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New professor comes to communication studies department
Aubrie Adams specializes in how new digital media affects how we communicate
SLODOCO to add new location
Rejoice, doughnut lovers. Student hotspot SLO Donut Company (SLODOCO) is expanding, though owners said they haven’t decided where. The shop’s current location on Foothill Boulevard already expanded to add more kitchen space and an area for large events, but staff manager Amber Clark said that’s just the start. “This location in particular has seen a […]
Get to know your 2017 ASI presidential candidates
Chase Dean Centering his platform around inclusivity and equality, political science junior Chase Dean aims to institute change that will benefit students from all walks of life. “Lots of people who keep preaching inclusivity and diversity aren’t doing anything about it,” Dean said. “I want to hear the underrepresented and marginalized students’ solutions to the […]
Student who fell from Bishop still recovering, in good spirits and getting help
Manufacturing engineering freshman Evan Lalanne fell 30 feet from the top of Bishop Peak in December, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. But that didn’t stop his positive attitude. Lalanne sustained spinal and neck injuries from the fall. He is in ongoing physical and occupational therapy at home in Arroyo Grande. To help pay […]
Tuition and fees increased by 716% in 50 years
The days of tuition-free education at Cal Poly are long gone. According to the first course catalog published by the then California Polytechnic School in 1903, the school charged students $35 for books, supplies and a laboratory fee, or $921.13 adjusted for inflation. The first fee outside of books, supplies, laboratory, room and board and […]
Walk quietly: How to avoid leaving trace during the super bloom
Frockling through Carizzo Plains National Monument may harm the plants.
New retro coffee shop brings alternative vibe to town
The coffee shop will open at the end of April or beginning of May
Rodeo team freshman loses thumb while tying horse, airlifted to hospital
The recovering freshman plans to compete in rodeo events again this fall and eventually compete in nationals.
Phishing for information: How to detect and prevent attacks
Every day, Cal Poly receives millions of spam messages, according to Information Technology Services (ITS) Deputy CIO Ryan Matteson. While students don’t see a majority of the spam they receive, numbers show that universities across the country are a target for cyber security attacks. According to Symantec’s 2015 report, educational institutions were the third most […]
ROTC cadets conduct largest field training of the year
Cal Poly’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program linked up with cadets from California State University, Fresno and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) on April 7 to kick off their largest field training exercise (FTX) of the year. This FTX was a three-day event at Camp Roberts on the border of Monterey and […]
