Much like classes and other ordinarily in-person activities, sororities and fraternities were forced to adapt recruitment — the enlisting of new members — to an online format. For Panhellenic recruitment, potential new members (PNM) would typically walk and take busses to all of the different sorority houses and participate in events such as “Sisterhood,” “Philanthropy […]
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Architecture without the lab: What happens when you take the arch student out of the arch environment?
Pre-COVID-19, architecture students spent hours producing drafts, drawings and models in their design studio classes. Online schooling presents an unexpected challenge to Architecture Studio Design classes, forced to alter their hands-on approach. According to architecture junior Tomy Stankiewicz, in-person studio class is a hub of collaboration, with students working together into the night on projects. […]
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The 30th annual Byzantium will debut in week-long virtual unveiling
The Cal Poly English department’s annual Byzantium literary journal unveiled its 30th edition in an unprecedented way: an online publication with a week-long celebration of the journal’s history. The award-winning literary journal was created entirely by undergraduate students. Since 1990, Byzantium’s published stories and poems have shined a spotlight on literary talent at Cal Poly. […]
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Professors take new measures to prevent online cheating
Due to the new online class format, some Cal Poly professors suspect an increase in cheating among students in classes. Some professors have opted for preventative browsers, such as the Respondus Lockdown Browser, which prohibits students from accessing other applications during an exam. “My main motivation to use [Respondus Lockdown Browser] was basically to just […]
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CSU Chancellor announces plans to cancel most in-person classes in fall
All campuses in the California State University system plan to cancel in-person classes for the fall and offer instruction primarily online, Chancellor Timothy White announced Tuesday according to the Los Angeles Times. White said the majority of classes will be canceled with a few exceptions for in-person activity, the Los Angeles Times reported. “The enrollment […]
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Local photography business now offers online coaching sessions
Local photography business owner, Asia Croson, has created $20 coaching sessions for people interested in learning more about photography, editing and other skills.
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The switch to online classes pushes some Cal Poly students to take the quarter off
While many Cal Poly students are working through their fourth week of classes, some students have opted to take academic leave this quarter. Apart from some on-campus housing and meal plan fees, Cal Poly students are paying the same amount for online classes as they would be for in-person classes. Some students believe that tuition […]
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Cal Poly’s Jewish organization SLO Hillel goes virtual
“We’re really working on having those personal connections with people,” SLO Hillel Vice President of External Affairs Emma Tick-Raker said.
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Cal Poly professor straps GoPro to head to teach labs online
Cal Poly faculty members have been finding unique ways to teach students online; professors teaching classes with labs have become especially creative. For biological sciences professor Michael Black, he spent his spring break on campus filming labs for the entire spring quarter for Cell Biology (BIO 452). “I strapped a GoPro to my forehead and […]
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Porn: Why we don’t talk about it
Sex is everywhere from advertisements to television to music. But on a public university campus, pornography is still somewhat of a taboo subject.
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Mustang News brings home 14 awards at national convention
Mustang News had quite the weekend in Philadelphia.