State funding to Cal Poly’s operating budget will be reduced by $9.7 million this year amid statewide budget deficit, according to university spokesperson Keegan Koberl. The Cal State system is facing a $144 million reduction in state funds, or 3% of the total budget, according to Chancellor Mildred García. Cal Poly is currently evaluating areas […]
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Why we need opinion journalism
News is objective, but people aren’t. People are messy; we have emotions, biases and, worst of all, opinions. We need the news to reflect what’s going on in the world, but we also need opinion journalism to reflect how people are feeling about it.
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ChatGPT EDU has privacy protections on student searches
Student search activity on ChatGPT EDU will not be visible to faculty members or departments, according to Leslie Kennedy, Cal State academic technologies services assistant vice chancellor. The Cal State system rolled out free access to ChatGPT EDU to campuses on April 28. The move is part of the Cal State system’s push to promote […]
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Cal Poly’s mandatory fees rank first amongst Cal State campuses
Cal Poly has been a dream school for Jocelyn Vasquez since her freshman year of high school. But two quarters into the computer engineering program, she is rethinking following her dreams. Vasquez had to pay $10,000 out of pocket to attend Cal Poly, and her parents are not helping her cover the costs of attendance. […]
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Cal Poly braces for proposed $24.2 million budget cut amid CSU-wide reductions
Cal Poly could soon face a $24.2 million reduction in state funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to a campus-wide email Thursday.
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Cal State system AI initiative sparks faculty concerns regarding privacy, lack of prior consultation
ChatGPT and other AI tools will soon be free for all Cal State students, faculty and staff, according to a system-wide email from the Cal State Office of the Chancellor on Monday.
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Cal Poly to enforce seven-day paid parking starting in February
Starting Feb. 1, on-campus parking will require a payment or permit seven days a week, according to a press release from Cal Poly. The news, which came out on Jan. 8, upset some students. “It just makes [parking] super inaccessible for kind of an invalid reason because those lots are not really being used on […]
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Cal State faculty union president calls to retract system’s free speech policy
Update: The CFA Instagram post refers to union president Toombs’ public comment during the Cal State Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday morning, according to CFA communications specialist Michelle Hatfield. California Faculty Association (CFA) President Charles Toombs demands the Cal State system to retract its interim time, place and manner policy, in a new Instagram post […]
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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 […]
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Cal State issued a ban on encampments. What does this mean for Cal Poly?
When the Cal State system unveiled a new policy prohibiting encampments on Aug. 15, it was met with frustration and disappointment by pro-Palestine student organizers at Cal Poly. The Cal State’s new policy bans encampments, overnight demonstrations and unauthorized camping items. It also restricts wearing masks that conceal identity during protests and requires written permission […]
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WATCH: Students present at the 2023 CSU Research Competition
Cal Poly student researchers presented their research projects in order to go to the statewide CSU research competition. “Basically, the Cal State system competes against itself in a wide variety of disciplinary areas to identify and celebrate student and alum excellence in student research,” Director of the Office of Student Research Jane Lehr said. Cal […]