Cal Poly men’s golf finished 11th out of 14 schools in the UC Santa Barbara Collegiate on Monday, Apr. 11 and Tuesday, Apr. 12 at the Sandpiper Golf Course. The tournament was a two-day, three-round event hosted by UC Santa Barbara. However, the second round on day one was canceled due to high winds in […]
Men’s golf places 11th at UC Santa Barbara Collegiate
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Listen: ISLA Department To Host Social Justice Film Festival
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts (ISLA) is hosting its first ever social justice film festival on April 12 and 14. ISLA Assistant Professor Emily Ryalls is spearheading the planning of the event. She says the event was inspired in 2020 and 2021 when social justice became a big topic in the local […]
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Cal Poly heads to national stage after placing first in animal science competition
A team of Cal Poly animal science majors placed first in the annual Animal Science Western Section Academic Quadrathlon held April 1-2 in San Luis Obispo. The Cal Poly team hosted five other schools –– Fresno State, Colorado State, Oregon State, Chico State and New Mexico State –– and competed against them in four different […]
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‘Returning to the theater:’ SLO Film Festival announces lineup
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has announced a lineup of 121 films it will showcase during its 28th annual event. The festival, held from April 26 through May 1, includes feature films, short films and music videos. “Returning to the theater is something all of us at the film festival have looked forward […]
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TEDxSanLuisObispo returns in person for its sixth year after a year online
Audio By Avery Elowitt The student-run TEDxSanLuisObispo is returning to Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center on Friday with the theme “Transcending the Norm,” where seven speakers will shed light on forward-thinking ideas. The conference will be held at from 4 to 7 p.m and will be its sixth annual conference held in San Luis Obispo. […]
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Student found dead near PCV parking structure
Editor’s note: This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available. Update at 4:45 on April 11: The university confirmed that the reported death was of a Cal Poly student, according to a campus-wide email from the Vice President for Student Affairs on Monday afternoon. “Typically in situations such as […]
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Cal Poly Administration and Finance’s ‘Focus Forward Survey’ offers prize raffle for participants
Cal Poly’s Administration and Finance (A&F) has released their fifth annual Focus Forward Survey that allows students, faculty and staff to fill out confidential evaluations for 10 participating departments within A&F. Students, staff and faculty were emailed the survey access link through their Cal Poly emails on March 22. The survey will remain available for Cal […]
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#MeToo Movement founder Tarana Burke to present at Cal Poly
Activist, author and founder of the #MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke, is coming to Cal Poly’s Multi-Activity Center (MAC) Monday night to discuss healing as a survivor as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event, titled “An Evening with Tarana Burke,” will be hosted by Cal Poly Safer from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. According […]
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Baseball takes two of three in conference series against Long Beach State
No. 17 Cal Poly baseball secured another conference series victory after taking two of three against Long Beach State from Friday, Apr. 8 through Sunday, Apr. 9 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (20-12, 7-2 Big West) now sit in second place in the Big West, behind just UC Santa Barbara. Meanwhile, the Dirtbags (15-15, 5-7 […]
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Women’s tennis falls to No. 18 USC 4-2, snaps winning streak
Cal Poly women’s tennis had its eight-match win streak snapped by No. 18 USC after a 4-2 loss at Marks Stadium on Sunday, Apr. 10. The No. 72 Mustangs (13-5, 6-0 Big West) started off by taking the doubles point, but USC (16-10, 6-3 Pac-12) jumped out to a 3-1 lead in singles and held […]
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Faculty host conversation tables for students to practice foreign languages
Cal Poly offers many language courses, but not only that, there are foreign language conversation tables where students can learn, practice or converse with others. “The idea behind a conversation table is when students are learning a foreign language, they can have an opportunity to practice their conversation skills,” history professor Maggie Bodemer said. Bodemer […]