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1901 Kitchen offers new buffet-style dining at Cal Poly

1901 Kitchen offers new buffet-style dining at Cal Poly

A buffet-style restaurant opened in 1901 Marketplace on Wednesday. With a rotating menu for lunch and dinner, the 1901 kitchen changes its menu weekly. The venue is open Monday through Thursday, with lunch served from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 9...

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Cal Poly debuts newest addition to Alex G. Spanos Stadium

Cal Poly debuts newest addition to Alex G. Spanos Stadium

A new addition to the Alex G. Spanos Stadium at Cal Poly had its grand opening on Saturday. The Cal Poly Partners Plaza is a new, 14,000-square-foot hospitality area behind the north endzone. Officials say the multi-purpose venue can host concerts, live events, campus...

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Following your roots, faith and a special diet in college

Following your roots, faith and a special diet in college

Growing up as a Jain, I never ate these root vegetables or had second thoughts about my faith and this practice. At home, my mom prepared authentic Jain Gujarati meals with rotli (flatbread), daal (lentil soup), bhaat (rice) and shaak (vegetable curry). We found...

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Starship robots deliver food to Cal Poly students, staff 

Starship robots deliver food to Cal Poly students, staff 

Cal Poly is reintroducing on-campus food delivery with nearly 40 wheeled robots designed to deliver food, drinks, and snacks to students, faculty, and staff. The delivery service is launching this academic year, courtesy of a partnership between Cal Poly Campus...

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Cal Poly opens new sports plaza for Fall athletics

Cal Poly opens new sports plaza for Fall athletics

A new 14,200-square-foot plaza in the north end zone of Alex G. Spanos Stadium at Cal Poly is on schedule to open for fall sports. The first home football game for Cal Poly is this weekend. "The plaza has three separate and distinct terraces and has an amazing field...

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Ready to tailgate? Central Coast sports stadium adds more than 14,000 square foot hospitality area

Cal Poly opens Partners Plaza for fall sports

Cal Poly is opening its new plaza for its athletics teams for the fall semester. Cal Poly Partners Plaza, the new 14,200-square-foot tiered hospitality area in the north end zone of Alex G. Spanos Stadium, is on schedule to open for the fall soccer and football...

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NOAA is opening a new office at Cal Poly

NOAA is opening a new office at Cal Poly

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is coming to San Luis Obispo. The agency will be opening up an office on the Cal Poly campus. At Port San Luis, Kaila Fritch, a second-year master's student at Cal Poly is working on her four-year research...

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Cal Poly’s Comerford Pavillion nears completion

Cal Poly’s Comerford Pavillion nears completion

The Cal Poly athletic facilities are getting new upgrades with one renovation and another larger project that is near completion. The Cal Poly women's soccer team unveiled their newly renovated 250-thousand dollar locker room Monday. The renovated locker room had not...

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Panda Express to soft launch in 1901 Marketplace

Panda Express to soft launch in 1901 Marketplace

  Panda Express is opening on Monday in 1901 Marketplace, with a soft launch for students beginning Wednesday through Friday from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m, according to the Director of Campus Dining Jess Dozier. Campus Dining officials expect up to 1,300 to 1,500 orders...

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How Cal Poly’s new eatery is creating connection on campus

How Cal Poly’s new eatery is creating connection on campus

  In 2021, the Chartwells Higher Education dining team at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), in San Luis Obispo, Calif., broke ground on renovating Building 19 which housed two former concepts on campus —The Avenue and 805 Kitchen. The then...

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Cal Poly Corporation changes name to “Cal Poly Partners”

Cal Poly Corporation changes name to “Cal Poly Partners”

 The Cal Poly Corporation was renamed Cal Poly Partners as of Feb. 9 to follow “its mission to inspire, empower and push boundaries so that students, faculty and staff thrive” according to a university news release. Cal Poly Partners supports more than 300 programs...

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