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Conservative speaker to draw crowd and protest at Cal Poly

Written on 24 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

In what could make for a confrontation between conservatives and members of the group Antifa, the Cal Poly College Republicans are scheduled to host activist-journalist Lauren Southern on Thursday. Southern is a Canadian conservative with libertarian leanings who is a... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly receives $110 million gift from alumnus

Written on 4 May, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A Cal Poly alumnus and his wife have pledged to donate $110 million to the university to bolster math and science programs. The gift is the largest donation in the history of the California State University system. Bill and Linda... (Continue reading)

State audit slams Cal Poly for management pay and hiring

Written on 24 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

An audit of the California State University system singles out Cal Poly several times over its practices of hiring unnecessary management personnel and increasing their pay, sometimes in violation of state regulations and CSU policy. At the request of the... (Continue reading)

California State University system raises tuition

Written on 24 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

Much to the chagrin of students clamoring for the state to ease the financial burden of attending college, the California State University Board of Trustees approved a tuition hike this week. Starting in the upcoming fall term, annual student tuition... (Continue reading)

Video shows Cal Poly police pinning man during disputed arrest

Written on 13 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

Many Cal Poly students are enraged over footage showing university police pinning a 21-year-old man to the ground outside a San Luis Obispo liquor store. Friends of the suspect allege an undercover officer placed him in a chokehold and tackled... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man assaults officer on Cal Poly campus

Written on 11 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

After being stopped in a stolen vehicle, a Santa Maria man allegedly assaulted a Cal Poly police officer, then tried to run away. At about 12:47 a.m. Friday, an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on the Cal... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly to offer entire class on Beyonce

Written on 7 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 56 comments

Starting in the upcoming spring quarter, Cal Poly, through its ethnic studies department, will offer an entire course on the pop star Beyonce. [Mustang News] The class will be called Beyonce: Race, Feminism and Politics. The instructor planning the class... (Continue reading)

Former Cal Poly player joins the Lakers

Written on 1 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A former Cal Poly basketball player, who grew up in Southern California rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers, is now a member of his favorite team. David Nwaba signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers, making him the first Cal... (Continue reading)

Man grabs woman’s butt by Cal Poly

Written on 17 Feb, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A man grabbed the buttocks of a woman walking on the edge of the Cal Poly campus Thursday evening, then ran away, police said. Officers did not manage to locate the suspect. San Luis Obispo police say the incident was... (Continue reading)

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)