From a young age, journalism senior Isabel Hermann dreamed about working for the FBI. After her freshman year, Hermann decided that the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps could be a good way to bridge the gap between her academics and her lifelong desire to work in intelligence. ROTC allows students to complete military training while getting […]
ROTC helped Isabel Hermann discover her future in Army aviation
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From storyboards to storybook worlds: Amanda Keith’s path to Disney Imagineering
If life is like a roller coaster, Amanda Keith is the one designing the park. As an art and design senior with a concentration in graphic design, Keith is interning at Disney Imagineering this summer, where she’ll be working to design the posters, handouts and illustrations that make up the storybook experience at the Disney […]
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Lucy Bentsen: Coastal roots lead to marine science, diving career
Lucy Bentsen, having grown up along the Washington coast, has always found comfort in the ocean. This naturally led to a developed passion for the environment and marine life. With support from her family, Bentsen took up marine diving and scuba in high school, and hasn’t looked back since. She is graduating from Cal Poly […]
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From Ariana Grande fan account to viral campaigns at Capitol Records: How Kyle Flora turned fandom into a music marketing career
Kyle Flora’s introduction to the music industry didn’t start in a classroom. It all began with an Ariana Grande fan account in middle school. What began as a hobby, over time, grew into something more — a fascination with fandom culture, audience behavior and the communities that form around music. Now, Flora is turning that […]
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Years of dedication lead Kai Malek to professional jiu-jitsu
Kai Malek has a major “love of the game” when it comes to jiu-jitsu. As he talks about the sport, Malek’s passion shines through his stories.“It’s mostly middle-aged white dads,” he jokes about the jiu-jitsu scene in San Luis Obispo — but the grin on his face makes it clear he wouldn’t want to be […]
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Monday is the last day for Californians to register for early voting for the primary election
Californians have until today to register to vote by mail for the June 2 primary election. They can either mail in their ballots or vote in person at polling locations on June 2 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cal Poly Baseball clinches shared Big West regular season title, No. 2 seed in Big West Tournament
The Mustangs (33-21, 22-8 Big West) ended the season on a high-note, defeating the Long Beach State Dirtbags (17-35, 11-19) by a score of 8-3 on senior day.
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One backpack, 24 rides and a cross-country bet on human kindness
Cadan Crowley hitchhiked across the United States to prove the goodness of strangers, relying on the kindness of 24 drivers to complete his journey from Portland, Oregon to New York City.
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Former Cal Poly administrator faces up to a year in county jail
A former Cal Poly administrator pleaded no contest to a felony charge of committing a lewd act on his 7-year-old step-granddaughter. Richard Edward Ellison, previously Associate Vice President for University Advancement at Cal Poly from 2014-2015 and former executive director of Bike SLO, was charged by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on […]
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Fast start earns Cal Poly Baseball series-clinching win over Long Beach State on Friday
In the penultimate game of the Cal Poly Baseball’s regular season, the bats were on fire from the first pitch, as they jumped over Long Beach State starter Luke Howe on their way to a 6-2 win.
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Rancho Burro celebrates World Donkey Day with sanctuary tours
Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary celebrated its first-ever World Donkey Day by opening its gates to the public, allowing visitors to tour the property and learn about the sanctuary’s mission to provide rescued donkeys with a better life.