over-sexualized on campus,” according to the petition. The petition, started by business administration senior Lydia Dasari, interdisciplinary studies senior Shauna Sweeney and biomedical engineering senior Melissa Martinez, became an idea after […]
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“Divest the CSU”: Student body calls for fossil fuel divestment
Cal Poly has been recognized as a leader in sustainability, but one factor taints this title — fossil fuel investment. The fight against fossil fuel investment is spreading across San Luis Obispo and the California State University (CSU) system, as a group of students are calling for these universities to divest from fossil fuels. Months […]
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Cal Poly opens Native American and Indigenous Cultural CenterÂ
Cal Poly unveiled the new Native American and Indigenous Cultural Center in yakĘ”itʸutʸu on Thursday, aiming to provide a safe and inclusive space for indigenous students on campus to study, relax and socialize. Electrical engineering senior Wyatt Kohler, president of the American Indian Student Association, said that when he came to Cal Poly, he wasn’t aware […]
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“We want to grow”: WOW’s Cross-Cultural Experience is for more than the minority identity groups on campus
One month after Cal Poly hosted its Week of Welcome (WOW) orientation program for its incoming class, students reflect on the program’s Cross-Cultural Experience (CCE) option — one that students say is underadvertised yet impactful. The CCE program, a branch of WOW, launched in 2018 to give a comfortable space to Cal Poly students from […]
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In-person classes switch to hybrid format last minute, leaving students disappointed
After over a year and a half of online instruction, Cal Poly students and faculty have become familiar with asynchronous coursework, scheduled Zoom lectures and everything in between. But with approximately 87% of all classes being held in-person for the fall quarter in at least four different modalities of instruction, the return to in-person classes […]
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San Luis Obispo transit driver shortage affects Cal Poly students and the greater community
San Luis Obispo Transit’s shortage of bus drivers and temporary technical issues are halting routes, which is straining services for local and campus residents. SLO Transit announced Oct. 4 that routes 3B, 4A and 4B will be temporarily suspended due to technical matters. This doubles down on SLO Transit’s already modified bus schedule for Cal […]