Cal Poly Campus Dining has added multiple new on campus facilities and meal concepts for the fall quarter, including Julian’s Cafe, Hilltop Grocery, dedicated gluten-free areas, Sequel Tea, Poly Choice, and a sit down dining experience at Vista Grande Express and 1901 kitchen.
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Posted inBreaking News
Cal Poly is discontinuing Student Ombuds Services on Monday
Cal Poly’s Student Ombuds Services will be discontinued as of October 6, 2025, announced this morning in an email by the Office of the President. The service is a safe and confidential space for students to discuss conflict over the last 15 years.
Posted inSept Print 25
Cal Poly Kennedy Library returns after completion of two-year transformation
Cal Poly’s Robert E. Kennedy Library is nearing the end of its two-year, $78 million transformation that will reopen the campus hub for fall quarter 2025. When the library doors open on Sept. 15, students will find more seating options, new study zones and upgraded technology throughout the building. Expanded 24-hour hubs on the first […]
Posted inOpinion
There’s construction everywhere I turn on campus. Is it really necessary?
I’m graduating very soon, and all those hopes were affirmed. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and don’t regret coming to Cal Poly at all.
But if I’m allowed to complain about one thing that soured my experience, it’s the construction. When one project finishes, a new one starts. And it feels like the school has to have ten projects going at a time or else they won’t hit their quota.
Posted inTop Stories
University provost steps away to assist in Cal Maritime integration
Provost Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore transitions toward Cal Maritime leadership, with Lynnette Zelezny and Al Liddicoat stepping in as provost.
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Cal Poly students struggle with persistent bus overcrowding, unreliable schedules
Students on SLO Transit’s bus lines continue to face overcrowding, due to a nationwide bus driver shortage and low wages, with the issue still not fully recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How to access library resources during the Kennedy Library renovation
Since closing for construction in June 2023, the Kennedy Library’s books and resources have been relocated across various locations.
Posted inOpinion
Cal Poly’s Kennedy Library closure leaves many students without a true study sanctuary
Part of the “classic college experience” includes the studying and cramming sessions until the early hours of the morning, but nearly half of Cal Poly’s population has never had a designated library study space for this.
Posted inMonday Manure - Satire
Cal Poly Administration delays library opening to 2038 to focus efforts on big letters
The Cal Poly Administrative Board held a vote Tuesday to determine whether to expedite the construction of the Kennedy Library or build more big letters. The ultimate vote was unanimous in favor of big letters.
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Kennedy Library projected to open fall quarter 2025
The $78 million reconstruction of Kennedy Library is ahead of schedule and projected to open at the start of the next academic year. Project Manager John Sandman said he is confident the project will make the target date.
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Kennedy Library Transformation Project requests feedback through survey on usage and services
The survey is quantitative and provides the transformation team data on usage, timeframes and services, according to the introduction of the transformation survey.