By JOSH FRIEDMAN A star high school football player who had committed to play at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo died earlier this month in Orange County, apparently by suicide. [Sports Illustrated] Ryder Barnes, 18, attended Crean Lutheran High School... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has selected a construction management firm to oversee a $1.2 billion multi-phase student housing project that is slated to be the nation’s largest modular housing development. University officials awarded the contract... (Continue reading)
OPINION by CAL POLY PRESIDENT JEFFREY ARMSTRONG In my 15 years at Cal Poly, I have had countless moments of pride — but some events stop you in your tracks and remind you, unmistakably, why this university exists. This past... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Cal Poly alum Victor Glover is set to pilot the first crewed mission around the moon since 1972, with the launch of Artemis II slated for Wednesday. Artemis is a lunar exploration program led by NASA intended... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Following years of conflicts between Cal Poly students and residents, on March 11 the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission voted to revoke the permits of two fraternities. Both Alpha Epsilon Pi, which is located on California Boulevard,... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE More than 11,000 people attended a concert at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the early hours of Saturday morning, yet there were few issues in the neighborhoods next to the campus amid the... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE The Anti-Defamation League gave Cal Poly San Luis Obispo a “D” in 2026 for its handling of antisemitism in its 2026 report card. Just last month, the campus reported an antisemitic hate crime incident. On the evening... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The city of San Luis Obispo has again expanded the days it is doubling fines for rowdy parties and alcohol offenses associated with Saint Fratty’s Day. SLO’s safety enhancement zone took effect Friday at midnight and extended... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Cal Poly instructor has pleaded not guilty to contacting and arranging a meeting with a minor for sexual purposes. Last month, during an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children, SLO County Sheriff’s detectives conducted a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo police officers are investigating the assault of a Cal Poly student on Saturday night as a hate crime. Shortly before 10 p.m., a group of males in a large white truck drove by Cal... (Continue reading)