For Agustin Garcia Badillo, a coordinator for the Pride Center, holding Cal Poly’s first ‘house ball’ was a time for BIPOC and queer communities in San Luis Obispo “to feel more than just tolerated.” The Pride Center Ball on March 16 marked a first for the Black and Brown, queer, trans and nonbinary communities on […]
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‘The effort won’t stop’: Cal Poly community petitions for Disability Cultural Program
More than a year after their initial launch proposing that Cal Poly implement a Disability Cultural Program (DCP), the Disabilities Alliance club alongside BEACoN Mentors, an undergraduate student research program, has re-launched their advocacy for a DCP. In January, the team sent out a petition for Cal Poly students, faculty, alumni and SLO community members […]
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Kosher food truck opens on campus, offering traditional Jewish cuisine
As the aroma of sizzling schnitzel and savory spices wafts through the air, Cal Poly students are flocking to a new addition to the food scene: a kosher food truck on campus. The long awaited kosher food truck, “What’s Cookin Kosher,” formally opened Thursday at 11 a.m. This comes after multiple years of discussion between […]
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Sustainable Fashion Club and Green Campus to host Swap n’ Shop this Friday
The Sustainable Fashion Club and Green Campus are hosting Swap n’ Shop on Friday at Dexter Lawn from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This third Swap n’ Shop of the quarter is an opportunity to swap old clothes with new ones. According to Cal Poly’s sustainability page, student vendors will also be present with handcrafted goods. […]
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Cal Poly classroom experiences leaks days after storm
On Monday morning, Mustang News received a photo of Architecture and Environmental Design Rm. 225 using several garbage cans to collect water. The photo came from construction management senior Carlin Cook who said there have been trash bins collecting water from leaks in that building for years. Cook told Mustang News that there have been […]
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Cal Poly keeps campus open on Tuesday despite flood watch
Cal Poly’s campus will remain open on Tuesday despite the flood watch issued by the National Weather Service and atmospheric river throughout San Luis Obispo County. All class campus operations will continue as scheduled, the Cal Poly Department of Emergency Management informed students via email. The university encourages students and faculty to remain flexible with […]
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SLO residents call for St. Fratty’s Day to be canceled
SLO residents have called on the city council to cancel Cal Poly’s “St. Fratty’s Day” tradition. On Tuesday, the city will review updated plans on managing the event. Residents for Quality Neighborhoods (RQN) SLO spoke out at the Feb. 21 city council meeting to voice concerns about students’ annual St. Fratty’s Day celebrations. “This year […]
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CAFES dean to retire after 25 years of work at Cal Poly
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dean Andrew “Andy” Thulin will retire from Cal Poly at the end of the 2023 calendar year, according to a campus-wide email sent Tuesday. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore wrote in the email that, serving as dean for the past 10 years, Thulin […]
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Cal Poly Wind Band to present ‘Bandemonium’ concert
Cal Poly’s Wind Band is featuring Cuesta College’s Wind Ensemble Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. ‘Bandemonium’ is the Cal Poly Bands’ second season series, according to a Cal Poly news release. “Cal Poly welcomes the Cuesta College Wind Ensemble under the direction of Jennifer Martin,” band director Christopher J. Woodruff said […]
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Cal Poly’s Women in Business club to host annual conference
Cal Poly’s Women in Business (WIB) club will be hosting its eighth annual ‘Defining her Future’ conference on Friday, March 3. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, including guest speakers, breakout workshops and panels hosted by women involved in the business industry, according to a schedule […]
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Cal Poly Theatre Department to perform comedy-musical “Company”
The Cal Poly Theatre Department is putting on Tony Award-winning musical “Company” on Cal Poly’s campus at the Spanos Theatre starting Thursday, according to a news release from Cal Poly Now. Showtimes start at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Directed by Karin Hendricks-Bolen, “Company” explores relationships through the perspective […]