With an event named St. Fratty’s Day, there is an easy misconception that Greek life is deeply involved. In reality, the blame doesn’t fall so neatly onto just one group.
Tag: Cal Poly housing
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Cal Poly staff housing project underway on Grand Avenue to address housing shortages
Cal Poly is building 33 faculty and staff housing units at the corner of Slack Street and Grand Avenue, opening by fall 2025.
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The nepotism of Cal Poly housing
Zillow, Facebook housing groups and open houses will be swarmed with first, second and third years alike in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, not all Mustangs will successfully complete their search. Why can’t you find your dream college home? The answer: nepotism of Cal Poly housing of course.
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Cal Poly’s Off-Campus Housing Program Partners with EDUrain to Ease the Hunt for Housing
Cal Poly’s infamous housing crisis developed an evident role in campus culture over the past years, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Some students are even living out of their cars and the campus only accommodates for very few extra spaces for those experiencing houselessness. To not only ease the stress of finding off-campus housing, but […]
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I witnessed hate speech and vandalism in Poly Canyon Village
After a long day of work, I came back to my Poly Canyon Village apartment with the intention of getting comfy and going to bed. Little did I know, the universe would have more in store for me on the Saturday night of Oct. 23. It started just like any other Saturday night: a friend […]
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Freshmen plans for Winter quarter: Choosing to live on campus or stay at home
Students who are living on campus are required to move out of housing by Nov. 21, according to the Cal Poly Housing website. This means that for students living on campus, they will have to move out the week before finals week, whereas last year students would normally stay on-campus through finals.
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App helps pronounce new residence hall names
A new application was recently created to help Cal Poly students pronounce the names of the residence halls currently under construction in Student Housing South — yakʔitʸutʸu. Computer engineering senior Chance Daniel took matters into his own hands after noticing students had difficulty pronouncing the new housing names. Daniel designed and produced a new app […]
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Cal Poly considers ‘year-around’ schedule, other plans for development
The “year-around” schedule will increase graduation rates but decrease the number of students on campus at any one time.
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CSU Board of Trustees moves Grand Avenue housing project forward
The proposed plan would implement a 1,475-person residence hall specifically for freshmen near the Grand Avenue entrance to the campus.
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Mustang Minute: Housing Fair
Mustang News reporter Ashley DeVriend went to the 6th annual Housing Fair. Cal Poly students were able to walk from booth to booth on Dexter Lawn, getting more information about different housing options.
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Student opinion varies on mandatory freshman, sophomore housing
The construction project, which hopes to accommodate all freshmen and sophomores in new residence halls and by opening up more space in Poly Canyon Village (PCV), is slated to be finished around 2018.