Aidan McGloin | New Times
The Pismo Beach City Council wants to build a $28 million facility that will purify Pismo Beach and South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District wastewater and inject it into the Santa Maria groundwater basin. If completed, it will prevent salt water from seeping into one of South County's water sources and provide more water to South County residents.
Feb. 21, 2019
Aidan McGloin | New Times
Andy "Papa Bear" Zepeda wore a black shirt with a bear paw in its center imposed over bands of Rastafarian red, yellow, and green. Shay Zepeda, his son, wore a matching shirt. They decorated the empty warehouse that the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors had recently approved for their cannabis business with a black flag depicting the same logo bordered by two phrases: "Papa Bear" above the paw; "Fine Cannabis" underneath.
January 10, 2019
Courtesy | University Archives
The history of Cal Poly’s “Learn by Doing” slogan — as told through archival newspaper articles and annual reports — details the rise and peak of a fully student-run polytechnic campus.
November 9, 2018
Andrew Epperson | Mustang News
A new California State University (CSU) audit shows Cal Poly disproportionately increased the number of administrators and their wages compared to faculty without justification.
May 1, 2017
Aidan McGloin | Mustang News
Ten new administrative positions were created and filled last year — a decrease in the growth of administrators on Cal Poly’s campus.
Administrative hires have outpaced hires for tenured and tenure track faculty since 2007.
July 12, 2018
Aidan McGloin | Mustang News
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees recently approved raises for campus presidents to match salaries from public universities nationwide, yet not all trustees were on board.
The $324,000 increase in spending due to the raises brought the total cost of CSU presidents and chancellors salaries to $10.2 million and increased President Jeffrey Armstrong’s salary to $429,915 with a $12,000 car allowance and a house.
July 12, 2018
Aidan McGloin | Mustang News
Ten new administrative positions were created and filled last year — a decrease in the growth of administrators on Cal Poly’s campus.
Administrative hires have outpaced hires for tenured and tenure track faculty since 2007.
July 12, 2018
File photo | Mustang News
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong cannot legally expel former Lambda Chi Alpha member Kyler Watkins. Community members called for his expulsion after a picture of him surfaced on social media wearing blackface at a fraternity brotherhood event earlier this month.
April 30, 2018
Aidan McGloin | Mustang News
The April 26 Fake News Panel discussed propaganda in democracy, Islamophobia and suppressing free speech in the heavily protected Mott Athletic Center.
April 27, 2018
Aidan McGloin | Mustang News
No, San Luis Obispo is not still in a drought, according to the man in charge of Cal Poly’s water. No, that does not mean San Luis Obispo should waste water, he added.
April 19, 2018
Lisa Phillippi | Courtesy Photo
As the Northern California fires destroy neighborhoods and force evacuations, some Cal Poly students are among those affected.
CalFire says it responded to 250 new wildfires between Oct. 8 and 20 which burned over 245,000 acres, forced the evacuations of 100,000 residents and took the lives of 42 people.
October 24, 2017
Jake Douglas | Mustang News
The 2017 Annual Security Report showed an increase in reported rape from last year, contributing to an upward trend in reported sex crimes since 2011.
October 10, 2017
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