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How much did Cal Poly pay to police Yiannopoulos event?

Written on 3 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Cal Poly and the California State University system spent a combined $55,400 on security measures, including staffing 109 officers, for Milo Yiannopoulos’s stop in San Luis Obispo. The event took place without any violence, prompting some people to commend the... (Continue reading)

Yiannopoulis delivers ‘dead babies’ speech at Cal Poly

Written on 1 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

In a much-hyped speech delivered with SWAT officers on standby, prominent conservative Milo Yiannopoulos praised United States President Donald Trump, as well as Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, while taking aim at leftists, feminists, Islamists and particularly proponents of abortion.... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly and fascism

Written on 31 Jan, 2017 in Featured, Opinion | 46 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER Today Cal Poly is providing a platform for fascism by inviting Milo Yiannopoulos onto campus. For those of you who may need a tutorial on the subject of fascism, just remember these four letters: D.I.C.K. Dismantle... (Continue reading)

Star pitcher who lost eye retires, returns to Cal Poly

Written on 26 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Seven months after losing his right eye in a freak accident involving an exercise band, former Cal Poly ace and minor league pitcher, Matt Imhof, announced he is retiring from baseball as a player and returning to school. Imhof says... (Continue reading)

Man suspected of slapping women’s butts at Cal Poly

Written on 25 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Cal Poly police are investigating two cases of sexual battery that were reported to have occurred on and near the university campus in the span of less than a week. [KSBY] On Monday, a bicyclist allegedly slapped a female student’s... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student gets infection that leads to meningitis

Written on 23 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

San Luis Obispo County Public Health officials announced a Cal Poly student has been diagnosed with a presumed case of meningococcal disease, a bacterial infection that causes bloodstream infections and meningitis. Symptoms of the meningococcal disease can include high fever,... (Continue reading)

Family of slain Cal Poly grad can sue BLM, but not San Francisco

Written on 10 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A federal judge has ruled the family of slain Cal Poly grad Kathryn Steinle can sue the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), but not the city of San Francisco. The judge also removed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly rose float wins Founders’ Trophy

Written on 3 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Cal Poly’s “A New Leaf” float, an animated family of chameleons, won the Founders’ Trophy in the 128th Rose Parade held Monday in Pasadena. The chameleons, including “Chomper” and “Rocky,” were exploring the wonders of a vibrantly colorful world around... (Continue reading)

Bishop Peak fall victim is Cal Poly student from Arroyo Grande

Written on 2 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The man who fell nearly 30 feet around the top of Bishop Peak Thursday evening is Evan Lalanne, 18. Lalanne is a Cal Poly student and graduate of Arroyo Grande High School, where he was a star volleyball player. Lalanne suffered... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly receives record number of applications

Written on 5 Dec, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Cal Poly received a record 56,896 applications for admission in the 2017 fall quarter, topping last year’s record of 56,758 applications. It is nothing new, though, for Cal Poly to receive a record number of applications. The university has had... (Continue reading)