Armed with just a 16-millimeter camera and more than 700 feet of film, art and design sophomore Jo Anna Edmison spent her summer recording strangers surfing and skateboarding. On the sunny boardwalks of Venice Beach, Edmison began to piece together her original film, “Stoke Chasers.” In each dreamy, sun-kissed frame, not only does she hope […]
Surfrider to screen student films at first original “Make Waves” film festival
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The real costs of being a WOW leader
Since President Jeffrey Armstrong announced that Week Of Welcome (WOW) would become a mandatory program in 2015, the program’s budget has consistently been “in the red” by approximately $22,000. However, this does not include what WOW leaders pay out of pocket. While WOW is not intended to be a money-making program and the deficit is […]
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The Ripples Guy is this year’s commencement keynote speaker
Since 2006, he has helped kick off Week of Welcome (WOW) with a keynote presentation.
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Baseball’s senior righthander Michael Clark reflects on his four year journey at Cal Poly
Senior righthander Michael Clark is the Mustangs’ go-to relief pitcher, having appeared in 19 games without any starts. He also leads Cal Poly pitchers with a 2.19 ERA and six saves. The Rohnert Park native has been named the Big West Pitcher of the week twice and College Sports Madness’s Big West Player of the […]
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Men’s Tennis on a hot streak heading into the end of the season
The Cal Poly Men’s Tennis team are on a roll with the postseason approaching, having won nine of their past 12 games. The Mustangs (12-8, 3-0 Big West) are undefeated in conference play and have earned a first round bye in the upcoming Big West Tournament. “I think all the tennis we have been playing […]
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Olliver the corgi has taken SLO and the internet by storm with the help of his owners and his pink Porsche
A paw-pular driver has been spotted cruising around San Luis Obispo. Olliver, a 7-year-old corgi, went viral after being recorded crossing Chorro Street in downtown San Luis Obispo in a toy remote controlled pink Porsche. I was pissed because I didn’t make the light but then I got to witness this pic.twitter.com/Jocni1FWtF — Kels (@Kelciium) […]
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University partnerships with war industries unaffected by student protests
Student protests against Cal Poly’s partnerships with defense companies are expected at the Spring Career Fair April 17-18. More than 200 companies are expected to attend the event. In recent years, small groups of student activists have unfurled “Divest From War” banners and called the university “complicit in war” by accepting donations from certain companies. […]
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Meningitis vaccines will be offered to Cal Poly students this week after Cuesta College death
Cal Poly students will have the opportunity this week to better defend themselves from the deadly meningitis disease. Rite Aid will be offering vaccinations, free of charge with health insurance, on campus Thursday, April 18 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the San Luis Lounge in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU). No appointment is necessary. Cal […]
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Despite rain delays, Campus Dining projects new Vista Grande dining complex will open in fall 2019
Cal Poly’s new Vista Grande dining complex is still under construction, leaving many wondering if it will still open by Fall 2019. The construction started nine months behind schedule in 2017 and pushed the original opening from Fall 2018 to Fall 2019. Cal Poly Corporation communications specialist Aaron Lambert said the amount of rain received […]
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Community helps raise more than $60K for students in crash
More than $60,000 has been raised through GoFundMe to support two Cal Poly students who survived a crash, one of whom is now in a medically induced coma. On April 6, art and design juniors Erica Kemp, Mariana Silverman and Keilani Waxdeck were traveling east on Highway 166 in Santa Maria on the way to […]
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Six weeks after being attacked by a shark, Nick Wapner is back in the water
Not many people can say they have been bitten by a shark and lived to surf again. Communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner was attacked by a shark at Montaña de Oro State Park off Sandspit Beach in Jan. 2019. Both his legs were bitten, but after only six weeks, Wapner was back in the water. […]