Articles Tagged With ‘Cal Poly’




Cal State spring admissions open to non-residents only

The California State University system is under fire over its plans to admit higher-paying out-of-state and international students to its undergraduate and graduate programs next spring while barring California residents because of state funding cuts. [LATimes] Earlier this year, Cal... (Continue reading)

All steamed up over fatal oak blight

A new way has been found to battle a particularly lethal plant disease called sudden oak death, which periodically plagues this region and can cause huge financial losses. The baffling and complex disease, it has been discovered, can be eradicated... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly assistant coach arrested for assault

A Cal Poly assistant football coach allegedly attacked another man with a beer bottle at Harry’s Nightclub & Beach Bar in Pismo Beach shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday. [KSBY] Police arrested  Randy Hanson, 44, for battery and booked him... (Continue reading)

Gay couples protest Cal Poly Chick-fil-A

By KAREN VELIE Same sex couples and their allies showed their support for gay rights at Cal Poly’s Chick-fil-A on Friday. The fast food restaurant has been embroiled in controversy since its president Dan Cathy came out against gay marriage... (Continue reading)

Chick-Fil-A battle reaches Cal Poly

In support of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s proclamation that today is Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, several church groups plan to bus parishioners to Cal Poly to support the restaurant’s anti-gay marriage stance by purchasing meals at Chick-fil-A. The fast food... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly coach Stevenson dead at 54

Jon Stevenson, a former Cal Poly volleyball coach who left the campus after being accused of sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct, has died. He was 54. [Tribune] Stevenson, who lived in Pismo Beach, was found dead Sunday in Van Nuys.... (Continue reading)

College kids fleeing to other states

With tuition on an upward trajectory,  program cutbacks increasing, even while pay for top administrators is skyrocketing, more and more California high school students are looking outside the state for their higher education. And they are finding a warm reception... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly top spender in presidential home renovations

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has spent more money on presidential residence renovations than any other California State University campus in the past decade. Since 2004, Cal Poly has doled out $831,000 remodeling its top residence, and 99 percent of... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly turkey attacks

A Cal Poly employee was knocked unconscious when he tripped and hit his head while backing away from an aggressive female turkey who was protecting her young. [KCOY] When the turkey, who was nesting with her eight poults, saw the... (Continue reading)

Trustees could make Cal Poly for the rich and out of staters

Cal Poly could become a campus for the children of wealthier families under the terms of an agenda item for the California State University Trustees meeting on Tuesday. Trustees are to discuss cost-cutting measures that include turning one or two of... (Continue reading)