Cal Poly hosts a round-robin tournament of the popular intramural sport. Devan Spiegel has more on what’s in store as the team bounces back after a cancelled season.
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Cal Poly community celebrates legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Cal Poly community will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an event on Monday Jan. 24. MLK Day, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of every January, marks the birthday and honors the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who would have been 93 years old on […]
Food Pantry provides more to community amid “unprecedented” use by students
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. As a first-generation student at Cal Poly, now-graduate student Oscar Velasco never knew about the food resources, such as the Cal Poly Food Pantry, available to him as an undergraduate struggling with food insecurity. “I just felt that eating Top Ramen was a rite of passage, and that […]
Kickin’ it off with a classic: New ASI Intramural Sport on campus
Three nights a week, 44 teams of students take to the Lower Sports Complex to face off in a new addition to ASI’s intramural sports lineup –– kickball. Mustang News Video Reporter Brady Caskey tells the story of how kickball came to be and how it has been received by the community.
ASI bucks the stigma of mental health
Associated Students Inc. (ASI) hosted their annual “Buck the Stigma” care and wellness week from Oct. 11-15, aiming to beat the stigma around mental health conversations. “Midterms are oftentimes very difficult on individuals’ mental health, and the purpose behind many of these booths is to give students the opportunity to rest and recharge during this […]
ASI prioritizes interacting with and listening to students in 2021-22 goals
Cal Poly’s Associated Students, Inc. student government leaders recently shared their priorities and goals for the 2021-22 school year, which emphasized interacting directly with the student body and listening to students. ASI student government is split into three branches — the Board of Directors, the University Union Advisory Board and the Executive Cabinet. Each branch […]
ASI’s KYLE concert sparked safety concern before classes began
Associated Student Inc. (ASI) Events hosted guest artist KYLE at a concert in the University Union plaza on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 18. Coinciding with the Week of Welcome (WOW), the large attendance of the concert was met with concern involving COVID-19 precautions and other general safety issues. KYLE has amassed 1.4 million followers […]
ASI Passes Resolution of No Confidence in University Housing
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors passed a resolution of no confidence in Cal Poly University Housing. This vote was a formal expression of the board’s lack of confidence in the operation of University Housing. Due to the ASI Board’s position as an advocacy board, the resolution acts as a formal statement of […]
“A step forward”: ASI votes in favor of creating a secretary of accessibility
The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors unanimously voted in favor of creating a secretary of accessibility at an open forum meeting on Wednesday, May 19. According to nutrition senior Hannah Heath, who is the founder and president of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) Student Advisory Board, the ASI Board of Directors received 30 […]
ASI to vote on creating a Secretary of Accessibility
The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors will vote to decide if they should create a Secretary of Accessibility on Wednesday, May 19. The purpose of the Secretary of Accessibility would be to promote accessibility and disability awareness on campus, according to Chair of the ASI Diversity and Inclusion Committee Amanda Tejeda who co-wrote […]
ASI proposes program to allow houseless students to sleep in parked cars on campus
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors voted on May 6 to approve a resolution to establish the Pilot Cal Poly Safe Parking Program, which would allow students to sleep in their parked cars overnight on campus. The vote to pass the resolution did not establish the pilot parking program at Cal Poly, but instead […]
