San Luis Obispo’s mayor and city manager formally addressed community members at the 2022 State of the City Address for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were not without our hardships over the past few years,” San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica A. Stewart said in a video presentation at the event. “Despite the […]
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New 3-digit suicide hotline available in July
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will be launching a new 3-digit number nationwide on July 16. The Lifeline’s network of trained counselors will be reachable at 988 via call, text or chat. The Lifeline’s current number 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) will remain available after the 988 number is rolled out, but the shortened dial code aims to […]
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How undergraduate student researchers are combating the stigma around menstruation
Sarah Hamp-Adams, a public health junior, remembers her first period with words like “embarrassed” and “scary.” “I remember being confused and embarrassed, and whenever my friends would bring it up, I’d be like, ‘why are we talking about this?’” Hamp-Adams said. “If I had a tampon or pad with me it was like I needed […]
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Cal Poly students work with the World Bank to improve school safety
The Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) and a group of Cal Poly students designed technology for the World Bank to help determine what school buildings in developing countries need infrastructure improvements. This project was part of the World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS), which aims to improve the safety and resiliency of […]
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Cal Poly’s Leaning Pine Arboretum receives $1 million donation
The College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science’s (CAFES) student-run Leaning Pine Arboretum received a $1 million donation from Kathleen Enz Finken, Cal Poly’s provost from 2012 to 2019, and her husband Gerald Finken. The donation was made in honor of CAFES Dean Andrew J. Thulin, who has served as dean of the department since […]
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Cal Poly students to present research at CSU-wide competition
Ten research projects conducted by Cal Poly students and recent alumni will be presented at the 36th annual California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition. The annual competition will take place on Friday and Saturday via Zoom. The systemwide competition is open to students from all 23 CSU campuses and includes scholarly research projects from […]
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Cal Poly student films to be shown at SLO Film Fest
The 2022 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival will showcase six short films written and produced entirely by Cal Poly students. The student-made films will be screened at the festival’s Cal Poly Short Cuts showcase at 5:30 p.m. on April 28 at the Fremont Theater. Most films were written in Media Arts and Technologies: Storytelling […]
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‘Returning to the theater:’ SLO Film Festival announces lineup
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has announced a lineup of 121 films it will showcase during its 28th annual event. The festival, held from April 26 through May 1, includes feature films, short films and music videos. “Returning to the theater is something all of us at the film festival have looked forward […]