Cal Poly’s College of Liberal Arts Advising is hosting five drop-in Study Halls this spring to help students prepare for the university’s switch to a semester system in Fall 2026. The sessions are open to all majors and offer in-person access to both CLA advisors and department faculty. Students can get help choosing between quarter […]
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Names of students reveal underlying enrollment trends around gender and race
Cal Poly has a near-even gender split, but individual colleges have stark gendered divides, with women making up the majority of two-thirds of College of Liberal Arts and men accounting for nearly two-thirds of enrollees in the College of Engineering.
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Students adjust to library culture for first time in two years
Students have had to adjust to library culture since Kennedy Library reopened in September. With all students, excluding the majority of seniors on campus, all of them have never experienced what the library was like before its closure, specifically the noise levels on each floor.
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JDAWG SAYS: Engineers should stop complaining about finals, give grace to liberal arts
Liberal Arts students should channel their mommy issues into their essays, swap out bar-crawls for coffee-crawls, and prove to their relatives that their degrees are not a waste during finals season.
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What are the most common names at Cal Poly?
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in the November print edition. When Ethan Thai was 17, he left Vietnam and immigrated to the United States with the help of family members who sponsored his move. Ethan, whose Vietnamese name was Gia Hung Thai, looked to find an American name for himself. He decided to […]
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Dr. Kate Murphy named Collge of Liberal Arts Interim Dean
Dr. Kate Murphy will begin her role as the College of Liberal Arts interim dean on Monday, Aug. 19. Cal Poly Academic Affairs announced in an email Wednesday afternoon she will hold the position through Aug. 31, 2025, or until a new permanent dean is made. The announcement follows the departure of current CLA Dean […]
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Cal Poly CLA Dean Philip Williams announces departure
College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Dean Philip Williams accepted a new role at Oregon State University as its CLA dean, according to an email from the Office of the Provost. Williams’ last day at Cal Poly will be Aug. 23 and he will begin his new role on Sept. 16, according to the email. Throughout Williams’ […]
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Cal Poly music department offering free recitals in May and June
According to Director of Bands Christopher Woodruff, the department tries to host recitals and performances that are free as much as possible to allow the best and easiest access for students and the community to attend.
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New director of Cal Poly Arts Molly Clark shares her plans for the 2022-2023 season
Molly Clark has recently been hired as the first female director of Cal Poly Arts, succeeding Steve Lerian, and she has big plans for the 2022-2023 season. “I’m keenly interested in attracting a diverse demographic into our audience and a multi generational one,” Clark said. “We have a responsibility to react to things that are happening […]
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Art and design students share their experience working from home
Andersson likes to work with oil paints, which can be toxic to breathe. She has to paint outside because she no longer had access to the Cal Poly Art studios, or any other properly ventilated areas, anymore.
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The 30th annual Byzantium will debut in week-long virtual unveiling
The Cal Poly English department’s annual Byzantium literary journal unveiled its 30th edition in an unprecedented way: an online publication with a week-long celebration of the journal’s history. The award-winning literary journal was created entirely by undergraduate students. Since 1990, Byzantium’s published stories and poems have shined a spotlight on literary talent at Cal Poly. […]