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 […]
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Vista Grande Express promotes sustainability through reusable containers
Vista Grande Express, a restaurant in the Vista Grande dining complex, has begun using reusable containers as of Oct. 20, sparing over 500,000 single-use containers from the waste stream each year, according to Campus Dining. “The more times the container is reused, the more sustainable it becomes,” Campus Dining wrote on their website. “The container […]
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Cal Poly’s Basic Needs Report highlights prevalence of food insecurity
Aydin Nazmi’s life revolves around food. Not only does he teach food science at Cal Poly, but he also works as a coordinator for CalFresh, a federal program that provides people with a monthly grocery stipend. Nazmi is on the front lines of fighting food insecurity. “When you’re hungry or stressed about affording food, it […]
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Cal Poly opens new center for wine and viticulture: ‘A head start on a great career’
During fall quarter, students began making Cal Poly wines and research wines entirely from scratch for the first time in the new JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture. The entirely donor-funded facility, which officially opened Winter 2022, is comprised of the 15,600 square-foot Lohr Family Winery and the 12,000 square-foot E. & […]
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Meet the artists behind the utility box paintings around Cal Poly
All throughout Cal Poly’s campus, colorfully illustrated utility boxes are found along pathways – which has left students to wonder who has been decorating them and why. Campus Facilities sent out newsletters to students Nov. 2021 introducing the opportunity to pitch an idea of what they wanted to paint on a utility box. Once a […]
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15-Minute Update: Cal Poly elevator pitch competition
On this MNTV 15-minute update, see some highlights from Cal Poly’s elevator pitch competition plus, watch students try their hands at Goat Yoga on the health center lawn. *This episode of MNTV originally aired live on November 8, 2022*
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15-Minute Update: Wiggle Waggle Festival
On this MNTV 15-minute update, see how the Woods Humane Society is promoting adoption at their annual Wiggle Waggle Festival plus, a look at Brookshire Farm’s agri-entertainment. *This episode of MNTV originally aired live on November 1, 2022*