Cal Poly is the only CSU still on the quarter system and the current freshman class will be the first to see that change.
In Oct. 2021, the Office of the Chancellor requested that Cal Poly begin the conversion to the semester system.
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Digging up an adventure: A Cal Poly Lab’s Clam Project
Pismo clams were a staple of recreational fisheries for decades, but their population declined by the 1980s. The last clam of legal fishing size of four and a half inches was found in 1993, but since 2015, the Ruttenberg Lab at Cal Poly has been able to witness a rise in the clams’ population. Graduate […]
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SLO Master Chorale to perform “Chants Encounter” at PAC
On Sunday at 3 p.m., the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale will present “Chants Encounter,” a performance of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Arvo Pärt at the Performing Arts Center.
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‘Sticky is a way of life’: Inside the Cal Poly Honey Program
According to the Cal Poly Center for Sustainability, Beekeeping (PLSC 175) produces an average of four barrels – or 220 gallons – of honey each year between the fall and spring quarters.
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Cal Poly students respond to the university’s efforts to becoming an HSI
Recently, Cal Poly vocalized its efforts on trying to become a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Throughout October 2023, the campus hosted a series of events and symposiums to discuss how they are approaching this transition and the importance of being a diversity-achieving and inclusive institution.
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Acclaimed author and comedian David Sedaris to perform at PAC for national tour
The show will run for 90 minutes with no intermission and will include a 30 minute audience Q & A at the end. Sedaris will be available to sign books 45 minutes before the show as well as afterwards for additional signing time, with books sold on site at the Cal Poly bookstore.
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Teamsters Union goes on strike at Cal Poly campus entrances
On Nov.14, 2023, California State University (CSU) employees with the Teamsters Local 2010 Union met at the west entrance of campus off of Highland Drive for their one-day strike in the fight for a fair contract.
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‘It’s not enough food’: Students battle food insecurity as campus meal plans exceed cost of other options
Mandatory dining plans are a rite of passage for college freshmen across the nation who have to endure powdered eggs, soggy pasta and frozen tortillas.
But Cal Poly’s freshman plans are among the most expensive of any public school in California — and prices for packaged food and items are disproportionately high compared to off-campus grocery stores.
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Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology serves Cal Poly an AI Buffet
The Artificial Intelligence Buffet has a total of four workshops within the 2023-2024 school year. Currently, two are full, with the earliest workshop to sign up for being on Jan. 22, 2024.
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Meathead Movers sued for violating discrimination law
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Intertidal Literary and Arts Journal accepting submissions for their second annual edition
This journal has modeled itself after Cal Poly’s previous literary journal “Byzantium” but has expanded beyond the English department to include submissions from the entire Cal Poly community across all 6 colleges on campus.