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Author Archives: Sarina Grossi
Sarina Grossi is the MMG Digital Manager and a KCPR News reporter. She became a journalist because she loves getting to tell stories and getting involved in different storytelling methods. In her free time, she loves to watch movies, read, crochet, and bake.
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San Luis Obispo crime victim advocacy organizations face federal funding cuts
Lumina Alliance is one of the few organizations in San Luis Obispo that provides help for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. It’s a nonprofit that focuses on preventative programs and all-encompassing services like therapy, transitional housing and legal services.
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Studio art seniors showcase Bachelors of Fine Arts show
Throughout her time as a studio art major, senior April Marshall said she had a bad habit of leaving highly toxic paint thinners open overnight.
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Women Empowered brings conversations to the forefront
When junior math major Rachel Keels first came to Cal Poly, she felt she needed a place to be heard. Roe v. Wade was in the process of being overturned, and it was weighing heavily on Keels. As a woman in STEM, it was difficult for her to find a comfortable place to discuss the issue.
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Cal Poly Drag Club to host ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
The club started planning the show during fall quarter and held auditions late winter quarter. This spring, they’ve been dedicating their time to rehearsals and refining the show.
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Student filmmakers debut on the big screen: Here’s what to expect
Nine years ago, when Filmmaker Randi Barros was a new professor at Cal Poly, she was approached by the former Director of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, Wendy Eidson.
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Social Justice Film Festival highlights the policing of women’s bodies
The Social Justice Film Festival, sponsored by Cal Poly’s Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts department (ISLA), is set to return this month. This year, the festival’s theme is “Policing Women’s Bodies,” according to ISLA assistant professor and event coordinator Emily Ryalls.
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A slice of life: Inside the human anatomy lab at Cal Poly
When kinesiology junior Luke Hansen walked into the first day of his Human Anatomy and Physiology I class (BIO 231), he expected it to be like any other science class he had taken at Cal Poly. Then, the professor began reading the syllabus. Hansen would soon be hands-deep in a human cadaver, and a few quarters later, dissecting a human neck to remove the whole head.
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How the ADHD medication shortage is affecting SLO
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. Cal Poly alumna and current university employee Sheri Donahue used a telehealth service to receive an ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnosis in 2021. However, when pandemic regulations for virtual prescriptions ended, she struggled to get her next refill. “It’s like a big game of cat and mouse,” […]
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Fighting fire with fire: The preventative nature of prescribed burns in SLO County
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. In the past few years, the California state legislature increased funding for wildfire prevention and mitigation. This includes Governor Gavin Newsom signing bills such as SB 332 in 2021, focusing on conducting prescribed burns. According to the U.S. Forest Service, a prescribed burn is a fire that […]
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Digging up an adventure: A Cal Poly Lab’s Clam Project
Pismo clams were a staple of recreational fisheries for decades, but their population declined by the 1980s. The last clam of legal fishing size of four and a half inches was found in 1993, but since 2015, the Ruttenberg Lab at Cal Poly has been able to witness a rise in the clams’ population. Graduate […]