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.
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‘Resistance is justified’: SLO community rallies together for Palestine
The public demonstration on Nov. 9 came after one month of violence as the Israel-Hamas war goes on, during which calls for the U.S. to stop financially and diplomatically supporting Israel have rippled across the country.
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Cal Poly presents off-campus “Housing Week” workshops
Housing Week is designed to address the most common student concerns about housing. It will include four separate events over the course of the week, both virtually and in-person.
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Cal Poly’s International Education Week shares study abroad opportunities
The Cal Poly International Center is hosting International Education Week from Nov. 13 – 17, a week full of events that celebrate the benefits of study abroad and cultural exchange.