Several Cal Poly administrative staff were also present at the March Against Rape Culture.
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Responsible Voter Guide advocates for social and environmental justice in ASI elections
The Responsible Voter Guide is a student-run organization dedicated to electing ASI candidates supportive of environmental and social justice.
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Green Initiative Fund brings sustainability to campuses for $5 per quarter
The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) proposes a $5-per-quarter fee tacked onto each student’s tuition to fund sustainability projects for the university.
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Sustainability at Poly: Putting the green in green and gold
Eight years ago, then-Cal Poly President Warren Baker signed a declaration to prioritize sustainability at the university. The pledge, “The Talloires Declaration,” is a 10-point plan composed by French university officials in 1990 to commit academia to incorporating sustainability into all aspects of education. Since the signing, green movements have taken root and blossomed at […]
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Career Fair: Green careers mix it up
Sustainability and the career fair are united for the first time this year with the Green Career Mixer, an opportunity for students and businesses who care about making sustainability a priority to meet up. The mixer on Wednesday is open to all students and employers. It was planned as a way to not only help […]
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Students camp for sustainability
More than 300 students from Humboldt to San Diego with a passion for sustainability will come together for camping, yoga and learning at this month’s California Student Sustainability Coalition’s 2012 Spring Convergence. The three-day student-run event, themed “Building A ResoNATION,” will take place April 27 to 29. Participants are asked to bring something that resonates with them […]
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'Planet's best green journalist' speaks at Cal Poly
Renowned author, environmentalist and founder of multiple climate control campaigns Bill McKibben presented his lecture, “Brave New Planet: The Fight for a Livable Climate”, at the Fremont theater Sunday, followed by a meet-and-greet on Cal Poly’s campus today. McKibben, who Time Magazine called “the planet’s best green journalist,” will field questions from students and faculty […]
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Activists prep for Be the Change conference
Be the Change 2010 kicks off Saturday as the final day to a week of Earth Day festivities
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Rain won’t stop Earth Day
It should be no surprise that rain couldn’t keep the Empower Poly Coalition’s weeklong celebration of earth day from happening.
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Food: the problem, the solution
The fact remains that everyday, in parts of the world, people are starving for food. Another fact remains that everyday food is wasted.