There are confirmed cases of norovirus at Cal Poly, according to a PolyAlert Emergency Notification sent out at 7:42 p.m. on Thursday. According to the Centers for Disease Control, norovirus is a contagious virus that causes inflammation in your stomach and intestines which can lead to stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. It can be transmitted via personal […]
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Dean Wendt: From Cal Poly student to COSAM Dean
A couple of drops of red dye on a test plate is all it took for Dean Wendt to realize how incredible living organisms could be. Sitting in his home at eight years old, Wendt took a pair of tweezers and carefully removed the wings from a fly. It sounded cruel at the time, Wendt […]
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The Wheelchair Foundation: New chapter, same goal
The Cal Poly Wheelchair Foundation has returned. What once was a senior project is now a club with the same goal of providing mobility to disabled persons abroad.
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Arson or accident: Investigating The Sub’s fire
The Sub owner is producing a documentary about the fire.
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San Luis Obispo rallies for LGBTQIA community
The rally was in response to the burning of a rainbow flag that hung outside Heidi Harmon’s home.
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Phil Bailey and Gary Erickson to speak at spring commencement
Both speakers have strong ties to Cal Poly and the community surrounding it.
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App helps pronounce new residence hall names
A new application was recently created to help Cal Poly students pronounce the names of the residence halls currently under construction in Student Housing South — yakʔitʸutʸu. Computer engineering senior Chance Daniel took matters into his own hands after noticing students had difficulty pronouncing the new housing names. Daniel designed and produced a new app […]
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Muslim students ask for accommodations during Ramadan, are turned down
As the end of Spring 2017 draws near, students begin preparing for finals. But for Muslim students on campus, finals week overlaps with their holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and in 2017 goes from May 27 to June 26. It is expected that every Muslim fasts from […]
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Board of Directors denies proposal to create social justice committee
At the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors meeting May 31, a bill to amend the ASI bylaws and create a Social Justice and Equity standing committee was voted down. According to College of Science and Mathematics representative for Board of Directors and statistics junior Gianna Ciaccio, hesitancies regarding the bill stemmed from the […]
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Dean Phil Bailey to retire
Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics (building 180), Faculty Offices East, the research facility that will soon be full of laboratories for undergraduate research, the “Study 25-35” campaign, the DREAM Center: these are all Cal Poly legacies credited to one man: Phil Bailey. The College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM) dean will retire […]
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Alpha Epsilon Pi on social probation for underage drinking and hazing
The fraternity will not be able to host social events until Dec. 9, 2017.