While the university is considering requiring future students to spend their first two years on campus, no formal decisions have been made.
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Talks ongoing for Grand Avenue housing project
Administrators will meet this week to discuss the future of the Grand Avenue housing project.
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Community will have more time to comment on university housing plans
The project has sparked controversy among locals, who argue the neighborhood will be disrupted by the installation of approximately 1,475 more freshmen living close by.
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Housing helping raise funds for Oklahoma tornado survivors
Cal Poly’s on-campus housing communities are raising money for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy through a change drive, which will last through the end of the school year.
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Cal Poly looks for space
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net University Housing is asking for students’ input in a new survey sent to Cal Poly students via email this week. The survey is one of the first steps University Housing is taking to improve the on-campus experience for students, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs and Director of University Housing Preston Allen […]
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How dry is Cal Poly?
Samantha Sullivan samanthasullivan.md@gmail.com As most are well aware, Cal Poly does not allow students to drink on campus. University policy says Cal Poly is a dry campus. However, exceptions can be found for special events, university housing and programs. Vice president of administration and finance Larry Kelley wrote in an email that Cal Poly is […]
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Cal Poly looking for more living room
Holly Dickson hollydickson.md@gmail.com Living in a study lounge wasn’t quite what communication studies sophomore Ben King pictured before he came to Cal Poly this past year. King said he was initially confused by his unusual housing situation, but he made the best of it, along with his three other roommates. The need for overflow housing […]
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Victim fights off alleged would-be robber on campus
UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. University Police Department (UPD) chief George Hughes said the victim, who is not a Cal Poly student, is working with authorities in a multi-agency effort to track down the man who allegedly attempted to rob and stab the victim early Thursday morning. Based on the description the victim provided, Hughes said university […]
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Cramped dorms show need for more housing
While living on-campus is an expected part of the transition into college life, a record number of first-year applicants might leave some on-campus freshmen with more roommates than expected. The last two years brought the largest pool of first-year applicants in Cal Poly’s history. Every year, Cal Poly’s administrative Institutional Planning and Analysis Department releases […]
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Animal houses
Every housing choice on campus has rules: Students can’t paint their rooms without permission, nobody can own a waterbed, students under 21 cannot have alcohol (expect in Poly Canyon Village under specific circumstances) and no pets allowed. The last isn’t true for agricultural students living in unique on-campus housing locations. “When I was living at […]
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V.P.'s new job targets Cal Poly diversity
Former Vice President of Student Affairs Cornel Morton will work as Cal Poly’s first senior adviser to the president for outreach following his return from a one-month leave in February. Morton, who has been the vice president of student affairs since 2002, was removed from his position last month. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong approached […]