San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon sat down with Poly This Week to discuss her reelection campaign, her opponent Keith Gurnee and what happened at the SLO Progressives meeting this summer.
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Student company improves lives of patients with Parkinson’s disease
A student-run start up aims to help people who experience freezing of gait, a symptom of Parkinson’s disease.
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The last-minute midterm election guide you need
Voter registration for young people is up across the country and Cal Poly has the most new student voter registrations of any school in California. Despite that, less than 20 percent of young people voted in the 2014 midterm elections. A recent Harvard poll found that young people are more likeley to influence the elections than usual, […]
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All you need to know about Measure G
Measure G is on the Nov. 6 San Luis Obispo County ballot. It proposes eliminating oil expansion, but still allows existing oil extraction and oil field maintenance to continue.
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Safer is moving to the Health Center
Safer is joining forces with the Health Center. The conjunction aims to increase convenience and quality of both services to aid students seeking support.
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SLO Airport working to add new flight destinations
The airport was recently ranked the fifth-fastest growing airport in the United States by the Airports Council International.
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Is it done yet? yakʔitʸutʸu still working on finishing touches
The yakʔitʸutʸu resident hall is still adding finishing touches despite a completion date set for August.
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Students are invited to discuss curriculum, campus culture and retention
The Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) will host a Collective Impact Forum open to all Cal Poly students, faculty and staff Friday, Nov. 2 Collective Impact is a group composed of students, faculty and staff that serves as a “Container for Change” by rallying multiple campus groups around a common agenda and increasing diversity and […]
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Cal Poly wins Ballot Bowl with most new student voter registrations in California
Cal Poly had the most new voter registrations of any school in California with 3,178 students registered through the Secretary of State’s Ballot Bowl competition. California State University (CSU) Fullerton came in second with 2,627 competition participants and University of California (UC) Santa Barbara came in third with 1,848 registered voters through the Ballot Bowl. A […]
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Downtown parking structures will now charge 24/7
The downtown San Luis Obispo parking garages have implemented a new “Pay on Foot” system, charging for parking 24/7.
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Cal Poly outsourcing vanpools could come at a cost to employees
Cal Poly Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) will be outsourcing the Employee Vanpool Program beginning Oct. 31, and the change is raising concerns among employees. TAPS has considered the switch from Cal Poly vans to vans from the external company Enterprise for the past two years, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. The Employee Vanpool […]