The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train will offer a third daily round trip from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo beginning May 4, providing more convenient travel options for Cal Poly students and other travelers.
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Inside the California court system: How the courts represent San Luis Obispo
The California court system represents San Luis Obispo through its Superior Court and its District Attorney. The Supreme Court may intervene in specific scenarios.
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Cal Poly Police ramps up enforcement on electric scooter ban
Cal Poly students are increasingly being cited for using electric scooters on campus, which is a violation of the university’s ban on their use, and can result in a fine of $234 or attending a Skateboard/Bicycle Diversion class.
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Scuba certification class has students diving in the Rec Pool
Cal Poly students can earn their scuba certification through ASI Aquatics and SLO Ocean Currents, which offers classroom instruction, pool training, and open water dives to prepare students for future careers in marine biology or environmental research.
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Students face prescription delays with Kaiser Permanente amid healthcare worker strike
Approximately 31,000 nurses and healthcare professionals walked out of hospitals and clinics throughout California and Hawaii on Jan. 26 to strike against Kaiser Permanente, demanding fair compensation, increased staffing levels and timely care for patients.
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Cal Poly 2026 ins and outs: Class crushes, morning classes and more
As January flies by and February rolls in, many of our New Year’s resolutions are quickly fading. You might have already turned in assignments late or gone to the Rec Center fewer times than you promised yourself. But there are things even more essential for Cal Poly students to bring into the new year, things that would benefit every Mustang.
What’s on my vision board for 2026? Read for inspo on everything essential to our next chapters and what we need to turn the page on.
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ASI and Campus Health & Wellbeing launch grocery shuttles
Cal Poly’s ASI and Campus Health & Wellbeing have launched a free grocery shuttle service to transport students between campus and local grocery stores, running every Friday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Muffin tin scalloped potatoes: A taste of home for Cal Poly students
The Cal Poly Food Pantry offers a free resource of ingredients for students to make cheap, filling and easy meals like muffin tin scalloped potatoes.
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Student workers now earn $16.90 after Jan. 1 minimum wage boost
California’s minimum wage increased by 40 cents to $16.90 per hour on Jan. 1, reflecting the state’s annual wage adjustments to accommodate rising inflation rates, with many Cal Poly students relying on this wage increase to cover their expenses.
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Cal State University system partners with Adobe to offer students free Creative Cloud access
Cal Poly students will receive the entire Adobe Creative Suite for free starting on Oct. 31 as part of an agreement between the Cal State University system and Adobe.
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Cal Poly will add an A+ to the grading scale starting next fall
Cal Poly is adding an A+ to the grading scale, to be given at any professor’s discretion. The hope is that students applying to grad school will benefit from a potential GPA boost. All nine schools in the University of California system and four Cal State universities, including Cal Maritime, already employ an A+ grading scale.