The Kennedy Library at Cal Poly has reopened after a $80 million renovation, providing students with more seating, study areas, and upgraded technology, though some have noted a lack of power outlets and food options.
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‘You belong here’: Front Porch renovation had community in mind
Front Porch, a free coffee shop near Cal Poly campus, recently underwent a renovation to accommodate its growing student population and provide a more inviting space for students to connect and collaborate.
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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 […]
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San Luis Obispo begins $5.8 million Mission Plaza renovation, adding cafe and restrooms
Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo is undergoing a $5.8 million renovation to enhance its amenities, adding free public restrooms.
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Downtown Centre Cinemas is here to stay
The landlord and Sanborn family have agreed to renew the lease of the theatre for another 10 to 20 years, averting the potential closure of the cinema at the end of this year.
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Recreation Center lap pool is now open after summer closure
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Recreation Center lap pool, which was closed during the summer for re-plastering and concrete pouring, has reopened. Lap pool users will not notice any differences, according to ASI director of facilities management Ron Skamfer. Only the degrading materials, including the plaster and concrete, were replaced. The pool is visually and […]
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Campus Health and Wellbeing renovates food pantry, opens additional location
White cage-like doors, dim lighting and narrow walkways that made students feel trapped in a corner — that was the Cal Poly Food Pantry before April 2019. “It was literally just a cage, storage closet that was converted into a food pantry,” Director of Wellbeing and Health Education Genie Kim said. One year after receiving […]
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New renovations will transform the University Union into a “UU Neighborhood”
In Spring 2016, a proposal to completely renovate and expand the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) failed. Instead of giving up, Associate Students, Inc. (ASI) decided to reevaluate. “We took all the feedback and comments we had received in [the 2016] referendum process and thought, ‘How can we make it more of a neighborhood […]
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Chumash Auditorium closing Fall 2019 for multi-million dollar renovation
“We understand that there is no good time to renovate a space that is reserved as frequently as Chumash Auditorium, however, our hope is that the short term impact of this closure will result in decades of successful campus events,” ASI Director Ron Skamfer said.
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Kennedy Library will close, but it is unclear exactly when
Kennedy Library will be closed for renovations for two years, but officials say they do not know when exactly it is set to close.
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Woodstock’s Pizza is now bigger than ever
Woodstock’s reopened Sept. 24 complete with 24 new beer taps, a triple deck oven and “Backyard Room.”