Cal Poly’s College of Engineering (CENG) plans to put its funds raised during this year’s Poly Gives campaign towards promoting hands-on learning in Cal Poly’s machine shops. Poly Gives is a digital giving campaign that Cal Poly has hosted for the last six years, where donors can give money to a department or program of […]
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Campus Health partners with Planned Parenthood to discuss abortion access
Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing, Planned Parenthood and Planned Parenthood Generation Action are co-hosting a teach-in to discuss “recent court rulings and their effect on medication abortion rights and availability,” according to Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund’s website. The event will be hosted in the Campus Health Center’s ground floor conference room on […]
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ASI Board of Directors passes vote to urging Cal Poly Corp to sever ties with Chick-Fil-A
Students from various campus communities including the Trans & Queer Student Union gathered in sharing their thoughts on the reinstallation of Chick-Fil-A on campus, with the anticipation of Cal Poly’s new dining structure 1901 Marketplace opening next school year. “Cal Poly is only supportive of us in words, but their actions tell us a different […]
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Pilipino Cultural Night returns for its 34th year: ‘Home away from home’
Pilipino Cultural Exchange calls itself a “home away from home.” One way students in PCE achieve that is through Pilipino Cultural Night, the annual student-run show taking place April 28-29. The script-based play blends an overarching story about Filipino-American identity along with traditional and contemporary Filipino dances and choral performances, according to PCE co-president and […]
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Cal Poly ROTC Chair goes to trial for invasion of privacy case
A judge has denied military diversion for the Cal Poly ROTC chair who used a hidden camera to film multiple women at the Recreation Center and in local fitting rooms. The defense for Lt. Col. Jacob Sweatland, 40, requested the military diversion treatment program in an April court hearing, arguing that Sweatland’s mental health issues […]
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Cal Poly Alum to travel to moon on NASA Artemis II mission
Cal Poly alumnus Victor Glover will pilot NASA’s Artemis II mission that will travel around the moon, according to a Cal Poly news release. The mission is planned for November 2024. Glover graduated from Cal Poly in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in general engineering. He will pilot the Orion aircraft with three other astronauts. […]
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CSU to form ‘implementation teams’ across campuses to address findings of Title IX review
In its conclusion of a system wide-review of California State University (CSU) Title IX, law firm Cozen O’ Connor will share its findings in a meeting mid-May, according to a message sent by Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Leora Freedman. Title IX is the U.S. federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools […]
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Cal Poly’s new plant conservatory supports hands-on learning and California conservation efforts
Cal Poly’s new plant conservatory is now open to the public, a space dedicated to visitors to learn about plant conservation and appreciate the diverse plant life from around the globe. The facility is designed to support the growth of different plant species in different climates, including the lowland tropics, cloud forests, and arid deserts, […]
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Cal Poly Safer is hiring for the 2023-24 school year
Safer is offering paid positions ranging from sexual assault prevention programming to graphic design. Applications are available online and are due May 5 by 5 p.m. Safer, under Campus Health and Wellbeing, is Cal Poly’s confidential resource for gender-based violence and sexual assault prevention. The jobs, which provide experience in public health and community organizing, […]
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Cal Poly works to strengthen WiFi connection amid EBT payment system shutdown
Students buying food on campus have encountered EBT registers that are occasionally unable to process payments due to spotty WiFi connection. Locations on campus that accept EBT public assistance benefits include Village Market, Grand Avenue Market and Campus Market. Cal Poly Corporation spokesperson Ellen Curtis said connection issues pop up at all locations, but especially […]
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Faculty research raises questions of thermal comfort, CO2 levels in old Cal Poly building
The Mathematics and Science Building 38 at Cal Poly has had severe problems with air circulation and quality, according to research from mechanical engineering professor Jennifer Mott-Peuker. Mott-Peuker is currently conducting a study on thermal comfort and CO2 levels on the older buildings of the university. The CSU system sets regulations for heating, ventilation and […]