Cal Poly employees evacuated The Avenue, 19 Metro Station and Sandwich Factory campus restaurants, as well as the Pre-Rec center Tuesday afternoon due to a small fire at the Chick-fil-A unit in The Avenue. No injuries were reported from the fire, but Cal Poly Corporation Marketing and Public Relations director Yukie Nishinaga said she did […]
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Slight increase in pedestrian accidents on campus
Sarah Ortiz said she definitely saw the white delivery van stopped at the crosswalk in front of the Construction Innovations Center on Perimeter Drive. At that time, it seemed like a routine morning at the crosswalk she uses five times a day. Since then, there has been no such thing as a routine crossing for […]
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Halloween weekend sees lower crime than expected
In what police anticipated would be a busy Halloween weekend, Cal Poly and its surrounding neighborhoods produced relatively low crime rates, according to University Police Department (UPD). UPD chief Bill Watton said last weekend was slightly more active than most weekends this year, but was still less than the spike Halloween normally brings about in […]
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No injuries after 'dramatic' bicycle-vehicle collision
A vehicle-bicycle collision on campus last Wednesday resulted in the shattering of a car windshield, but no trips to the emergency room, University Police Department (UPD) chief Bill Watton said. The accident occurred at 11:30 a.m., when the cyclist crossed California Blvd. in front of Alex G. Spanos Stadium without waiting for the signal to change […]
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Freshmen know the party is on Hathway Avenue
Every new school year, Cal Poly’s Week of Welcome (WOW) introduces incoming students to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and, though it may not be on the official WOW schedule, college parties. The epicenter of these college parties is Hathway Avenue, a residential road near campus. Hathway Avenue is well-known among incoming freshman, even before […]
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University Police cars update look
Though the Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) added one new car to the fleet this year, chief Bill Watton said he hopes students will think there are several. The new car, which is the only black and white marked car in the department, is more noticeable than the old white cars, Watton said. “It has […]
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University police issue third reported sexual assault alert
A third alleged rape was reported at Cal Poly on Monday, according to a University Police Department press release. According to the release, the reported rape occurred in the victim’s room in Poly Canyon Village on Sunday, May 15.