A team of Cal Poly seniors are working on a start-up business that could change how to locate wildfires. By analyzing the way power-lines sag when they are near a wildfire, Perch is developing a device that could be able…
Senior Project Spotlight: Comparing modern white complacency to the 1940s Nazi movement
English senior Alex Catlett is finishing out his college career with a research paper on the relevancies of Bertolt Brecht’s plays. Brecht was a playwright during the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, and used the play to criticize…
Senior Project Spotlight: Students create artificial intelligence for reporters
Their goal is to create artificial intelligence that can recognize important matters in state congressional hearings and then summarize it for reporters to use.
Senior Project Spotlight: Designing a buoy to collect shark data
Computer engineering senior Kevin Dixson and computer science senior Tegan Fleishman are working with the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab for their senior project: Designing a buoy that will collect data from passing sharks and transmit it immediately to the lab.
Senior Project Spotlight: Bringing Black stories to the stage
Marlena Jackson-Retondo is an English senior writing a play for her senior project. Since Black experiences are rarely highlighted in the theatre, Jackson-Retondo wrote about the lives of a Black couple at home away from the white gaze. She said she…
Senior Project Spotlight: Bringing Black stories to the stage
kcpr913news · Senior Project Spotlight: Bringing Black Stories to the Stage Marlena Jackson-Retondo is an English senior writing a play for her senior project. Since Black experiences are rarely highlighted in the theatre, Jackson-Retondo wrote about the lives of a Black…
Cal Poly students react to Trump’s social media suspension
Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat and Twitter have all permanently suspended accounts held by Trump, and Cal Poly students shared their thoughts on the suspension.
Cal Poly students respond to a potential COVID-19 vaccine
With the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, some students said they would take it, and others said they wouldn’t. Moderna, a biotechnology company, and Pfizer, a pharmaceutical corporation, have both published studies showing the effectiveness of their vaccines, but some Cal Poly students…
Cal Poly presents their first virtual play, “An Iliad”
Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department released their first virtual play this Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m. Theatre and Dance Department chair Josh Machamer said the department will use tips and tricks he learned while directing Shakespearean plays during quarantine…
Teaching classes virtually from a different state
With courses online this quarter, some professors have had the opportunity to go on road trips, and others were hired without stepping foot in the state. Journalism professor Casey McDonald-Liu is one of these professors. Like other 2020 grads, she…
Some businesses board up windows as a precaution for looting
Some businesses in downtown San Luis Obispo have boarded up their windows as a precaution due to looting. Businesses are getting complaints from customers and NAACP SLO County for the decision to board up shops.