The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced…
Chancellor approves Student Success Fee
The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase. In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced…
Faculty union set to vote on strike
The California Faculty Association (CFA) will vote on whether to hold a system-wide strike next month, adding a new layer to more than a year of negotiations between the union and the California State University (CSU) system. If passed,…
Students march on Sacramento for higher education
Thousands of students converged on Sacramento to protest declining state support of higher education yesterday. California State Student Association (CSSA) President and event organizer Greg Washington said the rally was to bring awareness to budget problems in higher education. Chants…
Last call for information
With just one day left before the advisory vote on the proposed Student Success Fee, 20 students attended the last of the administration-sponsored open forums Tuesday. University Union Advisory Board member and agricultural business sophomore Jason Colombini was among…
History repeats itself as fee proposal comes to students
Less than three years after voting to increase College Based Fees, Cal Poly students will once again be asked to advise the university president on a school-wide tuition increase come Wednesday. The Student Success Fee brings up uncanny similarities…
Armstrong: presidency is 'dream job'
He’s the big man on campus. But judging from his attitude as he walks back to his office from lunch at 19 Metro Station, it’s a title he could do without. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong greets nearly every other…
Cal Poly constructs success
The Cal Poly construction management team took home seven awards at the Associated Schools of Construction Reno competition last week, the most of any university at the event. Cal Poly, which risk management team captain and construction management senior Deanna…
Cuesta to prove itself worthy of keeping accreditation
Cuesta College might soon lose its accreditation and, with it, students’ ability to transfer units to four-year universities.
Hot on a nowhere trail, reporter tries to find the truth no one wants to talk about
An off-campus party took a turn for the worse last weekend when a staircase collapsed, leaving partygoers scratching their heads and wondering, “What went wrong?” Sources say at least 80 people attended a party at a Foothill Boulevard house last…
Proposed tuition increase receives sharp criticism at forum
As part of the lead up to a student advisory vote next month, Cal Poly administrators hosted the first of nine forums to educate students about a proposed fee Tuesday. The proposed Student Success Fee, which interim vice president for…