Paul Flores will return to court, expected to discuss a change of counsel during a hearing set for August. In April, Robert Sanger filed a notice of appeal, before stepping […]
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Participants needed for survey exploring undocumented students’ experience
Psychology assistant professors Susana Lopez and Jesus Serrano-Carega are looking for students to participate in their study on the mental health of undocumented students. Lopez and Serrano-Carega want to collect […]
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Vegetation fire breaks out at homeless encampment near Mustang Village
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department responded to reports of a vegetation fire […]
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Despite expected atmospheric river and SLO County’s state of local emergency, Cal Poly continues campus operations
Due to the forecasted storm and atmospheric river, the Cal Poly Department of Emergency Management informed students and faculty to be flexible about potential travel delays or obstacles. Classes and […]
Posted inThe Hill
How outdated CSU policies secured a tenured position for Joseph Castro
“I guess we (OCOB) didn’t really get a say in this,” said the student assistant, who declined to be named in fear of retaliation from their employer. Joseph Castro stepped […]
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Woodstock’s Pizza agrees to $1.5 million settlement, denies labor violations
Woodstock’s Pizza has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit and will pay $1.5 million to former employees if a court approves the lawsuit next month. The lawsuit, filed by […]
Posted inWinter 2023 Storm Coverage
Cal Poly cancels classes for second day due to rainstorm
Classes on Tuesday have been canceled due to ongoing storm conditions, according to an emergency alert from Public Safety director Anthony J. Knight. Due to classes being canceled for two […]
Posted inAdministration
ASI Board of Directors calls on Joseph Castro to deny his Cal Poly position
The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on former Chancellor Joseph Castro to turn down his tenured faculty position at Cal Poly. […]
Posted inKristin Smart Case
‘We are here for you’: Cal Poly president addresses community reaction to Kristin Smart trial verdicts
On Tuesday, the jury reached a verdict on the 1996 Kristin Smart case – Paul Flores was found guilty of the murder of Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student at […]
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Gov. Gavin Newsom to end COVID-19 State of Emergency in February
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on Feb. 28, 2023 — almost three years after it was first declared in March 2020. […]
Posted inObituaries
President Emeritus Warren J. Baker passes away, Cal Poly celebrates his lasting legacy
On Friday, Oct. 7, President Emeritus Warren J. Baker passed away at 84, Cal Poly announced in a campus-wide email on Saturday. Born on Sept. 5, 1938, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, […]