Following fresh allegations of racism at Cal Poly, including a new fraternity photo that surfaced, university President Jeffrey Armstrong announced Tuesday that all Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council fraternities and sororities have Read More …
As Cal Poly welcomed prospective students and their families over the weekend to the university’s annual Open House, hundreds of students boycotted the event, marched and protested on and off campus, creating an uneasy situation for administrators, particularly President Jeffrey Armstrong.
Protesters chanted numerous slogans, including “I am not Cal Poly proud” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho. Armstrong has got to go,” while the university president spoke with prospective students. Read More …
Despite the suspension of Cal Poly’s chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha and the resignation of its leadership, some students and community members are continuing to express outrage over last weekend’s blackface incident both on campus and in the press. Read More …
The chapter officers of Cal Poly’s Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity have all resigned over the blackface incident that has snowballed into national news story, not just a community controversy.
On Saturday, while Cal Poly was holding its Poly Cultural weekend, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha was photographed in blackface at a fraternity brotherhood event. Read More …
With protesters gathering outside and suspects throwing water and paint balloons at the property, the Cal Poly chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha has hired private security to stand guard at its Read More …
Hundreds of Cal Poly students packed a room on campus Monday evening for an emergency town hall meeting following the circulation of a photo showing a fraternity member appearing in blackface Read More …
A Cal Poly fraternity is under university investigation and faced with community outrage after one of its members appeared in blackface at a brotherhood event over the weekend. A photo of the individual was later circulated online. [Mustang News]
On Saturday, the Cal Poly chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha held a brotherhood event at its fraternity house. Following the event, the photo circulated on Facebook showing Lambda Chi Alpha member and agricultural business senior, Kyler Watkins, in blackface. Read More …
After student activists and local media teed off on a conservative political commentator invited to participate in a panel discussion on fake news, Cal Poly’s College Democrats announced they are pulling out of the event. A couple of the panelists now appear to be backing out as well.
On Feb. 13, Cal Poly is scheduled to host an event called “Fake News Panel: What is it and who decides?” Read More …
A conservative commentator, whom local activists and media are accusing of racism and a San Luis Obispo County political consultant who’s been accused of fostering conflicts of interest, will take part Read More …
Flyers comparing crime rates of blacks and whites in the United States were reportedly found on the Cal Poly campus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Photos of the flyers, which Read More …