Property crime in SLO increased in the past two years while violent crime is on the decline.
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CSU Audit shows unjustified wages and hirings in administration
A new California State University (CSU) audit shows Cal Poly disproportionately increased the number of administrators and their wages compared to faculty without justification. Eighty-three administrators and management personnel were hired in the past eight years without adequate justification, according…
Graduation rates continue to increase
Cal Poly’s four-year graduation rate increased during the past 20 years to 47 percent, making it the highest in the college’s history, according to the digital archives and the Cal Poly Fact Book. Five-year graduation rates also increased by 40…
Spending limit a first for this year’s ASI election
This year’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) elections are the first to feature presidential campaign spending limits. The $2,000 spending limit was passed by the ASI Board of Directors Jan. 11 as part of the ASI Election Code. This spending limit…
Tuition and fees increased by 716% in 50 years
The days of tuition-free education at Cal Poly are long gone. According to the first course catalog published by the then California Polytechnic School in 1903, the school charged students $35 for books, supplies and a laboratory fee, or $921.13…
Tenure density continues to decrease as state funding drops
Many Cal Poly professors are leaders in their fields. They are developing technology used by Boeing, finding planets that defy gravitational laws and creating open government databases to bring state government back to the people. They carry out these projects…
How cybersecurity is becoming a hot topic at Cal Poly
The new Central Coast Cyber Forensic Lab is creating opportunities for Cal Poly students to get involved in cybersecurity.
What’s next after Trump’s travel ban
An explanation of the travel ban issued by President Donald Trump.
HIV and other STIs on the rise in SLO
A steady increase in cases of other STIs in San Luis Obispo County could point to increased vulnerability to HIV
Income diversity at Cal Poly among lowest in California
Cal Poly received comparatively poor scores in economic diversity, low income accessibility and upward mobility.
Why New Year’s gym resolutions don’t work out after January
Why New Year’s Resolutions are not often met and what it takes to achieve them