Cal Poly does not currently have a protocol to provide jobs for students who do not have a social security number, according to Dream Center coordinator Kathrine Zevallos Pastor. But the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors unanimously passed…
Photographer Emerson Ricard connects art and the natural world
EMERSON RICARD A photographer connecting art and the natural world Arms raised high and tangled in a crimson bed sheet, he carried a mattress above his head through the sand in Morro Bay. Emerson Ricard laughed as he recalled the…
Hundreds rally in San Luis Obispo against recent abortion bans
Some Cal Poly students were among abortion rights advocates who rallied Tuesday, May 21 across the country in protest of several state’s new laws restricting abortion access. Approximately 200 people attended the rally at the San Luis Obispo Superior Court.…
Cal Poly and the CSU system currently do not require the Chicken Pox vaccine
According to California State University (CSU) Immunization Requirements (Executive Order 803), students are permitted to attend a CSU for up to an entire academic year before providing proof of full immunization upon the campuses’ discretion. University Spokesperson Matt Lazier wrote…
Colin Patterson places fourth at USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships
In a packed, high speed finish May 13, city regional planning and civil engineering grad student Colin Patterson placed fourth at the 2019 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Augusta, Ga. “I’m super happy to finish off my last…
UCs provide Hormone Replacement Therapy for students — why doesn’t Cal Poly?
During her sophomore year at Cal Poly, environmental management and protection junior Autumn Ford came out as transgender non-binary and was ready to begin her physical transition with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). “I had known from a fairly moderate age…
Meet Luke Francis Austin: An artist sparking conversation about race and gender
If you walked into the University Art Gallery last May, you likely would have seen evocative art that touched on roles of race and gender created by art and design senior Luke Francis Austin. In one of their most well-known…
Animal shelter partnership aids in SLO County adoption rates
Before dogs like Ruki are up for adoption at Woods, a nonprofit organization, they often reside next door at the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services (SLOCAS).
How a water conservation senior project turned into a company of 25 employees with nationwide reach
In the midst of the record-breaking California drought in 2014, three Cal Poly students decided to use their senior project to try to help stop water leaks. They began designing a device that would monitor a consumer’s water usage during…
Cal Poly donor charged after killing freshman Jordan Grant while crossing Highway 101 at El Campo
A driver who allegedly made an unsafe left turn causing a crash that killed Cal Poly computer science freshman Jordan Grant has been criminally charged. Driver Richard Giuli was charged with a single count of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter without gross…
The real costs of being a WOW leader
Since President Jeffrey Armstrong announced that Week Of Welcome (WOW) would become a mandatory program in 2015, the program’s budget has consistently been “in the red” by approximately $22,000. However, this does not include what WOW leaders pay out of…