In Spring 2016, a proposal to completely renovate and expand the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) failed. Instead of giving up, Associate Students, Inc. (ASI) decided to reevaluate. “We took all the feedback and comments we had received in…
What it takes to be a member of the ASI Board of Directors
With Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government voting underway, the new wave of student Board of Directors will be revealed Thursday, April 25 at 11 a.m. But with the majority of the student body not voting in ASI elections, many…
Cal Poly community honors victims of recent Sri Lanka, New Zealand violence in vigil
Students, faculty and staff came together in the University Union (UU) Plaza on Tuesday, April 23 to honor those killed or injured in recent global acts of violence. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government and the Dean of Students hosted…
If more than 40 percent of students vote in ASI elections, it will be the largest turnout in Cal Poly history
The percentage of students who vote in student government elections has been gradually increasing over the past 10 years, with voting spikes in 2011 and 2013.
Five things you missed at the ASI presidential debate
The three Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) 2019-2020 presidential candidates met at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza to advocate their platforms and debate campus issues. The presidential candidates are environmental management and protection…
Meet the three 2019-2020 ASI presidential candidates
Video by Austin Linthicum & Connor McCarthy Three candidates are campaigning to be the 2019-2020 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president. The president represents the Cal Poly student body and works closely with university administration. Alex Bires Journalism freshman Alex Bires…
With ASI sustainability resolution, Campus Dining will offer reusable dishes in new dining complex
The ASI Board of Directors has unanimously passed a sustainability resolution Feb. 20, strongly urging Campus Dining to use reusable dishes in their future dining locations.
Their son will never get to vote. So the Grant family donated $50,000 to ASI to encourage other students to share their voice
Video by Sam Spitz The family of computer engineering freshman Jordan Grant donated $50,000 to Associated Students Inc. (ASI) to increase awareness of student voting registration, in memory of their son. “We want Jordan’s classmates to share the excitement he…
Campus Dining comes face-to-face with students
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), Inter Housing Council (IHC) and Campus Dining collaborated to hold a Campus Dining Open Forum Friday, Mar. 8 from 1-2 p.m. in the University Union. The event served as a way for students to express feedback…
Students want to bring boxed water to Cal Poly, but recycling cartons on campus is a no-go
Six Cal Poly students are collaborating with eco-friendly bottled water company JUST WATER to reduce plastic waste by replacing all plastic water bottles on campus with boxed water. Agricultural business freshman Cassondra Richardson reached out to Youth Program Lead of…
After 10 years, the Academic Senate has had enough of losing electronic databases
Students are slowly losing access to their library databases — and the Academic Senate is asking for them back.