Cal Poly

Cal Poly’s Cat Program is running low on volunteers this summer. They said staffing at their shelter gets more difficult when students leave in the summertime, so they’ve asked for volunteers from the community.

Each year, Cal Poly students put their tractors to the test at the Cal Poly Cotton Rosser rodeo complex. Students bring their modified trucks and tractors to a dirt path to test whose vehicle can pull a heavy platform the farthest.

After a national search, the City of SLO has appointed a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager.

Last month, Jack Kisling and a crew of four other Cal Poly sailors set out to sail ‘Geronimo,’ a 40-foot race boat owned by his family.

After years of drought and other threats, a local beekeeper says honeybees should have a productive spring following the winter rains.

Bach Week is an annual event put on in San Luis Obispo every January. KCBX’s Melanie Senn attended Bach Week to learn more about Bach himself, his influence, and his continued relevance in a diversifying world.

A new CalMatters investigation looks into Cal Poly SLO's rate of Black student enrollment, which is the lowest of any public university in California. KCBX's Amanda Wernik spoke with CalMatters' higher education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn.

For years, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has enrolled the smallest percentage of Black students among all campuses in the California State University and University of California systems. Although it’s difficult to pinpoint the reason, the campus attracts few freshman applicants and transfer students, and students describe a racist environment.

While most people are barely waking up at 6a.m., Cal Poly SLO’s Rodeo team is ready for practice. The team holds 45 national titles and the women's team won third in the nation, making it one of the most competitive collegiate rodeo programs in the country.

In today's KCBX News Update: Cal Poly SLO hosted an event promoting the Californians for All College Corps, and monarch butterfly preservation efforts in California seem to be working.