Located on a historic estate in San Simeon, Hearst Castle is a well-known destination on the central coast. Each year, the castle’s seasonal Holiday Twilight Tour gives guests a chance to see the castle lit up with lights, Christmas trees and other decor at night. Holiday decorations are in every room along the Grand Rooms […]
Hearst Castle Prepares for Annual Holiday Twilight Tour
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Cal Poly faculty and staff housing project construction planned to start this spring
The faculty and staff housing project converting the corner of Slack Street and Grand Avenue is set to begin phase one of construction in March 2024 according to Cal Poly Administration and Finance.
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Virtual contact cards let students access resources from their devices
Cal Poly students can now access vCards, virtual contact cards, for student support resources through a Student Affairs webpage.
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‘Girl’ is Good
“Girl” is being revamped, reused, changed in its meaning. In many ways the word “girl” is being reclaimed.
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SLO County inspects gas stations for credit card fraud
Protecting San Luis Obispo County from a type of credit card fraud called “skimming,” the Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures just completed their annual inspection at over 29 gas stations across the county.
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Cal Poly students counter-protest Turning Point USA speaker panel
A crowd gathered outside Fisher Science, many waving transgender and nonbinary pride flags and holding signs that read “Trans rights are not up for debate” and “My friends deserve to feel welcome here.”
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Former Cal Poly pitcher Drew Thorpe traded to San Diego Padres
Thorpe was named the 2022 Big West Pitcher in his final season as a Mustang before the New York Yankees drafted him 61st overall in 2022.
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San Luis Obispo receives $400,000 for energy-efficient investments in low-income buildings
The City of San Luis Obispo was awarded $400,000 by the Department of Energy to institute the SLO Green and Healthy Homes project, a “community-led concierge service” meant to improve access to energy efficiency for low-income building owners, according to a recent City news release.
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Just a Nightmare Dressed Like a Daydream?: The Eerie Commercialization of Hollywood Love with Taylor Swift
This obsession with “humanizing” celebrities seems to become worse the more intimate a relationship is. I believe romantic relationships have become the worst mirrors for the non-celebrity world.
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A look into Deltina Coffee Roasters
Oceano’s Deltina Coffee Roasters officially opened their second location on Taft Street in San Luis Obispo. The store replaced the now shut-down Kin Coffee Bar that was previously at that location. Kin was closed after sexual assault allegations came to light about Kin’s owner, Julian Contreras, in April 2022. The coffee shop was soon rebranded […]
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“Wear your vitamins”: Cal Poly alum launches homemade skin care brand
After two months of applying pumpkin seed oil twice daily, Cal Poly alumnus Julia Kelley’s acne had completely cleared. Now, nearly two years later, Kelley launched her own skin care company.