It was 1949, and behind the closed doors of a small hospital room in San Luis Obispo (SLO), a doctor held up a newborn baby. This child was born with a condition called Klinefelter syndrome, which causes a person to have ambiguous genitalia. She was born with two X chromosomes and an X and a Y chromosome.
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Students compete in furniture design contest for chance to attend world’s largest trade fair
Once a year the San Luis Obispo firm, Vellum Design Build, and Cal Poly’s Architecture and Environmental Design department partner up to host a two day event called the Vellum Furniture Design Exhibition. “Vellum is a furniture competition, it’s also a heuristic device,” Cal Poly architecture professor Tom Di Santo said. “It’s classic ‘learn by doing.’” […]
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Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Presents ‘Signs of Light’ Spring Concert
After being canceled the past two spring quarters due to the pandemic, Cal Poly’s Theater and Dance department is presenting its first in-person spring dance showcase in more than two years –– “Signs of Light.” It will be showcased this Wednesday, May 25 through Friday, May 27. According to business junior and member of Orchesis […]
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Listen: San Luis Obispo Tobacco Control Program partners with Clean Coast Campaign to reduce ocean waste
In April, the Tobacco Control Program announced a new collaboration with the Central Coast Clean Campaign: a campaign with the goal to reduce littering on the central coast. The collaboration plans to do this by placing new waste receptacles in public locations and increasing social media messaging on toxic tobacco waste, according to the Public […]
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Listen: Cal Poly hosts Earth Week with various events to educate students
Audio by Ashley Tuell Earth Day was celebrated globally on Friday, April 22. Cal Poly extended this holiday to a week-long celebration, with events being held Thursday, April 14 to Friday, April 22 that educated students in a variety of areas. These events, organized by Cal Poly Green Campus, included a zero waste clothing swap, […]
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Listen: Poly Royal Rodeo Returns
On Saturday, April 9, eight decades of history returned when Cal Poly students, community members and others attended the 80th annual Poly Royal Rodeo. After two years without the rodeo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many competing were excited for the return of this event. Bio-resource and agricultural engineering junior Maggie Usher is a member […]