Community members marched, performed, lit candles and supported survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence at this year’s Take Back the Night gathering on Thursday, April 25 on Mission Plaza. An international event with history as far back as the…
Student Life
On-campus parking is going permitless
Beginning Fall 2019, Cal Poly will implement permitless parking through technology that scans license plates to determine if a permit was purchased. The new License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology was approved by campus Information Technology Service March 6, and…
Skipping classes and spending hundreds: How music festival season affects students
The sun is out, and music festival season is upon us. But just what kind of toll does attending a three-day concert take on students’ academics, as well as their bank account? And what are professors being told by students who miss class?
Here’s what’s happening in SLO this weekend
Thursday, April 25th Cal Poly Earth Week Festival 2019 More than 30 clubs and organizations will gather for a festival celebrating the preservation and wellbeing of Earth. Dexter Lawn 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Safer’s Take Back the Night Created…
UCSB defeats Cal Poly in first “Dye is Life” beer die tournament
The blue green rivalry moved beyond traditional athletics last weekend as Cal Poly and UCSB went head to head in an intense beer die tournament April 21 in Goleta, Calif. Cal Poly fell to UCSB with one win and 11…
ASI President Jasmin Fashami sworn in as a U.S. citizen
Jasmin Fashami is Cal Poly’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President; as of Tuesday, she is also a United States citizen. On Tuesday, April 23, Fashami was at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown LA with almost 4,000 others getting…
Marketing team made Cal Poly history at the AMA Collegiate Conference
12 students from the Cal Poly AMA chapter make history by placing among the top 15 at the AMA Collegiate Conference for the first time.
This student-run animal science class provides free services to pets of the homeless community
On a cloudless, sunny Saturday morning, the Prado Day Center was full of chatter. People were talking, students were working and dogs were barking. Two women set up coolers full of supplies and medicine behind a foldable table and signed…
Your guide to SLO’s Earth Week celebrations
This week is Earth Week, and that includes — well, everybody. Many clubs and organizations at Cal Poly are participating to put sustainability-focused Earth Week events together. Much of the week was organized by three students: president of Surfrider Club…
Superorganism, Earl Sweatshirt, Women in Business: Your guide to SLO’s happenings this weekend
Friday, April 19th Defining Her Future: A Women in Leadership Conference With the theme “Grit to Great,” this year’s Women in Business conference has the goal of empowering everyone to to feel confident and capable in achieving their career related…
The real costs of being a WOW leader
Since President Jeffrey Armstrong announced that Week Of Welcome (WOW) would become a mandatory program in 2015, the program’s budget has consistently been “in the red” by approximately $22,000. However, this does not include what WOW leaders pay out of…