The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Hillel club is hosting multiple workshops throughout the week to educate people on antisemitism, according to an Instagram post put out by the organization. On Wednesday, the director of antisemitism education at Hillel International Tina Malka and the director of SLO Hillel Lauren Bandari will speak at an antisemitism […]
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Students protest violence against Iranian women: ‘Help them be heard’
A 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, most accurately known by her Kurdish name Jina or Zhina Amini, died days after Iran’s religious “morality police” arrested her for not wearing the hijab in accordance with government standards — too loosely and showing some hair. Soon after news of her death broke on Sept. 16, protests swept across Iran […]
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Cal Poly Safer, Lumina Alliance host Dating Violence Action Month
For Dating Violence Action Month, Safer teamed up with Lumina Alliance to host their “We Deserve” series, a month full of events and workshops to get students involved in the movement to end dating violence. The events focus on what people deserve in terms of relationships including boundaries, communication, equity, independence and joy. “It’s an […]
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‘We are here for you’: Cal Poly president addresses community reaction to Kristin Smart trial verdicts
On Tuesday, the jury reached a verdict on the 1996 Kristin Smart case – Paul Flores was found guilty of the murder of Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student at the time, and his father, Ruben Flores, was found not guilty as an accessory to the murder. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong sent out a […]
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What to know about Mustang Shuttle’s new daytime hours
The free convenience shuttle known as Mustang Shuttle extended its hours and stop locations around campus this year, aiming to make Cal Poly more accessible. Students and employees can now use the shuttle during the day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in addition to its current evening hours from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. […]
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Student Diversity and Belonging hosts fall welcome event
Student Diversity and Belonging (SDAB) groups kicked off the school year with their annual fall welcome event, where all of Cal Poly’s diversity centers come together and introduce their respective missions on campus to the student body. “We try to do welcome events for everybody at the beginning of every year, so that people can […]
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A ‘hot spot’ for Cal Poly community: New market approved on Monterey Street
After four months of delays due to San Luis Obispo resident concerns, a new community market called The Hub is headed to Monterey Street. The market, spearheaded by local entrepreneur and Central Coast Brewing owner George Peterson, is a culmination of eight local business owners working together to create a space for all San Luis […]
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Cal Poly reveals 2023 Pasadena Rose Parade float design
The Cal Poly Rose Float Team revealed its 2023 design called “Road to Reclamation” for its entry in the Pasadena Rose Parade. This year’s design was created by mechanical engineering senior Benjamino Cruz and features a forest floor covered by a dead tree branch, large fungi, moss and snails. The float will transform the dead […]
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Cal Poly Athletics asks local stores to remove tortillas from shelves as rivalry soccer game looms
Cal Poly Athletics has called on local grocery stores to remove tortillas from their aisles in preparation for Wednesday’s rivalry men’s soccer game between Cal Poly and University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). According to athletics director Don Oberhelman, for the past six years, Cal Poly students have purchased tortilla packs and snuck them into Spanos […]
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Newly reopened Fremont Hall floods during first week back
The first floor of Fremont Hall was flooded with sewage water at around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 — the night before the first day of classes. Fremont Hall was previously closed due to mudslides and just reopened ahead of the 2022 fall quarter. “University Housing reports that the first-floor north wing toilets in […]
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Cal Poly students, faculty share importance of assistive technology: ‘Challenges should be voluntary.’
Communication studies senior M.W. Kaplan leaned against the wall as they sat on their bed for a study session, laptop perched on their lap. A robotic feminine voice emanated from their computer to read aloud an assigned reading. The screen was dimmed and each word was highlighted as it was read. In another tab they […]