When fall fun ends at Brookshire Farms, the 4.5-acre corn maze becomes a classroom for Cal Poly agriculture students learning how to harvest. Brookshire Farms co-owner Shawn Callaway shares how the farm’s partnership with Cal Poly gives students real-world experience working in the field – literally. Reporter Chloë Schauermann brings us the story.
Learn by Harvesting: How Brookshire Farms is Teaching Students About Agriculture
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Vinyl Revival: Record Swap Brings Analog Back to SLO
Music lovers packed SLO Brew Rock for the return of the SLO Record Swap, an all-ages vinyl fair presented by Traffic Records. The Oct. 12 event featured more than a dozen vendors, guest DJs, and keynote speaker Gene Aguilera, who celebrated the sounds of East L.A. amid a day of crate-digging and community. Reporter Felix […]
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A Purr-fect Match: The Adoption Journey In SLO
On October 11th, the Cal Poly Cat Program hosted an adoption event to help find furry friends a new owner. However, it’s not always easy to connect the kittens with a forever home, especially in a college town. Reporter Makena Locsin has more.
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Freshmen at Cal Poly have a chance to switch dining plans for a limited time
Freshmen students at Cal Poly have the opportunity to adjust their dining plans from Oct. 16 to Nov. 13 to better suit their campus dining routines.
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Cal Poly Professor to host reading of new novel ‘Soda Lake’
Reflecting on his creative process, Hampsey said the nature of his artistic expression is grounded in more than 40 years of teaching British romanticism, classical Greece and the existential tradition in the English department.
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We got an F in free speech, but maybe not for the reason you think
Cal Poly, as an administration, has the policies of a university that values free speech, but the student body has a personality of one that fears it.
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New federal rules and CalFresh funding cuts may leave Cal Poly students without food assistance
CalFresh, California’s Department of Social Services’ SNAP program, has been affected by the Trump administration’s new reconciliation bill, resulting in the termination of the CalFresh Healthy Living program and stricter eligibility requirements for students, leaving many in need of assistance.
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Cal Poly alum’s payload soars to 37,000 feet on Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora Spaceplane
George Harrison, an aerospace engineering alum, designed part of a payload that flew on Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora Spaceplane, which was the first U.S. student-built system to fly on the spaceplane and the first commercial flight for Dawn Aerospace.
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Cal Poly professor launches new book that explores surfing from an Indigenous perspective
Two Cal Poly professors released a book, “Waves of Belonging: Indigeneity, Race, and Gender in the Surfing Lineup,” which deconstructs the colonial, white, masculine narrative around surfing through humanities and historical lenses, while centering Indigeneity.
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Cal Poly announces on-campus farm store opening in 2027 after $5 million pledge from Driscoll’s
A university press release announced that Driscoll’s would pledge $5 million to fund a new farm store on campus opening in 2027.
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College of Engineering hosts British baroness and climate activist to talk about policy and technology
Baroness Bryony Worthington, a British environmental campaigner and member of the U.K. House of Lords, visited Cal Poly to share her expertise in climate policy and technology, and to encourage students to stay engaged in governance and collective decision-making.