An inside look at living, studying and working at Cal Poly.

Inside Cal Poly

You’ve checked your college packing list twice. You have answered your mom’s question about remembering your pillow a thousand times. Yet upon arrival at Cal Poly, you realize that you have indeed forgotten something: your pillow. Or over the course of the quarter, you find you have suddenly run out of an essential, like a clean shirt. Don’t sweat it. The University Store has you covered. Yep, the same place you go for your books and scantrons (if you don’t know what those are, you will in short order) and all your computer stuff also has detergent for when you run out of clean clothes or a brand new shirt if you run out of time to do the wash. Below are items all students need in a pinch — not just new Mustangs.



 Stay&nbsp;energized&nbsp;all the way through finals.



Keeping it&nbsp;fresh&nbsp;with toothpaste, deodorant and other emergency toiletries.



The&nbsp;hook&nbsp;for making floor space in your dorm.



The place to run for scissors and any other&nbsp;last minute&nbsp;class supplies.



Put your&nbsp;bike&nbsp;on lock down.



Fill in the&nbsp;blanks&nbsp;last minute.



Cover up “bedhead” and&nbsp;look good&nbsp;doing it. Practical and stylish.



Don’t forget your friends back home. The&nbsp;best&nbsp;gifts are Cal Poly made.



Lost your water bottle? Find a&nbsp;new&nbsp;one in lots of shapes and sizes.



Find the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;card for any occasion.



Get in the&nbsp;spirit&nbsp;with Cal Poly gear and put off washing clothes to another day.

Three young adults walking on a sidewalk beside a brick building with bushes and trees nearby.

Textbooks? Check. Laptop? Check. Toothbrush? Oops!

The University Store has what you need for how you study. Choose the course material option that suits you best: new, rental, digital or used.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">New</h2>



· Make your own notes and annotations for studying.



· Keep the book for future classes.



· Sell it back to the University Store — we buy books year round.



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· Save money — maybe not as much as renting, but savings are savings!



· Get free notes from previous owners.



· Sell it back to the University Store.



· Saves trees — the woodland creatures thank you.



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· Highlight and take notes.



· Easy return for a clutter-free life.



· Save money by renting for the quarter you need.



· Get friendly reminders of the return due date.



· Can purchase to own any time before the due date.



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· Ease of transportation from the dorm to the library.



· Access on a laptop, phone or other digital devices.



· Cheaper than buying new.



· No physical return of the book if rented.



Bonus Tip:&nbsp;If you find your textbooks cheaper somewhere else, the University Store will match Amazon’s and most local competitors’ prices.*



*Restrictions apply. See store for details.

Textbook Pro Tips

The Cal Poly Corporation recently donated $750,000 to the Doerr Family Field, a new practice and intramural facility that will serve all students on campus. The site upgrade is set for completion this fall and will include a synthetic turf field, an advanced performance track, lighting, film towers, scoreboard and landscaping.

Five people, including a mascot in a horse costume, wearing hard hats, holding shovels, at a groundbreaking event.

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Textbooks? Check. Laptop? Check. Toothbrush? Oops!

Textbook Pro Tips

Corporation donates $750,000 to Doerr Field Construction.