With alcoholism affecting loved ones in her life, communications studies senior Paula Boucher decided to humanize the “hushed” disease for her senior project. The exhibit, “Silenced Voices: Stories from those affected by alcoholism,” showcased the stories of 22 volunteers all…
Photographer Emerson Ricard connects art and the natural world
EMERSON RICARD A photographer connecting art and the natural world Arms raised high and tangled in a crimson bed sheet, he carried a mattress above his head through the sand in Morro Bay. Emerson Ricard laughed as he recalled the…
How noise ordinances have affected San Luis Obispo’s music scene
The windows of a house on Jeffrey Drive are boarded up with mattress pads. The interior feels like a sauna, and the air is filled with moisture — and driving power chords. Since San Luis Obispo’s 2010 noise ordinance was…
Artist Bruce Munro turns Paso hills into dazzling ‘Field of Light’ display
As the sun sets over the foothills in Paso Robles, 58,800 fiber-optic lights fade in and out in massive color-changing waves, creating an iridescent sea. Located 37 miles north of Cal Poly, Sensorio is a 15-acre interactive light installation that…
ASI belly dancing instructor hopes to “open people’s hearts” to Middle Eastern culture
Dressed in traditional skirts with gold coins, students and community members shuffled into the Recreation Center dance studio. Amid the weights, treadmills and ab machines, they shimmied their hips and immersed themselves in the traditional dances of the Arab world.…
Meet four students bringing back barbershop music
What is professional barbershop entertainment? “Think about four dudes wearing bowties and straw hats,” business administration sophomore Joey Lombardi said. Simple Harmonic Motion is a barbershop quartet made up of four Cal Poly students: Lombardi (bass), industrial engineering sophomore Dylan…
Senior project AmpSurf will aid with easier surfing for persons with disabilities
An interdisciplinary senior project class (ENGR 459) is working with a national non-profit to help people with disabilities surf. AmpSurf is a non-profit national organization headquartered in Pismo Beach “established to Promote, Inspire, Educate and Rehabilitate (PIER) all people with disabilities…
Meet Luke Francis Austin: An artist sparking conversation about race and gender
If you walked into the University Art Gallery last May, you likely would have seen evocative art that touched on roles of race and gender created by art and design senior Luke Francis Austin. In one of their most well-known…
Jordan Collins: A Drag Queen Leaving a Regal Legacy
Donning a blond wig, a form-fitting orange dress and six-inch heels, Jordan Collins prepared to step into the spotlight one last time. At the tail end of their five-hour transformation process, the microbiology senior spritzed their blond curls with hairspray…
SLO Motion hosts inaugural screening of four Patagonia films
Four friends came together to create a film organization in San Luis Obispo with the goal of creating awareness and conversation about filmmaking and creative storytelling while touching on issues like environmental and socio-political issues. SLO Motion Film was officially…
Hip-hop artist P-Lo to perform at first ASI Spring Fever concert
Associated Students, Inc. will host hip-hop artist P-Lo at the Via Carta Mall at Cal Poly for the first Spring Fever event.