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Is Cal Poly president all talk and no walk?

Written on 4 Dec, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 42 comments

OPINION by ALLAN COOPER I was horrified to read that Milo Yiannopoulos has been invited by the Cal Poly College Republicans to speak at the Spanos Theater on January 31. This self-described “alt-right” conservative has engaged in hate speech against... (Continue reading)

‘Dangerous faggot’ to speak at Cal Poly, queer students protest

Written on 30 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 46 comments

As part of the “Dangerous Faggot Tour,” openly gay man and prominent conservative activist Milo Yiannopoulos is due to speak before a packed-house at Cal Poly’s Spanos Theater on Jan. 31. Cal Poly’s Queer Student Union is trying to shut... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly declares support for ‘undocumented’ students

Written on 11 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Amid uncertainty as to whether President-elect Donald Trump will dismantle an executive order that grants some illegal immigrants exemption from deportation, Cal Poly administrators declared their support for “undocumented” students who are attending the university. In 2012, President Barack Obama... (Continue reading)

Trump win sets off Cal Poly protests

Written on 10 Nov, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

 p Joining disgruntled liberals and leftists state-and-nationwide, hundreds of students at Cal Poly protested President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The Cal Poly students marched across campus Wednesday chanting slogans like “love trumps hate” and “not my prez,” as well as... (Continue reading)

Carbajal and Fareed get testy at Cal Poly debate

Written on 21 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

During a debate rife with personal attacks and leading questions, Democrat Salud Carbajal showed he does not intend to stop discussing Republican Justin Fareed’s supposed support for presidential candidate Donald Trump. Fareed revealed he cannot name anything about Carbajal which... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly student avoids more jail time over Facebook threat

Written on 18 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A former Cal Poly student who sent a death threat late last year to the leader of the pro-diversity group SLO Solidarity has accepted a plea deal that will allow him to avert spending anymore time behind bars. Charles Raymond... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly is no longer a dry campus

Written on 8 Oct, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

For the first time, Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has an area for students to drink alcohol on the campus. Beer and wine are now being served to anyone over 21 years of age at the Mustang Station. [KSBY]... (Continue reading)

Deputies identify teen found dead at Cal Poly

Written on 14 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department identified the 18-year-old found dead Tuesday on the Cal Poly campus as Robert Sean Douglas Aversano, a recent graduate of San Luis Obispo High School. According to an autopsy performed Wednesday, Aversano died... (Continue reading)

Unidentified body found near Cal Poly radio tower

Written on 14 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A hiker found the body of a white man in his early 20s near the radio tower on the Cal Poly campus on Tuesday. University police and sheriff’s detectives responded to the scene but did not succeed in identifying the... (Continue reading)

Remains found at Kristin Smart dig likely belong to animal

Written on 13 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Authorities are currently analyzing remains recovered last week from a Cal Poly hillside to determine whether they are human or animal and whether they are related to the Kristin Smart case. Two sources who are familiar with the investigation, but... (Continue reading)