Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Hegemonic masculinity. This complicated phrase was broken down by the Gender Equity Center’s quarterly event, “Phallacies: Who wears the Pants?” on Tuesday night in the Julian A. McPhee University Union. This comedy theater dialogue brought issues of stereotypical masculinity to light through a combination of skits, videos and monologues followed by a […]
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Finding art in routine places
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net In broad daylight, a man sits in the middle of the downtown San Luis Obispo sidewalk applying paint to a utility box. No, this isn’t some ill-timed graffiti attempt. And it wouldn’t have been an uncommon sight to see last year while making a trip downtown to shop or eat. The Box […]
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Students and faculty gather to celebrate love of words
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Pastrami sandwiches, ugly cats, MTV, innocent crushes — you name it. Any topic you have a love for was fair game at Loverspeak — the annual fundraising for Cal Poly literary annual “Byzantium” — on Tuesday night. Students and faculty shared their original poems, songs and short stories, as well as those of famous poets in […]
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A college’s calendar counts: Be a leader with quarters
Kelly Trom is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily arts contributing writer. The semester versus quarter debate is an age-old question. Well maybe not age-old, but it has been debated since the 1960s. In recent years, it has been on the forefront of students’ minds, especially those who attend a college in the California State […]
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Radio host Garrison Keillor to grace PAC stage
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Garrison Keillor, radio host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” will bring his fictional small community of Lake Wobegon to the San Luis Obispo community on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC). His one-man show borrows from the popular radio show of the same name. In his one-and-a-half-hour […]
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The Fremont’s ‘Impossible’ closure
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net The neon-colored jewel of Monterey Street in downtown San Luis Obispo closed its doors and turned off its lights for an indeterminate amount of time Thursday evening. News that Fremont Theatre would be closing was unofficially announced Thursday afternoon on the Fremont Facebook page. The Facebook post, published by assistant manager Maryanna […]
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‘Suspend’ your disbelief: Orchesis’ annual show is here
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net It’s not all flashy spins and kicks during the 43rd annual Orchesis dance concert “Suspension.” The Orchesis dance company will take center stage this weekend at Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre. The modern and contemporary show focuses on conveying messages and ideas through the movement of the dancers. “It’s a title that tries to encompass […]
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William Shatner to bring his world to the PAC
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Most know him as Captain Kirk, some as Denny Crane and others as the Priceline Negotiator. On Saturday, William Shatner will talk about all of these roles and more at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC). The one-man show will be a multimedia experience complete with stories from Shatner’s life, songs and […]
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Winter quarter to offer array of events
Kelly Trom kellytrom.md@gmail.com New year, new quarter, new events to mark on the calendar. Cal Poly’s campus has a lot to offer this quarter, whether it’s a performance in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC), an Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) program, or making something creative in the craft center. There will be many outlets […]
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Art and entrepreneurship to collide at forum
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net Think business and creativity don’t mix? The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) wants to prove the stereotype wrong today in its November Forum, Entrepreneurship and the Arts: The Impact of the Technology Revolution. “Entrepreneurship is unique in that it’s applicable to just about any industry,” media coordinator for CIE […]
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Evening with an Artist benefits SARP Center
Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net A little taste of San Luis Obispo culture could be found at Edna Valley Vineyards on Saturday night in the form of the Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention (SARP) Center’s signature fundraising event, Evening with an Artist. “We have been doing this now for eight years and every year we have one […]