As spring quarter at Cal Poly comes to a close, some students pack their belongings and prepare to spend summer break away from San Luis Obispo. But those staying on the Central Coast through September have the chance to soak up all the summer concerts San Luis Obispo has to offer. Here’s a preview of […]
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‘Liberation’ empowers student directors and dancers
Liberation means freedom from constraints and limiting thought forms. For some, liberation is a state of mind and a form of empowerment. For one group of student performers, liberation comes in the form of dance. Cal Poly’s spring student dance concert “Liberation” featured a show of student-choreographed pieces, all of which connected to the theme. […]
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Review: ‘Stupid F**king Bird’ a cutting portrayal of the human experience
It’s not often that a play starts with the words “Start the f**king play,” but “Stupid F**king Bird” is no ordinary play.
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Before I Die wall eases conversations about life and death
Death is never easy to talk about, but San Luis Obispo’s Before I Die wall makes the conversation a little easier. Before I Die walls sparked global conversations about life and death through public art exhibitions. These exhibitions invite the public to write on a blank wall in chalk their “before I die,” aspirations. Walls […]
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SLO Breakers take center stage
After years of effort, Cal Poly has an official breakdancing club: SLO Breakers. Art and design junior and founding member John Duch was disappointed by the lack of a breakdancing scene when he came to Cal Poly as a freshman. He sought to change that. “I decided to create this club because I felt like […]
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An inside look at the art and design department
Past a dim, narrow hallway, through a warehouse in the art and design department sits the senior art studio — the second home of art and design senior Chloe Millhauser. Canvases are stacked against every wall, reflective of the many hours spent painting by the eight artists that make up the graduating class in the […]
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Ways to find housing for next year
As the new year gets rolling, students begin the hunt for off-campus housing. Agricultural business freshman Shea Forrey wants to live off-campus next year, but was originally unsure of how to begin the process. “Everyone says it’s so hard to find housing,” Forrey said. “It seems like a lot of apartment complexes don’t have their applications […]