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How a little black box is helping people with Parkinson’s disease walk

Eighty-seven-year-old Jack Brill has Parkinson’s disease, which had taken away his ability to walk. Sidney Collin — founder of a medical device company De Oro Devices and a biomedical engineering alumnus — is fixing that. “It changed my life, [and] it has been a tremendous help,” Jack Brill said about the little black box he […]

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Students find competition and community in Super Smash Bros. fighting game

Pitting fan-favorite Nintendo characters in a 2-D arena, Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. video game does not immediately evoke a competitive atmosphere at first glance. However, here at Cal Poly’s campus, the SLO Smash Club holds competitions for smash every week. This club is one of many dedicated to playing this game series on college campuses. […]

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