Keira Scott is dealing with a rare case of déjà vu as she begins her sophomore year at Cal Poly. The Toronto native committed to swim at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) during her senior year of high school, but LMU cut its women’s swim team — along with five other varsity sports — before she […]
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Cal Poly Director of Jazz Studies resigns after alleged sexual misconduct, revealing past infractions
Editors note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Former Director of Jazz Studies Arthur White resigned following student allegations of sexual harassment spanning the 2022-23 school year, according to an article published Tuesday by The SLO Tribune. The story divulged multiple accusations of White’s sexual misconduct during […]
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CSU systemwide Title IX review urges more oversight in Chancellor’s Office, highlighting ‘trust gap’
The California State University system needs more oversight and accountability for Title IX reports, according to a recently completed yearlong assessment from the Cozen O’Connor law firm. Since March 2022, the firm analyzed the 23 CSU campuses and assessed the implementation of Title IX and Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR) programs. On Monday they published […]
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CSU to form ‘implementation teams’ across campuses to address findings of Title IX review
In its conclusion of a system wide-review of California State University (CSU) Title IX, law firm Cozen O’ Connor will share its findings in a meeting mid-May, according to a message sent by Vice Chancellor for Human Resources Leora Freedman. Title IX is the U.S. federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools […]
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‘It’s coming out of the shadows’: Cal Poly has among the highest reports of sexual assault in the CSU system
The first of three articles in an investigative series on sexual assault at Cal Poly and the university’s response. To view the full series, go here. It was May 2011. Three rapes on or near campus had been reported in the span of just nine days. The university responded with condemnation, with President Jeffrey Armstrong […]
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Students feel ‘powerless’ over Title IX system as not all reports investigated, data shows
The third of three articles in an investigative series on sexual assault at Cal Poly and the university’s response. To view the full series, go here. After physics junior Juliet Tate was assaulted, she spent multiple hours on a six page Title IX report. She detailed each instance and conversation, reliving them as she penned the […]
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MN Now: January 19, 2023
Mustang News reporter Ari Lopez brings you the top stories from this week…
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Cal Poly’s discrimination and harassment policies are under review. Here’s how to give your input
A law firm hired to do a Title IX assessment across all 23 CSU campuses is holding open forums at Cal Poly this week to gain input from students, faculty and staff. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any academic environment that receives federal funding and requires schools to implement […]
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Chief of Police and Clery Director respond to students’ fears following recent sexual assaults
Editor’s note: This story discusses themes including sexual violence. Environmental management and protection freshman Lauren Tillotson was shocked to receive the first Clery Act notification in her inbox on Oct. 5, which notified students of a rape in Architecture Graveyard. Within a week, a second email arrived with news of another on-campus sexual assault. “It […]
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Second on-campus rape reported in one week
A second on-campus rape was reported this week, according to a campus-wide email sent late last night. The rape occurred in University Housing in Poly Canyon Village Apartments and was reported to the university Sunday. The rape occurred early Sunday morning between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m., according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. Law enforcement […]
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Students and faculty petition to rescind offer to new VP Diversity and Inclusion
In a campus-wide email on July 1, President Armstrong announced the addition of Russell to Cal Poly’s senior leadership team. Cal Poly students and staff have expressed concern due to Russell’s previous position as Title IX coordinator at MSU during Nassar’s sexual assaults.