More than 300 students from Humboldt to San Diego with a passion for sustainability will come together for camping, yoga and learning at this month’s California Student Sustainability Coalition’s 2012 Spring Convergence. The three-day student-run event, themed “Building A ResoNATION,” will take place April 27 to 29. Participants are asked to bring something that resonates with them […]
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Sixties musical hits SLO
The ‘60s saw an American launched into space, a wall built through Berlin and one of the biggest cultural revolutions our nation has ever seen. Now fans of the bygone era can revisit their roots with San Luis Obispo’s rollicking musical “My Generation.” The show, which follows a young couple in the difficult transition from […]
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Visitors and local comics alike bring laughs to SLO
It’s hard to turn on a sitcom or prime-time sketch show and not see someone who got their start with the improvisational comedy team The Second City. Tina Fey, Chris Farley and Stephen Colbert are just several of the hundreds of stars who found success after a stint in the Chicago-based company. San Luis Obispo will get […]
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Donation to fund state-of-the-art engineering lab
Students in the industrial and manufacturing engineering department will hone their skills in a state-of-the-art laboratory, thanks to a $50,000 donation from the Gene Haas Foundation. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Haas Automation, an Oxnard-based company which produces computer numerical control tools. Amy Hewes, the College of Engineering’s director of publications and communications, said […]
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Students to travel 10,000 miles to start “Recolution”
With tuition costs climbing steadily and state funding for public higher education being slashed, students are paying more every year to complete their degrees. A new group, the Cal Poly Recolution of Education Club, hopes to raise $30,000 to travel across the country and educate college students about the role they can play in how […]
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Israeli scholar's lecture raises issues of free speech
Chumash Auditorium was nearly full. Many of those waiting were simply students hoping to pick up a few extra credit points. But others were angry. Some had survived the Holocaust and were not ready to hear criticisms of the state of Israel. Some were Jewish students not sure what to expect of a man incorrectly […]
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Igniting the brain
Celebrate your inner geek (or just one you really admire) at Cal Poly’s Winter Ignite 2012: “GeekLove!” Feb. 17. The event is hosted by Cal Poly Ignite, an on-campus chapter of a global club which hosts quick-fire presentations — Ignite’s tagline is “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” Presenters are given five minutes to present […]
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Downtown Farmer's Market: History and Vendors
Downtown San Luis Obispo’s Farmer’s Market is famous throughout the Central Coast. Learn more about it’s history and get to know some of the people behind the tables.
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Slumping Mustangs look for weekend turnaround
After a pair of losses last weekend to Cal State Fullerton and CSU Bakersfield, the men’s basketball team is preparing for a set of home games against UC Riverside tonight and UC Irvine on Saturday. The team claims a 13-11 record, and this weekend’s games are critical if the Mustangs hope to move up in […]
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Local bartenders spill secrets
Bartenders know all your secrets. Though you might not remember them, they saw everything, from how many shots of Jameson you threw back to that embarrassing dance in The Library window at the end of the night. Now bartenders from four downtown bars share their favorite stories from behind the scenes. Bull’s Tavern Bull’s Tavern […]
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Smile for your family portrait
Jillian Mascheroni’s “Family Photos” digital photography exhibit is now on display in the University Union’s Epicenter Gallery. The photos show traditional family photos with some unconventional twists. Grandparents dressed like middle schoolers, cats posed outside of doghouses and surly goth teenagers in stuffy living rooms may be funny, but the artist said she wants to […]