Cal Poly Students Unite to protest Cal Poly -Saudia Arabia deal

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A Protest at Cal Poly over their proposed association with Saudi Arabia is hitting the news. We all know Saudi Arabia’s second leading export is terrorists, so why is Cal Poly’s Warren Baker & Mohammad Noori pushing this deal? Some suspect that it represents ‘big money’ and a sacrifice of a few seldom used American values.

It’s American blood for money.

Here’s what the local paper wrote about the upcoming protest:

Cal Poly College
Republicans to protest pact with Saudi university

“Cal Poly’s College Republicans have organized a protest set for Tuesday afternoon against the school’s plans to help a Saudi Arabian university create an engineering program.

The pact with University College of Jubail has been met with controversy because of Saudi Arabia’s record of discrimination against women, Jews and gays. Saudi women would not be admitted initially to the Jubail engineering programs.

Members of the Republican club plan to demonstrate opposition to the partnership at Cal Poly’s Academic Senate meeting, set for 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room 220 of the University Union. The Senate is expected to question university President Warren Baker about the Saudi pact.

Club members said they are gathering at the mustang statue near the Union at 4:15 p.m. to make posters and organize the demonstration.

Protest organizers said that members of other student clubs, including the Cal Poly Democrats, also plan to attend.”

— Antonio A. Prado

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