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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo freshman drowned while on vacation

Written on 7 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student drowned while on vacation over winter break, Cal Poly announced on Tuesday. Nico Thomas Goon, a first-year civil engineering student from Reno, Nevada, passed away on Dec. 29. The university... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly float wins award at 2025 Rose Parade

Written on 1 Jan, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly universities’ float, depicting Scotland’s most camera-averse underwater mystic on its best day, received the Leishman Public Spirit Award at the 136th Rose Parade held New Year’s Day. Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and California... (Continue reading)

Assailants yelled homophobic slurs during Cal Poly attack

Written on 8 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE A group of men yelled homophobic slurs at a student at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo before assaulting the teen early Saturday morning, the student said. After walking a friend to her dorm, the student was... (Continue reading)

Six men assault student on Cal Poly campus

Written on 8 Dec, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

By KAREN VELIE Six men assaulted a male student on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo early Saturday morning, according to Cal Poly administration. A male student was walking on the pathway between Inyo and Buena Vista in... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly holds annual Poinsettia, holiday items sale

Written on 22 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly’s annual poinsettia sale, with thousands of plants and dozens of varieties and colors, will be held on Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Poly Plant Shop. This year’s... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly offers emotional services for students upset over election

Written on 12 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 86 comments

By KAREN VELIE Concerned that university students at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo would need help coping with the presidential election, Cal Poly offered counseling and psychological services. At least one teacher canceled classes to allow students time to process.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo student settles lawsuit against university

Written on 1 Nov, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo recently reached a settlement with a student who sued the university for failing to abide by the California Public Record’s Act. Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Cal Poly, filed three... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo receives over $8 million in federal grants

Written on 21 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo received two grants, totaling more than $8 million, from the U.S. Department of Education to help address a variety of critical issues and areas of need in education. With the funding,... (Continue reading)

120 new housing units in San Luis Obispo for Cal poly faculty, staff

Written on 9 Oct, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly Partners, a nonprofit that supports the campus community, recently acquired 120 housing units in the newly constructed Harvest Lofts located within the San Luis Ranch development in San Luis Obispo. The units, located off Madonna... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student advisor pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, burglary

Written on 24 Sep, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student advisor charged with attempted rape, assault and burglary pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. During the hearing, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Rita Federman increased 25-year-old Alexis Alejandro’s bail... (Continue reading)