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Cal Poly-Saudi deal: No women, no problem

Written on 26 May, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 4 comments

A controversial proposal to partner Cal Poly’s engineering department with a fledgling university in Saudi Arabia has spurred a steam of leaked e-mails between Cal Poly officials, who express a desire to push ahead with the pact despite possible gender... (Continue reading)

County rules tighten for indigent law services

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

By KAREN VELIE County administrators have pulled the plug on easy, free legal counsel for the indigent. In a move resulting in considerable confusion and contention, San Luis Obispo County’s Probation Department recently began billing indigent individuals who have claimed the right... (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)

Civil rights violation will cost ASH (and you) a grand

Written on 19 Feb, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | 2 comments

Two Atascadero State Hospital employees violated a patient’s Constitutional rights in 2004, a federal judge ruled in December. ... (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)

COMMENTARY: Protecting property, saving the democracy

Written on 4 Feb, 2008 in Uncovered SLO | One comment

One of the quickest ways to jettison our individual freedom is to allow the diminution of property rights – even the property of others.... (Continue reading)