Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Bryanna Hernandez. La oficina para la Diversidad e Inclusión Universitaria a mandado un correo electrónico buscando participación del campus para los siguientes foros relacionados a la búsqueda de un nuevo Asistente Vicepresidente para la planificación estratégica y red de contactos de DEI […]
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Cal Poly presents third installment of ‘Addressing Racism and Diversity in Music Institutions’ series
Cal Poly will host a panel discussion webinar titled ‘Addressing Racism and Diversity in Music Institutions’ at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 28. This webinar is the third in a series sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, the College of Liberal Arts and the Instructionally Related Activities program according to a press release from Cal […]
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Listen or Watch: Cal Poly Center for Service in Action hosts 20th annual ‘Change the Status Quo’ conference
Since 2003, Cal Poly’s Center for Service in Action has hosted social justice leaders, like writer and activist Angela Davis, and led workshops for its annual ‘Change the Status Quo.’ This year’s installment was on Feb. 26 and started out with a keynote address from Hoda Katebi, a Chicago-based writer, abolitionist organizer and creative educator. […]
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Introducing Aisle 6: a student-created publication on Asian American identity
Scrolling through the Instagram page “Aisle 6,” stories depicting the Asian American experience come to life. Born from the mind of graphic communication junior Kristy Leung, the digital publication shares pieces ranging from entertainment, music and politics and provides a space to explore and unpack racial identity. Leung came up with the concept in August […]
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Cal Poly is the only predominantly white CSU. Here’s why
It wasn’t until after their high school’s sports signing day that civil engineering junior and track athlete Kaila Bishop found out they would be one of 23 Black students enrolled in Cal Poly’s class of 2022. The class consisted of 4,398 freshmen total. “I was a little scared,” Bishop said. “But not much, because I […]
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How these students and faculty navigate the multiracial experience at Cal Poly
As architecture sophomore Zoe Paris walks around campus she is met with thousands of faces, but at a predominantly white institution she stands out. With her thicker eyebrows, curved eye shape and multiracial upbringing, she said she wonders where she fits in.
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Underground Anthology: A creative writing journal created by and for BIPOC voices
As May 2020 rolled around and Cal Poly students Eddie Railsback and Juan Vergara began playing around with senior project ideas, one discussion led them to the importance of sharing intersectional experiences and the “unwritten barriers” in publishing for people of color. Thein their idea was born: a creative writing journal created by and for Black and Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).
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Student-run Subaltern Magazine returns for a second volume
Two Cal Poly students have teamed up to produce a second volume of The Subaltern Magazine to give a platform for student stories that often go unheard.
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Letter to the Editor: It’s time to abolish greek life
Kass Newton is a biochemistry senior. The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Trigger warning: Mental illness To all extended members of the Cal Poly community and the greek life community past, present and future, My name is Kass Newton (she/her), and following the resignation of my national […]
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New task force to address racial inequality in San Luis Obispo
In response to local Black Lives Matter protests, city council’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force will begin their work to combat racial inequality in San Luis Obispo. City Council approved the task force July 7 and has three main goals: award grant money to marginalized communities, collaborate with marginalized groups to provide recommendations to […]
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Journalism professor’s take on the importance of diversity in curriculum
“Some would say, you know, ‘Why does it matter here? There are not very many Black people, there are not very many people of color,’” journalism professor Julie Lynem said. “But I would argue, in many ways, it’s even more important because there’s such a lack of visibility, lack of voices being heard here.”