Students, faculty and San Luis Obispo residents gathered on Cal Poly’s Dexter Lawn on Friday, Sept. 20 as part of a global initiative to fight climate change. The demonstration, organized locally by Sunrise Movement Central Coast and San Luis Obispo…
University partnerships with war industries unaffected by student protests
Student protests against Cal Poly's partnerships with defense companies are expected at the Spring Career Fair April 17-18. More than 200 companies are expected to attend the event. In recent years, small groups of student activists have unfurled “Divest From…
Students plan another career fair Raytheon protest, calling “Cal Poly is complicit in war”
While most students prepare for Cal Poly career fairs by printing out resumes and practicing elevator pitches, students from SLO Peace Coalition and Students for Quality Education have other priorities. The student activists will be going over chants and making…
Women’s March brings truth to power in SLO
In 2017, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the nation in the first Women’s March — with a reported 10,000 participants in San Luis Obispo. In 2018, they marched again. And once again, the community plans…
Activists say they will not stop until the Meat Processing Center is shut down
Approximately 50 activists held signs that read “Learn by killing” and “There is no excuse for animal abuse” as the on-campus J & G Lau Family Meat Processing Center faced another protest today. The group first marched from Dexter Lawn…
Animal Science Department responds as protestors are present during WOW
The Animal Science Department used the recent Direct Action Everywhere protest against the Cal Poly Meat Processing Center as a teaching moment for incoming agriculture students.
Fires, power outages and protests kick off WOW 2018
Week of Welcome 2018 kicked off with an exciting move-in weekend filled with protests, fires and a power outage.
SLO Peace Coalition in the clear
Members of the SLO Peace Coalition were reviewed and found not in violation of student conduct by the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities for their short anti-war demonstration.
Fake News Panel including Milo Yiannopoulos met with little protest
An estimated 25 protesters showed up to the panel, compared to the 50-60 at last year’s Yiannopoulos event.
Multicultural organizations host “Kick Back”; providing alternative to protesting Fake News Panel
The event offered students in marginalized communities an opportunity to protest Yiannopoulos in a different way than last year.
Administration says facts in Drylongso letter about scheduled meeting are misleading
The Collective emailed nine administrators a meeting time and date to discuss their demands that followed the blackface incident.