Former Cal Poly student Charles Hojaboom was deemed competent to stand trial Monday morning, moving forward with his criminal proceedings.
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Direct bus route to Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market returns
The City of San Luis Obispo has reinstated the 6 Express bus route, which runs from Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center directly to the Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market. The service, which returned on Sept. 19, offers weekly services every Thursday to the San Luis Obispo Downtown Transit Center, just two and a half blocks from the market.
First pro-Palestine rally of the school year draws attention from administration and onlookers
Organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter and the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter, their first event of the year aimed to speak out against injustice towards Palestinians and promote divestment from Cal Poly’s ties to weapons manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies and Chevron, according to the flyer organizers passed out at the rally.
ASI Week of Welcome concert features artist Landon Conrath
ASI welcomed indie pop artist Landon Conrath with Cal Poly alum Cherry Blonde at the University Union Plaza on Sept. 22.
What do Latinx students want to see as Cal Poly prepares to become an HSI? Mustang News asked them.
The Spanish version can be found here. Cal Poly is closing in on the 25% Latinx undergraduate enrollment criteria eligible to receive the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) federal designation. As of 2023, Hispanic or Latinx undergraduate students comprised 22.92% of the student body, according to Cal Poly enrollment data last updated Jan. 4, 2024. In […]
¿Qué quieren ver estudiantes Latine/x mientras Cal Poly se prepara a volverse en un HSI? Mustang News les preguntó.
translated by Kathryn Hutchinson Cal Poly está acercando al criterio de al menos 25% de la matrícula de estudiantes universitarios siendo hispanos para recibir la denominación de Instituciones de Servicio a Hispanos (HSI). A partir de 2023, estudiantes universitarios Hispanos o Latine/x constan 22.92% del cuerpo estudiantil, de acuerdo con el data matrícula, actualizado por […]
Former Cal Poly resident advisor Alexis Alejandro pleads not guilty for burglary, intent to commit rape charges
Former Cal Poly resident advisor Alexis Alejandro, 25, pleaded not guilty to burglary and assault with intent to commit rape charges at Tuesday’s arraignment. Alejandro was charged Thursday in connection to the Sept. 7 Poly Canyon Village break-in. The victim reported waking up to the burglar holding their hand over the victim’s mouth. Alejandro’s bail […]
Cal Poly starts construction for housing expansion, results in campus parking lot closures
Cal Poly started constructing nine new dorm buildings in August as part of the Future Housing Plan. The $1 billion multiphase construction and renovation project is estimated to be completed in 2032. As a result, the campus permanently closed the R1, K1 and K2 parking lots behind the South Mountain Residence Halls, also known as […]
Cal Poly RA arrested, charged with burglary and intent to rape
Cal Poly Police Department arrested student Alexis Alejandro, 25, in response to an attempted burglary in Poly Canyon Village on Sept. 7, according to an email sent by CPPD. Alejandro was arrested on charges of burglary and assault with intent to commit rape. CPPD arrested Alejandro on Thursday, Sept. 19, around 3:45 pm, according to […]
Downtown Centre Cinemas offers free movies to Cal Poly students after Farmer’s Market
On Thursday, Sept. 19, the Downtown Centre Cinemas 7 on Marsh Street in Downtown San Luis Obispo will be offering free movies to all Cal Poly students who show a valid school ID after the Farmer’s Market. The theater will be closed to the public, with the last public show being “The Matrix” at 7 […]
President’s announcement addresses regulations to campus climate
Update: Sept. 19, 10:20 a.m. Lazier said Cal State campuses were directed to send out this exact systemwide message. The President’s email included the system’s Freedom of Expression homepage, indirectly linking to the Cal State time, place and manner policy and each campus’s policies. The President’s Office issued an email annoucement Wednesday morning supporting new […]

