Craig Arceneaux opened his inbox one morning to a message from his chair: The global politics minor he oversees would no longer exist under Cal Poly’s new semester catalog. “Sometime last quarter, our chair and assistant chair just had contacted me to let me know that that had happened,” Arceneaux said. “It took me by […]
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Posted inOpinion
Don’t give professor ratings too much power over your schedule
Kaylie Wang is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. Half way through last summer, I made the mistake of looking up my professor’s ratings. I was sitting in a cafe with my friend while she was registering […]
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Una semana de huelga de CFA detendrá las clases de Cal Poly la próxima semana
ActualizaciĂłn (18 de Enero, 12:15 p.m.): La CSU emitiĂł un formulario de informe de cancelaciĂłn de clase, en el que los estudiantes pueden enumerar la clase que se cancelĂł y el miembro de la facultad que imparte su secciĂłn. “No toleraremos ninguna acciĂłn de la direcciĂłn que tenga la intenciĂłn de interferir con los derechos […]
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A week-long CFA strike will halt Cal Poly classes next week
Many classes at all California State University (CSU) campuses are coming to a halt the week of Jan. 22, with faculty from every part of the state planning to seek better wages and conditions through a potential week of strikes, according to the California Faculty Association (CFA).
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Cal Poly expects about 85% of fall classes to be in-person
Cal Poly plans for a majority of classes, services, staff, and facilities to return to campus in Fall 2021, according to drafts of the campus repopulation plan and return-to-work plan. “This scenario assumes that the vaccine has been widely distributed; that faculty, staff, and students adhere to current campus and public health safety protocols; that […]
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Cal Poly student GPA jumped 7.8% during a virtual year
Being a college student the past year has never been so different, or some may say so easy. While some students have found the turn to virtual classes to be a blessing in disguise, given easy access to the internet and changed grading policies, others have struggled adjusting to the online format.Â
Data collected by Academic Affairs at Cal Poly showed a 7.8% increase in the average student GPA from fall quarter 2019 to winter quarter 2021. The data was based on the 21,812 undergraduate and graduate students attending Cal Poly.
Posted inEngineering, Features, Top Stories
A look inside in-person labs on campus
Plastic barriers between desks, double doors open to ensure proper air flow, students taking labs with masks and face shields on and occupying at 50 percent capacity with their partners over zoom — these are some of the precautions that these mechanical engineering students have had to take in order to attend their in-person labs […]
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CSU Chancellor announces plans to cancel most in-person classes in fall
All campuses in the California State University system plan to cancel in-person classes for the fall and offer instruction primarily online, Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday according to the Los Angeles Times. White said the majority of classes will be canceled with a few exceptions for in-person activity, the Los Angeles Times reported. “The enrollment […]
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Hip hop dance group Urban Movement is ready for Culture Fest after ‘hell week’
Cal Poly’s contemporary and hip-hop dance group Urban Movement will perform at CultureFest Saturday.
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Craft Center introduces Paint Night
The Craft Center is adding its first new class since 2005.
Posted inAdministration, Features, News
Goodbye crashing, new waitlist system automatically enrolls students
A new wait list system automatically enrolls students based on their position on the wait list.