The blaring alarm woke Jorge Gonzalez from his deep slumber. It was 6:30 a.m. and time to get ready to make the 40-minute commute from Santa Maria to Cal Poly. It was the first day of classes and Gonzalez had…
Rates of sexual crime increases at Cal Poly & other CSUs
The latest Annual Security Report showed that nearly seventy percent of the California State Universities (CSU) had more than 10 reports of sexual crimes on their main campus in 2017 — with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and CSU East…
Noose found in Santa Lucia residence hall laundry room
A makeshift noose was found hanging from a laundry room in the Santa Lucia residence hall last weekend, according to a a campus-wide email from President Jeffrey Armstrong sent Wednesday. A bathrobe tie was looped and hung in a shape…
Inside the house election with Cal Poly political science experts
Democrats secured the majority of House seats in Tuesday’s Midterm elections, ending Republican majority rule in Washington and giving them the power to determine the course of the nation’s agenda for the next two years. Democrats took control of the…
Midterm election update
San Luis Obispo Mayor According to mail-in ballots, which represent roughly 32 percent of voters in San Luis Obispo County, Heidi Harmon is in the lead with 4,717 votes. T. Keith Gurnee is in second place with 3,208 votes and…
Lambda Phi Epsilon disaffiliated for hazing: bloodied knuckles, water submersion & alcohol
The university determined that disaffiliation is the only appropriate sanction and the national fraternity has indicated its support for Cal Poly’s findings and sanctions.
Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity joins Cal Poly this quarter
Alpha Sigma Phi is the latest fraternity expected to join Cal Poly in Fall 2018.
Disability Resource Center no longer paying notetakers
Students were previously paid $50 per class each quarter, with this amount increasing to $55 per class when minimum wage changed to $11 in California.
Money Magazine ranks Cal Poly in top 50 public universities
Cal Poly ranked in the top 50 best public universities and top hundred best valued universities in the nation.