Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Assets Fitness Studio has a secret to share: it’s actually an art gallery. Well, at least for one night a month. Assets is one of more than 20 shops, cafĂ©s, salons and studios that are transformed into art galleries the first Friday of every month at Arts Obispo’s not-so-secret “Art After Dark” in […]
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#TFM: Exaggerated humor or accurate portrayal of greek life?
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net In the first sentence of W.R. Bolen’s website-turned book “Total Frat Move” (TFM), the narrator is kidnapped from his dorm, stripped down, hazed by fraternity brothers, given copious amounts of drugs and alcohol, finds himself with a girl in another person’s bedroom and almost gets arrested — all within the first 24 […]
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Two Gallants rocks SLO for the first time
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net What is dark, grungy, cock-rock? It’s what Two Gallants’ guitarist and vocalist Adam Stephens described his music as at Friday night’s SLO Brewing Co. concert. If the antique-looking lamp and suitcase on the small stage, blur of plaid in the crowd and intimate red and blue lighting didn’t set the tone for […]
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Smile, nod and fall off your chair laughing
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Not a single person is still. All around there is hopping, jumping, clapping and chanting. Kanye West’s “Ni**az in Paris” fills the small, curtained room with energy. Three groups form, laughing, shaking and shuffling their feet against the concrete floor. They make up skits, jokes and stories. To an outsider, it may […]
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From Cal Poly grad to pageant princess
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net All she saw were the judges. She felt a jolt of energy in her elegant white and gold trim gown as she entered the spotlight. Her hair was big and each curl in its place. The lights hit her stage makeup and her faux lashes fanned across her eyes. With a big […]
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Cal Poly rose float wins judges over with humor
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Not only have Cal Poly students been able to design and build a fully functional Rose Parade float since 1949, but it turns out they also have a prize-winning sense of humor. This year, the Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float won the Bob Hope Humor Trophy in the New Year’s Day 124th […]
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Mustang Band: the faces behind the music
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Some students like to spend their free time at the gym. Others prefer to take up a new hobby at the Cal Poly Craft Center or go on an adventure with Poly Escapes. Industrial engineering senior Karissa Finn prefers to march around a field with a clarinet and 200 of her closest […]
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ASI events: behind the stage
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Students can often find musical artists rapping, singing or strumming in the University Union (UU) Plaza during the week. Sometimes performers even come out at sunset to play for Cal Poly. Other days, students can enjoy comedians, or even a weekend at an interactive carnival in the Recreation Center. This year, the […]
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Alumnus brings ‘Learn By Doing’ to local Mediterranean restaurant
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly alumnus Samir Aburashed is taking his “Learn By Doing” roots to a whole new level. He’s the new owner of the closest restaurant to campus — Fattoush, a Mediterranean eatery on Santa Rosa Boulevard. While Aburashed grew up in San Luis Obispo, owning a local restaurant was not always his […]
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Students show their support for breast cancer
Two different groups of students at Cal Poly have found two ways to fundraise for a charitable cause — the fight against breast cancer. Rock the Tatas People can dance the night away while raising money for the American Cancer Society at the “Rock the Tatas” concert in Chumash Auditorium on Nov. 14. The concert […]
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After 5 years, safety text alert system looking into new format
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net When an assault occurred in Poly Canyon Village parking structure late Sept. 27, computer engineering freshman Nestor Alvarez was in his dorm. He, like many other students, received a mass text a few hours after the incident informing him that a suspect with a knife was loose on campus. Alvarez’s phone number […]