Confusion was the general reaction among former Cal Poly student-athletes when they learned their former university’s recent titles may be erased from the record books. “You just kind of sit back on a ruling like this and try and decipher what people are thinking, because it just doesn’t seem to make too much sense,” former […]
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Industrial hemp club starts on campus one year after student petition
Poly Hemp — the first Cal Poly club advocating for the education and research of industrial hemp — held its first meeting Wednesday, April 17. This comes one year after two students petitioned to start a pilot program at Cal Poly to conduct research on industrial hemp. Agricultural business senior Ted Fitzgerald was one of […]
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The 79th annual Poly Royal Rodeo is right around the corner
The highly anticipated rodeo event is almost ready to shine during this Open House weekend.
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San Luis Obispo’s very own Sprouts Farmers Market now open
San Luis Obispo’s Promenade shopping center has seen megastores like Gap and Forever 21 come and go, but now the space has been filled by Sprouts Farmers Market. This 30,000-square-foot specialty chain grocery store, stocked with a range of organic and natural grocery items, has its new home located on Madonna Road. San Luis Obispo’s […]
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Cal Poly swim club ranks No. 24 in College Club Swimming National Championship
The Cal Poly club swim team dominated at the College Club Swimming National Championship (CCS) this past weekend, ranking No. 24 out of 118 other collegiate swim clubs. Established in Spring 2017, the Cal Poly swim club has come a long way. Starting with just 12 members, they now have more than 100 members this […]
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UPD uses decoys to catch adults buying alcohol for minors in statewide operation
UPD assists in underage drinking operation that reveals adults buying alcohol to minors among other violations.
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Cal Poly’s Faculty in Residence pilot program allow students the opportunity to connect with professors outside the classroom
The occasional distant echo of a door slamming shut followed by footsteps running down the corridor past his apartment had biological sciences sophomore Andrew Frauenpreis in wonder.
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What’s changed since the St. Fratty’s Day roof collapse? We talked to one of the survivors about the close call
On March 7, 2015, Cal Poly made national headlines when a St. Patrick’s Day celebration — commonly referred to as St. Fratty’s Day in San Luis Obispo — ended in a roof collapse and nine injured party goers. The event sparked conversations about change regarding parties and how to keep them safe. Since 2015, roofs […]
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Cal Poly receives the most awards at national construction management student competition
The Construction Management teams from Cal Poly took home numerous awards from a national college contest in Reno last month. Cal Poly attended the 2019 Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) regional competition from Feb. 6 to 9 and won more awards than any of the other 49 universities in attendance. Out of 12 total teams […]
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Student-run taxpayer programs VITA and LITC help hundreds in the community
The Cal Poly Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program is providing free tax-return-preparation assistance in an effort to aid underprivileged communities in the San Luis Obispo community. As part of the VITA Senior Project class (BUS 416), more than 125 business administration students host VITA clinics every Saturday. The Winter clinics started Feb. 2 and […]
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Meet the Cal Poly student using fantastical, dystopian paintings to showcase queer resilience
A shirtless, brawny man speckled with bruises and bloody cuts stands practically nude. Clad in only a lavender bondage harness and tight Speedo-style neon underwear, he wields a knife in one hand and a rosary in the other. Most of his face and legs are cropped out, forcing the viewer to confront the more taboo, […]