As first-year students began receiving their on-campus housing exemption decisions this year, some were surprised and frustrated by denials they had not expected. In previous years, exemption criteria was broader and allowed for appeals once a decision was made, but this year Cal Poly University Housing changed the process. University Housing now requires a FAFSA […]
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Cal Poly opens Native American and Indigenous Cultural Center
Cal Poly unveiled the new Native American and Indigenous Cultural Center in yakʔitʸutʸu on Thursday, aiming to provide a safe and inclusive space for indigenous students on campus to study, relax and socialize. Electrical engineering senior Wyatt Kohler, president of the American Indian Student Association, said that when he came to Cal Poly, he wasn’t aware […]
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A closer look at on-campus quarantine
One hundred thirty five students living on-campus are quarantined-in-place following potential COVID-19 exposure in the dorms, according to Cal Poly’s COVID-19 dashboard as of Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29.
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Limited water and becoming the ‘mask police’: RAs in yakʔitʸutʸu frustrated with housing officials
For three weeks, about 670 student residents in the yakʔitʸutʸu dorms had limited access to filtered water at night, so some of them resorted to drinking sink and shower water.
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University Housing adds beds to 170 rooms in yakʔitʸutʸu
While initially intended only for double and quad occupancy, there are now 170 rooms with three beds, according to University Housing Marketing Coordinator Julia Bluff.
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New yakʔitʸutʸu murals finished as students painted in an active construction zone
The new yakʔitʸutʸu living community is covered in 29 murals to honor the Northern Chumash Indigenous Tribe.