AVP is a worldwide phenomenon, but has a strong network though the prison system in California. According to their website, “Through an international network of local chapters, AVP facilitators — all trained volunteers — offer workshops in prisons as well as in the community for all who would like to reduce the level of unresolved conflict in their lives and the lives of those around them.”
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Including the excluded: Inside Cal Poly’s Gender Inclusive Gaming
Fitting in and feeling comfortable has never been easy. Struggling to find an identity, surrounded by people who just do not understand, always feeling like the odd one out – it’s a challenge to find a place of true belonging.
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A guide to post-graduation pathways
Students about to graduate are often asked the inevitable question, “What are your plans for life after graduation?” With endless options post-college options for graduate programs, job opportunities, dreams of traveling abroad, volunteering, internships, research projects and the choice of a possible gap year or more, students can be overwhelmed and lost when it comes […]
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Students with Dependents Program expands support for student parents
Cal Poly has about 110 students with dependents, including spring graduates.
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Cal Poly FITS x SFC hosts third annual fashion show
The sold-out event featured the work of 25 designers displayed on 69 models. Each collection was accompanied by a unique soundtrack to create a multisensory experience.
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Cal Poly alum seeks location for first cat cafe in SLO
After falling in love with the process of fostering cats, Cal Poly alumni Jaime Pierce is decided to open a cat cafe in San Luis Obispo: The Caffeinated Cat Cafe.
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The Forum — ASI’s newly launched space for campus communities
n April 8th, Cal Poly’s Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) officially opened The Forum, a new campus facility available for reservation exclusively by official student organizations. Located in Building 19a, Room 126 of the Pavillion, The Forum serves as a venue for hosting discussions and speaker-focused events.
“Just imagine a TED Talk stage with even more power… it’s really cool,” Daren Connor, ASI’s Interim Director of Facilities Management said.
In collaboration with Cal Poly Partners, ASI invested over $2 million into the space’s creation in an effort to reinvent that area of campus, according to Connor. The space was constructed hand-in-hand with the 1901 Marketplace, though the two are separate facilities.
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Cow Eyes talks genre-bending, AM radio and their latest album
Nestled in the rolling, pastoral hills between San Luis Obispo and Los Osos lies “The Ranch,” home of Cow Eyes vocalist and guitarist Eli Diaz. Surrounded by tall grasses and grazing cattle, his home is the three-pieces’ main practice space and the inspiration behind their new LP, aptly titled “Ranch Radio.”
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How Cal Poly’s Grimm Family Center fills industry needs for organic farming research
“Hop in,” Kelly O’Neil said to Mustang News, pulling up the Crops Unit gravel road in a no-door utility terrain vehicle.
Down the road, past rows of olive trees and greenhouses, the Cal Poly Organic Farm emerges against a Steinbeckian landscape of native foliage and Bishop peak, stark against a bright blue sky.
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A fractured dance community, brought together under one roof
“Of course the dance community existed before us. But I feel like we’ve kind of brought them all into one place,” Alicia Aragon, the founder and co-owner of Nexus said.
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Student run tax clinic generates $347,000 in tax refunds
Accounting students sign up for VITA as a part of their senior project, and focus on assisting taxpayers who make less than $67,000 a year.