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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Elections aftermath: turning pain into purpose
Then I remembered the words of Colorado State Senator Tom Sullivan. I met Senator Sullivan last October in his home state. His son, Alex, was murdered in the Aurora Theater Massacre in 2012. Since then, he told me, he’s turned into “a ball of anger and frustration and lack of patience.” Oh, and he ran for office, won, and actually made change.
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Cal Poly’s Moot Court invites students to compete on their team
Cal Poly Moot Court welcomes students interested in pre-law and oral advocacy to join them for the 2024-2025 academic year. Combining constitutional law with Supreme Court cases, Moot Court offers students interested in law school or learning more about real-world issues an ideal platform.
The club, currently in its second year, argues cases ranging from privacy law to contraceptives based on Supreme Court precedent.
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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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ARTS Obispo elects leader dedicated to spreading poetry through the county
Words are powerful. When placed together, they have the ability to break down walls or build bridges, heal or hurt, discourage or inspire. In San Luis Obispo County, there is a leadership position dedicated to opening up this world of words to anyone willing to explore it — county poet laureate. For newly elected county […]