Laura Weiss is one of 71 Cal Poly students categorized as “disabilities students” who rely on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to receive an education. Recent revisions of ADA involving electronic compatibility have forced the CSU to adopt a system-wide goal of achieving full ADA compliance by 2012.
Fee increases cause lawsuit for CSU
Two California State University (CSU) students filed a lawsuit last week against CSU to prevent the 20 percent fee increase that the CSU board of trustees approved on July 21.
Facility services reduced campus-wide
This fall, Cal Poly Facility Services will be reducing the frequency of landscaping, custodial and building maintenance services across campus in response to a 14 percent cut in its budget.
Local fire remains uncontained
Ashes filled the air in San Luis Obispo this week as the current largest fire in California continued to burn about 29,480 acres by Wednesday night.
County officials fan flames of moth scare
A quarantine is pending in San Luis Obispo County after three adult light brown apple moths (LBAM) were found in Los Osos on July 31.
Deficit delays construction
Cal Poly’s $33 million budget deficit has forced some of the planned construction projects on campus to be delayed while some are still going ahead.
Children and drunks: Main users of emergency phones
Cal Poly University Chief of Police William Watton cannot remember a time when a Code Blue emergency phone prevented an emergency on campus.
BLOG: Forever 21 offers trendy, inexpensive clothing
I am not a big shopper. Last Friday, however, my girly shopping gene was stimulated when I went to Forever 21.
Van crashes into theatre: without a ticket!
A white van backed through an exterior wall at the Palm Theatre Thursday just before noon.
Off-campus housing seeing a downturn
Off-campus housing complexes in San Luis Obispo are noticing increased vacancies due to the introduction of on-campus housing complex, Poly Canyon Village. Poly Canyon Village has filled all of its 2,620 spots for this fall.
Swine flu fatality in San Luis Obispo County
The first reported swine flu fatality in San Luis Obispo County has renewed concerns about the disease. The Cal Poly Health Center is preparing to keep the virus from spreading across the campus.