From Player to Coach | Coaching off the Court | Putting the Person before the Player | Her Lasting Impact on the Program Cal Poly Volleyball had just pulled off an upset over the University of Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, with a sold-out crowd in attendance at Mott Athletics Center. Embracing her daughter, […]
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Balancing Passions: Brooke Golik’s transition from collegiate soccer to beach volleyball
At 16 years old, Brooke Golik faced one of the hardest choices in her life. She was being urged by those close to her to commit to a Division-I school to play beach volleyball. Yet, what seemed like support made Golik more doubtful and anxious. A few months prior, she accepted a scholarship to play […]
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Fremont Theater hosts action-packed “MicroMania Midget Wrestling” show
Wrestler 25 Cent entered the ring with a New York Yankees hat over a white durag. A bulletproof vest covered his chest as he strutted up to the top ropes of the miniature ring. His name, 25 Cent, is a play on his stature and the fact that he dresses like rapper 50 Cent. He […]
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Women’s Golf places 10th at Pullman Regional to round out season
After finishing in first place at the conference tournament and earning its third straight Big West title, Cal Poly Women’s Golf placed 10th at the Pullman Regional at the Palouse Ridge Golf Course in Washington from Monday, May 8 to Wednesday, May 10. Monday Junior Nicole Neale led the Mustangs on day one of the […]
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SLO city announces Public Service Recognition Week
The City of San Luis Obispo started Public Service Recognition Week, a period meant to honor public service workers like teachers, firefighters, police officers, childcare workers and others. “Public service workers are the backbone of our community, and we are grateful for their commitment to serving everyone who lives here, works here, and visits San […]
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City of SLO begins building parking structure for the first time in over two decades
The City of San Luis Obispo will start the building of the first new parking structure in over 20 years starting this week, according to a city news release. The 163,000-square-foot “Cultural Arts District Parking Structure” will be located at the corner of Palm Street and Nipomo Street in Downtown San Luis Obispo. “Since 2003, […]
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Women’s Tennis falls to Hawaii in Big West Championship to finish second
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis dropped a championship matchup with the University of Hawaii on Saturday, April 29 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The Mustangs cruised through a pair of matches in the tournament before falling to the No. 1-seeded Rainbow Wahine. Thursday vs. No. 7 UC Davis Cal Poly started off the […]
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Women’s Tennis caps off regular season with crucial 4-3 win over UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis took down Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara 4-3 on Saturday, April 22 at the Arnhold Tennis Center. Thanks to sisters sophomore Peyton Dunkle and redshirt junior Delanie Dunkle, the Mustangs (12-8, 6-3 Big West) came back with two tiebreaker wins to take their final match of the regular season against the […]
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Cal Poly Alum to travel to moon on NASA Artemis II mission
Cal Poly alumnus Victor Glover will pilot NASA’s Artemis II mission that will travel around the moon, according to a Cal Poly news release. The mission is planned for November 2024. Glover graduated from Cal Poly in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in general engineering. He will pilot the Orion aircraft with three other astronauts. […]
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BREAKING: Bernie Truax to transfer to Penn State
Cal Poly three-time All-American Bernie Truax has announced that he is transferring to Penn State for his final year of college eligibility. The announcement comes after Truax capped off his third straight fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the Nittany Lions won their second straight team title. Truax leaves the Mustangs as one of […]
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City of SLO wins national award for Climate Action Plan
The City of San Luis Obispo won the 2023 national Environmental, Climate, and Energy Award for the newest volume of its Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery, according to a Monday news release. The city recently adopted a third version of its plan that has an overarching goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2035. “We […]