CSU Chancellor: Student Success Fee is 'commendable plan'

The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced…

Chancellor approves Student Success Fee

The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced…

Cal Poly Television 3/4/2012

Featuring all local news and sports for the week of March 5 from the studios of Cal Poly Television

False Alarm

Most Poly Canyon fire alarms are non-emergencies.

SLO boasts highest gas prices in nation

San Luis Obispo had the highest gas price average in the nation on Tuesday, according to figures from GasBuddy.com, a website that compares gas prices from around the nation. Both San Francisco and San Luis Obispo had average gas prices…

Library braces for finals week

The word “busy” can be found in the dictionaries at the Robert E. Kennedy Library. Or, students can always just look around to see the word in action because winter quarter finals are coming, and the library staff is preparing…

Women's basketball seeks NCAA Tournament bid

The path is clear for the top-seeded Cal Poly women’s basketball team to make a run for the NCAA Tournament. With the second, third and fourth seeds gone, the top-seeded Mustangs will take on Long Beach State at the Big…

ASI Board of Directors meeting roundup

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors met for its final meeting of the quarter March 7 in the University Union (UU), room 220. In the Open Forum, topics discussed included: • Two representatives of NeighborFav, an app aimed at…

Entrepreneurship Forum discusses giving back

  In today’s world, companies can be successful while also doing good for the world. This was a main topic at the Social Entrepreneurship and the Triple Bottom Line Forum in Chumash Auditorium Tuesday. The forum focused on companies and entrepreneurs…

Faculty union set to vote on strike

  The California Faculty Association (CFA) will vote on whether to hold a system-wide strike next month, adding a new layer to more than a year of negotiations between the union and the California State University (CSU) system. If passed,…

Sociology professor emeritus dies of cancer

Cal Poly professor emeritus of sociology Barbara Mori died of leukemia last month. Mori, who taught classes that focused on women’s issues and Asian cultures, died Feb. 12 after being diagnosed with leukemia in early January. Mori spent 22 years teaching at Cal Poly. She was most…