More rainbows and a potential super bloom may be the reward for San Luis Obispo residents weary of the persistent rainfall and frigid temperatures. But for now, locals will have to put up with winter weather for a little longer.…
SLO can expect to see three cannabis storefronts open in 2019
With only three cannabis storefronts permitted in San Luis Obispo, the city is currently reviewing nine applications for the storefronts, two of which will provide delivery services and one micro business. The locations requested are along South Higuera and the 2000…
A 30-year-old SLO city law is causing more students to live “off lease” — and it may be illegal
It was mid-November 1989, and San Luis Obispo City Council members were hearing the same complaints they always heard. In a classic town-and-gown battle, locals were concerned about the increasing number of Cal Poly students, and how those students went…
Princeton Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to headline third Inclusion Starts With Me Teach In
This is third annual Teach In event, but this year is the first time the CLA and OUDI are working together on it, according to Associate Dean for Diversity and Curriculum Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti.
College of Liberal Arts names Philip J. Williams as new dean
The search for a new dean for the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is over. Philip J. Williams was named the new CLA Dean, Provost and Executive Vice President Kathleen Enz Finken announced today. Williams previously served as a political…
There is still time to get Russian River’s Pliny the Younger after Libertine taps out over the weekend
“We tapped out of one keg in 11 minutes,” Devin Snells, a bartender at Libertine said. “This is the biggest beer release we’ve had.”
Cal Poly named ‘Military Friendly’ campus
Cal Poly earns the Military Friendly campus recognition from the veteran’s organization, Viqtory, for its work with veterans in the San Luis Obispo community
California Assemblymember proposes lowering the voting age to 17
California District Assemblymember Evan Low from Silicon Valley reintroduced an amendment to lower the voting age in California from 18 to 17. “It is our responsibility to inspire the next generation to become active and informed voters,” Low said…
Cal Poly students are “re-imagining Paradise” after Camp Fire destroyed town
Cal Poly architecture students are helping redesign Paradise, California after the November 2018 Camp Fire burned most of Butte County, killing 86 people and destroying 13,900 homes. Two architecture studio classes, taught by professors Stacey White and Kent Macdonald, are…
Cal Poly grads officially launch safety crowd-alert app Ulzi
Cal Poly graduates Maxwell Fong and Elan Timmon officially launched Ulzi on Feb. 7, hoping to prevent sexual assaults with their new app that crowdsources safety. The free Ulzi app allows users to track and be tracked by loved ones, share their…
Interfraternity Council re-imagines the “Bro Code” through Healthy Masculinity Week
Cal Poly’s Interfraternity Council (IFC), Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Men and Masculinity program are hosting its second annual Healthy Masculinities Week from Feb. 19 to Feb. 24. The Healthy Masculinity Week events aim to educate and create critical open…