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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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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“We are simply trying to understand our fellow human”: Cal Poly Theisms Club returns to campus
The Cal Poly Theisms club was founded in 2006, but leaders paused activity in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19. The club was reinstated this quarter, with roughly a dozen members.
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Presentation ignites backlash from Jewish community
Controversy surrounds a university-sponsored speaker slated to present this evening in Chumash auditorium on the Israel-Palestine conflict and its effect on the Middle East. Ilan Pappe, an Israeli-born historian, plans to speak tonight about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Pappe raised controversy in the past from his unpopular political views against the state of Israel and its […]