When English professor Ryan Hatch leaves his front door, it takes him more than two hours to drive to Cal Poly from his home in Koreatown in Los Angeles – about 186 miles away – to teach modern contemporary drama and literary theory. Hatch is just one of many professors who goes the distance, for […]
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Mechanical engineering student doubles as viral Tik Tok cosplayer
She downloaded the app as an outlet for her colorful makeup looks and cosplay videos. Since then, she has gained 151,000 followers.
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Engineers Without Borders Club helps provide basic needs to communities locally and abroad
“Good intentions are not enough to have positive impacts on our partner communities,” Cal Poly chapter president and mechanical engineering senior Kyle Ennis said.
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A student-made documentary inspired CSU libraries to stop using the phrase ‘illegal alien’
Cal Poly is one of 23 California State Universities to change policies surrounding language used to describe undocumented people. The move was prompted by “Change the Subject: A documentary about labels, libraries, and activism” that is coming to campus Feb. 4.
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Cal Poly researchers grow their own cells in lab, avoiding animal testing
Thirteen years and millions of cells ago, Kristen O’Halloran Cardinal began the tissue engineering lab at Cal Poly.
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Businesses return to Agriculture Showcase in search of top job candidates
The Farm Shop was buzzing with life and interaction as the Agriculture and Business Management (ABM) Club hosted its annual Agriculture Showcase and Industry Social. “We are out here to provide opportunities for students to get jobs,” agricultural business and Spanish sophomore and External Activities Director Emely Fernandes said. “The board’s main goal is to […]
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Connecting disaster zones from 40,000 feet: Students measure weather data with Project Owl
Club members are testing devices to help people communicate during natural disasters.
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Students shooting hoops on unicycles go viral on social media
A recent video of the unicycle club has circulated around the Cal Poly community, showing unicycle club members playing basketball while atop the single-wheeled cycles.
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Journalism professor’s take on the importance of diversity in curriculum
“Some would say, you know, ‘Why does it matter here? There are not very many Black people, there are not very many people of color,’” journalism professor Julie Lynem said. “But I would argue, in many ways, it’s even more important because there’s such a lack of visibility, lack of voices being heard here.”
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Campus club sells fresh baked challah bread to combat food insecurity
Students gathered Nov. 14 to bake and break challah bread to help fundraiser for those who are food insecure. “I think everyone loves challah, even people who aren’t Jewish and don’t really know the significance behind it,” biological sciences junior and Challah For Hunger President Emma Witkin said. Challah bread is braided and typically eaten […]
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Longstanding weekly campus barbecue will raise funds for California wildfire relief
Behind the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (building 8) every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon is a lively community gathering, country music and, most importantly, burgers. The Agricultural Engineering Society has hosted a weekly barbecue for at least the last 50 years, according to agricultural systems management junior Ethan Jones. “It’s a long-standing tradition, everyone […]