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Cal Poly computer guru probe may be illegal

Written on 17 Apr, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 12 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN and KAREN VELIE A reproachful e-mail besmirching a Southern California man sent to a popular San Luis Obispo County radio talk show host may spell big legal troubles for a Cal Poly Internet technician and the university. Don Carver... (Continue reading)

Game’s over: Baker will ink Poly-Saudi pact

Written on 15 Apr, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Cal Poly President Warren Baker will sign a controversial agreement to partner Cal Poly’s College of Engineering with a Saudi Arabian university despite growing campus discord with the plan. The Saudi proposal would appear to exclude women, Jews and... (Continue reading)

CAL POLY/SAUDI UPDATE: No-go plan pending

Written on 3 Apr, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

BY KAREN VELIE and DANIEL BLACKBURN A controversial proposal to partner Cal Poly’s College of Engineering with a Saudi Arabian university is hurtling toward resolution next week… maybe. Current plans, which have drawn nationwide attention and generated widespread campus debate, would establish... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly/Saudi update: Blakeslee ‘very disturbed’

Written on 6 Mar, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A controversial Cal Poly/Saudi proposal has a state lawmaker “very disturbed” and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has stepped up pressure on Cal Poly President Warren Baker to take a closer look at the intended Engineering College collaboration. A... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly/Saudi project update: Dissent growing

Written on 28 Feb, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

BY DAN BLACKBURN AND KAREN VELIE An attempt by a group of Cal Poly professors to derail the Engineering College’s proposed collaboration with a Saudi Arabia university has itself been rebuffed, at least temporarily. Members of the Academic Senate tried... (Continue reading)

An intriguing Cal Poly/Saudi project if you’re not a woman, Jewish, or gay

Written on 14 Feb, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 3 comments

WANTED: Cal Poly engineering professors for cushy overseas assignment in upscale, sunny, beach-like environment.... (Continue reading)