Ten new administrative positions were created and filled last year — a decrease in the growth of administrators on Cal Poly’s campus. Administrative hires have outpaced hires for tenured and tenure track faculty since 2007. Tenure track faculty have not recovered from the 2008 state furlough in terms of full-time equivalent employees. Tenure track faculty are typically either […]
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Class and office space stagnated as Cal Poly gained more students and faculty
Cal Poly has not expanded its lecture space since 2012, but the total student population has increased almost 20 percent.
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The relationship between low-income accessibility and ethnicity at Cal Poly
There is a negative correlation between cost for low-income students and the proportion of minority students at public universities.
Posted inCampus Climate
Blackface backlash: How Cal Poly’s reputation has been impacted by racist incidents
The recent blackface incident has drawn national and international attention and affected Cal Poly’s image and reputation.
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‘With Us’ research center opened to address student deaths
The center will focus on issues such as hazing, substance abuse, sexual assault, hate, bias and other forms of violence.
Posted inOpinion
Health Center fee and student representation
The decision-making process for the Health Center Fee didn’t account for student voices.
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ASI collecting toiletries for people affected by Northern California wildfires
The toiletry drive will last until Oct. 13 and items can be dropped off at the ASI Student Government office.
Posted inAdministration
CSU Audit shows unjustified wages and hirings in administration
A new California State University (CSU) audit shows Cal Poly disproportionately increased the number of administrators and their wages compared to faculty without justification. Eighty-three administrators and management personnel were hired in the past eight years without adequate justification, according to the audit. While the purpose of hiring more personnel was clear — to improve […]
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Fremont Hall: Displaced and disgraced
The evacuation has caused a conversation about campus political views on U.S. immigration law changes.
Posted inOpinion
Students protest visit of alt-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos
Students showed opposition to conservative activist Milo Yiannopoulos’ upcoming visit to Cal Poly on Jan. 31 as part of his “Dangerous Faggot” tour of American college campuses. Yiannopoulos is a British editor and writer for Breitbart News as well as a voice for the so-called “alt-right” movement. He appeared as a guest speaker on television […]
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Armstrong rejects Students for Quality Education’s demands
SQE demanded Armstrong speak out publicly against the Sustainable Financial Model, invest in minority education fields and change Cal Poly’s Student Success Fee structure.