The controversy of Proposition 23, named both the California Job Initiative and the Dirty Energy Bill by each respective side, has incited volunteers to bring awareness about the measure to Cal Poly.
Blakeslee Bills to aid San Luis Obispo
Three pieces of legislation proposed by San Luis Obispo Senator Sam Blakeslee were signed into law on Oct. 1. The three bills will promote solar energy use, help the families of deceased San Luis Obispo peace officers and strengthen seismic safety in San Luis Obispo respectively.
SLO Rideshare gives $300 to lucky commuters
Commute for Cash Challenge is a major component of October’s Regional Rideshare month. To help promote sustainable commuting, San Luis Obispo Regional Rideshare will be awarding $300 to various program participants every week.
Cal Poly Space Systems launches a ‘Wild Thing’
The Wild Thing rocket team put 30 hours into designing and building Cal Poly Space System’s latest rocket, the 4-foot tall Wild Thing, which needed three seconds to reach 3,025 feet into the sky over the California desert.
Labor terms may cause SLORTA drivers to strike
In order to avoid a strike, the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority (SLORTA) and its drivers’ labor union representatives met with a federal mediator on Oct. 7 to try to come to an agreement, though the one reached is still unsatisfactory to the drivers.
Prop 19: legalization of marijuana may be on the horizon
The haziest day of the year could possibly be Nov. 2 when Proposition 19 could potentially legalize marijuana for those over 21.
What is the Cal Poly Corporation?
The Cal Poly Corporation (CPC), which has been a part of the Cal Poly community since the 1940s, is the business body behind the recognizable El Corral Bookstore and Campus Dining, but many students do not understand exactly what it is.
Online ‘Food Court’ opens
Students can now order and pay for food from local restaurants online.
Radio club helps record numbers become licensed
Amateur Radio Club may just, in simple terms, “play with radios,” according club president Marcel Steiber, but students are playing with radios in record numbers — after years of membership ups and downs.