This winter quarter, eight agribusiness students will start working on a marketing challenge: to promote a robotics company that makes products to help harvest produce. These students are members of Cal Poly’s National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team. They will create a business marketing strategy for the robotics client, and present it at a national competition […]
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Cal Poly Agribusiness Club to host annual career fair
Since May, agricultural business junior Jack Busch has been organizing the annual Ag Showcase — a career fair with an emphasis on agriculture but open to students of all majors. This week, Busch’s work is coming into fruition. The 33rd annual Ag Showcase, put on by the Agribusiness Management and National Agricultural Marketing Association Club, […]
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Students can participate in the search for a new CSU chancellor. Here’s how
The search for a permanent California State University (CSU) chancellor is underway and students and faculty are encouraged to participate, according to a campus-wide email President Jeffrey Armstrong sent on Thursday. The search is being conducted by the CSU Board of Trustees and will feature three open forums throughout the state for CSU stakeholders to […]
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Cal Poly Safer hosts Stalking Action Month with “Love, Boundaries” campaign
In honor of January’s National Stalking Awareness Month, Cal Poly’s Safer is hosting “Love, Boundaries” — a month-long campaign dedicated to stalking prevention and boundary setting. The campaign is hosting a variety of events for students surrounding survivor support, education and awareness. “Ultimately, stalking behaviors are repeated violations of boundaries — and we all deserve […]
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WATCH: Cal Poly students help Los Osos community after rainstorm
After this month’s rainstorm brought mudslides, flooding and property damage, the Cal Poly College Corps program offered a way for students to help clean up homes and businesses. Residents of the Vista Court neighborhood in Los Osos received help after their homes were damaged by mudslides. “It’s been a rewarding and humbling experience to see […]
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MN Now: January 19, 2023
Mustang News reporter Ari Lopez brings you the top stories from this week…
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Cal Poly’s discrimination and harassment policies are under review. Here’s how to give your input
A law firm hired to do a Title IX assessment across all 23 CSU campuses is holding open forums at Cal Poly this week to gain input from students, faculty and staff. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any academic environment that receives federal funding and requires schools to implement […]
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Cal Poly institutes abortion pills and services for students
Cal Poly students can now receive abortion pills through the campus health center, the university announced in a news release on Monday. The new program is being offered in compliance with the 2019 College Student Right to Access Act that required all UCs and CSUs to integrate medical abortion care into their campus health centers […]
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Cal Poly reopens Wednesday after severe rainstorm
Cal Poly announced late Tuesday afternoon that winter quarter classes will start Wednesday after a two-day delay caused by the rainstorm and its damage. “Many Cal Poly employees, including our custodial, trade shop, housing, dining, public safety and other teams, worked diligently over the past two days to respond to reports of flooding or damage […]
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WATCH: Cal Poly shutdown after major storm hits San Luis Obispo
The city of San Luis Obispo is essentially shut down as a severe rainstorm dumps inches of rain across the central coast. With widespread flooding and road closures, the city has issued a shelter-in-place order and is urging people to stay home and avoid travel on the roads. MNTV News Director Brady Caskey shows us […]
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Disability Alliance students push back against new Excused Absence Agreement
Students in Cal Poly’s Disability Alliance club created a petition in late November to oppose a new form they are being required to fill out, entitled the “Excused Absence Agreement.“ This form sparked outrage amongst club members, as one of the questions allows professors to decide the maximum number of disability-related absences a student can […]