Articles Tagged With ‘Cal Poly’




Two signs vandalized at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE Vandals damaged two signs at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo early Friday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m., Cal Pol staffers discovered vandals had added paint to the entrance signs at Santa Rosa Street and Highland Drive and... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong sails through congressional hearing

By KAREN VELIE A prepared Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong sailed through a congressional hearing on antisemitism on campus on Wednesday. Three campus presidents were ordered to attend the hearing – Armstrong, DePaul University President Robert L.... (Continue reading)

Watch Cal Poly president address congress on antisemitism

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong is scheduled to speak at a hearing before Congress today regarding antisemitism on campus. The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing starts at 7:15 a.m. PT.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly spent over $1 million on St. Patrick’s Day weekend

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly spent more than $1 million on St. Patrick’s Day weekend, that’s on top of the $112,000 the City of San Luis Obispo spent on public safety, according to the Mustang Daily. Following years of vandalism,... (Continue reading)

Huge modular housing complex coming to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

By KAREN VELIE In an attempt to address the affordable housing crisis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the process of developing what is slated to be the nation’ largest modular housing development. In order to increase the student... (Continue reading)

Administration reinstates international Cal Poly student and alumni visas

By KAREN VELIE The Trump administration recently reinstated the visas for one international student and three recent Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates who had their visas revoked earlier this month, according to the university. The alums remained in the... (Continue reading)

One Cal Poly student, three recent graduates visas revoked

By KAREN VELIE One international student and three recent Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates have had their visas revoked, according to the university. There is currently a federal mandate to revoke the visas of international students and workers accused... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly president to speak to Congress about campus antisemitism

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong has been called to speak at a hearing before Congress on May 7 regarding antisemitism on campus. Joining Armstrong at the hearing to speak on their failures to address... (Continue reading)

Why is Cal Poly seeking $25 million to keep swim and dive team?

By KAREN VELIE By KAREN VELIE Earlier this month, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced it had cut its swimming and diving programs effective immediately. Now, the campus administration wants $25 million to keep the program open. A legal settlement... (Continue reading)

Teachers union for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo demands Khalil’s release

Statement from the California Faculty Association The detention and targeting of Mahmoud Khalil is an outrageous assault on free speech, due process, and the fundamental rights of immigrant communities. His detention is a deliberate act of repression—an authoritarian attempt to... (Continue reading)