Though spring is a few weeks away, winter storms will continue to dump rain on Cal Poly’s campus. According to the university’s weather station, Cal Poly has already received nearly a quarter of an inch of rain from a storm…
Bicycle citations around campus are increasing: Here is what you need to know
Cal Poly students have noticed an increase in biking citations for those commuting to campus, sparking interest over whether the University Police Department (UPD) is cracking down on traffic violations this year. The intersection at California St. and Foothill Blvd.…
The University Art Gallery is empty. So students are invited to draw on the walls
Instead of the photo display, paintings or sculptures that usually decorate the walls of the University Art Gallery, long sheets of paper are taped to the walls. Students are now taking their creative visions and putting them on display for the…
This student is making a surfboard out of recycled wood from Pismo Pier
In Summer 2018, during the reconstruction of the Pismo Beach Pier, old wooden planks from the original pier were put up for sale. Aerospace engineering junior Malachi Edland did not want to put these good resources to waste. Already having…
Pixar lighting director to speak about navigating male-dominated fields
Pixar executive will speak on campus about diversity and inclusion regarding women in the field of computer science.
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…
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
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…
Cuesta College student dies from possible bacterial meningitis infection
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department confirmed they are investigating a possible bacterial meningitis case after a Cuesta College student passed away in a local hospital on Feb. 13. The student is believed to have been infected somewhere…
Cal Poly fights back against proposed Title IX changes
Sexual assaults that occur a block from campus could be a block too far for the Office of Equal Opportunity to investigate. This is one of many changes to Title IX, proposed by the Trump Administration, that sparked concern among…