Cal Poly’s Small Ruminant Operations Student Managers are working hard to ensure the safety of approximately 150 lambs born during lamb season, while also learning about holistic management and sustainable practices.
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Learn By Adapting: recent federal funding cuts reshape student research work
Cal Poly history lecturer Cameron Jones waited nearly six months to receive the $150,000 federally-funded research grant awarded to his team’s project, AfricanCalifornios.org, when a two-sentence email hit his inbox and changed everything. Federal officials stated in the email that the grant was “administratively withdrawn,” canceling the grant and preventing Jones from filing a complaint. […]
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En vanguardia: los estudiantes de Cal Poly hacen campaña de los estudios con el trabajo de defensa de los inmigrantes locales
Find the English version here. Traducido por Suri Moreno. Un estudiante de ingeniería amaneció con el zumbido de su teléfono un miércoles por la mañana. El mensaje de texto que vio le hizo salir rápidamente de casa y dirigirse a la cárcel del condado de San Luis Obispo. Le dijeron que los agentes federales de inmigración tenían […]
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On the front line: Cal Poly students juggle school and local immigrant advocacy work
An engineering student woke up to his phone buzzing one Wednesday morning. The text message he saw sent him quickly out the door and over to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Federal immigration agents, he was told, were planning to detain someone. Around the time he and other volunteers for the Central Coast immigrant […]
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San Luis Obispo residents could face rainfall soon after an extended winter dry spell
San Luis Obispo is expected to experience heavy rainfall and intense wind over the next few days, with an increased chance of rain on Wednesday, and the California Department of Public Health is advising people to take caution for the growth of poisonous death cap mushrooms due to the increased moisture.
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Ishan Pandhare se declara no culpable de las felonías de atropello y fuga; la fiscalía informa nuevos detalles
Find the English version here. Traducido por Isabella Beltran. Ishan Pandhare, el ex estudiante de tercer año de Cal Poly acusado de causar heridas graves a dos estudiantes de segundo año de Cal Poly, se declaró no culpable de las tres felonías relacionadas con el incidente del 8 de enero. A partir del miércoles por […]
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Cal Poly awards $28K for hispanic-serving projects
Cal Poly’s Department of Culture and Institutional Excellence awarded 13 high impact mini-grants totalling $28,000 to support Hispanic-serving projects and programs for the 2025-26 academic year, including workshops, events and a speaker series.
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Engineering student among arrested in anti-human trafficking operation
A Cal Poly student was arrested in San Luis Obispo County for allegedly meeting or arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes as part of a statewide anti-human trafficking operation, which resulted in 611 arrests and 170 rescues across the state.
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The filing period for the 2026-2027 Cal Poly ASI President and Board of Directors is now open
The filing period for 2026-2027 Cal Poly ASI President and ASI Board of Directors positions opened on Monday. The period for filing is open until Feb. 28 at 5 p.m according to ASI. Applications are open to all matriculating students who meet the Cal State qualifications for office, which includes a minimum grade point average […]
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Where your fruit comes from: inside Cal Poly’s U-Pick Orchard
The Cal Poly U-Pick is a fully student-operated orchard that grows a variety of crops available for public purchase throughout the year. Currently offering citrus fruits like clementines and mandarins, the U-Pick allows visitors to harvest their own produce and pay by weight. Reporter Sedona Harris went out to learn why students manage every aspect […]
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City council members to increase their pay to offset San Luis Obispo living costs
The San Luis Obispo City Council voted to increase their salaries by 20-40% in order to offset the city’s high cost of living, however their pay still barely reaches the median income in San Luis Obispo.