It wasn’t until after their high school’s sports signing day that civil engineering junior and track athlete Kaila Bishop found out they would be one of 23 Black students enrolled in Cal Poly’s class of 2022. The class consisted of 4,398 freshmen total. “I was a little scared,” Bishop said. “But not much, because I […]
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Cal Poly celebrates Black History Month
African American students share the importance of celebrating Black History Month on a predominantly white campus.
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Watch: Chancellor White holds open forum
You can watch a full recording of Chancellor White’s forum here.
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Minorities bond across cultures
He was the only black student in most of his classes and his dorm. As a minority, Smith (not his actual name, see editor’s note below) found himself isolated from Cal Poly by his race. Monday, he will bring together others who share that sense of separation. Smith, architecture sophomore, moved from Chicago to Cal Poly, […]