When senior opposite Torrey Van Winden was taken out of Cal Poly Volleyball’s starting lineup at the end of the 2018 season, left behind in her place was a vital gap and big shoes to fill. However, junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek took the challenge head-on, making a name for herself in the process.
Cal Poly student wins CSU Trustees’ Award, $6k scholarship despite challenges
A biological sciences senior who faced childhood homelessness and dyslexia received the $6,000 scholarship for outstanding achievement.
The birth of Farmers Market was the death of ‘cruising’
This tradition came to an end once the Downtown Association decided that cruising was deterring patrons from visiting the core of downtown
Hip hop dance group Urban Movement is ready for Culture Fest after ‘hell week’
Cal Poly’s contemporary and hip-hop dance group Urban Movement will perform at CultureFest Saturday.
An Interview with President Armstrong
Students have seen his emails, heard his name spoken in the halls and the not-so-rare occasions, spoken with him as he walks around campus. Jeffery Armstrong is known on campus for his work as the university president, but how much…
A change of pace: A group of retired administrators and professors have been exercising around Cal Poly for decades
Nearly five days a week when the sun is out, students can see a group of older men walking their way around campus at about 11 a.m. In the 1970s Cal Poly students saw some of that same group running…
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…
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…
Student theater company Spork in the Road premieres original production, “the state of being happy”
The audience decides the characters’ fate in the inaugural production from Spork in the Road Theater Company, “the state of being happy” written by theater sophomore Grantland Tracy. The show will premiere April 12 at 8 p.m. in the Performing…
Cal Poly’s Faculty in Residence pilot program allow students the opportunity to connect with professors outside the classroom
The occasional distant echo of a door slamming shut followed by footsteps running down the corridor past his apartment had biological sciences sophomore Andrew Frauenpreis in wonder.
Get up close and personal with the interactive art of Rachel Alman
There’s a lot to see in Rachel Alman’s Walter F. Dexter Building studio. Stacked in one corner are metal shards, bits of springs and piles of fabric. In another stands a headless mannequin child covered in paper cutouts of cat…