For the high-schoolers who signed letters of intent to join for the 2025-26 season, there was less room to maneuver. Their scholarship agreements will be honored, but they only last through freshman year, according to Oberhelman. And though some of these swimmers initially had offers from other universities as well, the timing of the announcement meant some teams had filled up and the offers were no longer standing.
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Tikkun Olam Makers empower Cal Poly students
Opening the medicine cabinet, grabbing a toenail clipper and putting your foot over the toilet to trim your toenails is a universal experience and often overlooked. Yet, for local resident Janie McInturff who was born with one arm, this is something that is not possible. Now with the help of Tikkun Olam Makers on Cal […]
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In a foggy coastal town, Cal Poly marine research forecasts harmful algal blooms
A Sunday morning stillness washed over the quaint, foggy town of Avila Beach. Working in an unassuming, gray building at the end of the 3,000-foot-long Cal Poly Pier was lead sampler and biology junior Sydney Yium. She was absorbed in her work, collecting weekly phytoplankton and water samples for the California Harmful Algal Blooming Monitoring […]
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How Cal Poly Students are Managing Exam Stress
The residence halls become dim as public health student, Leila Morrow, is on the last stretch of studying. Thoughts slow as she tries to recall every term for the tests lined up the next day, but she can’t sit at her desk any longer. Needing a break, Morrow steps out of her residence hall for […]
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#Proffee: Making your morning a little bigger
As the sun rises over San Luis Obispo, residents similarly rise out of their morning slumps. Whether it’s a coffee, a trip to the gym or simply a step out the door, waking up in San Luis Obispo is different for everyone— yet residents share a common morning ritual of getting coffee. But Robby McLaughlin […]
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Spring fashion show spotlights student “Roots” in fashion, sustainability and innovation
After months of ideating, sketching and stitching, Cal Poly student designers brought their visions to life in front of a packed audience on Sunday. The annual spring fashion show, hosted by Cal Poly’s Fashion, Innovation, Trendsetting, and Styling (FITS) Club in collaboration with the Sustainable Fashion Club, returned to campus, highlighting student creativity and design. […]
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Soundings: Where dance meets uncertainty and music paints in color
In a softly lit studio, ambient sounds wash over the room like a gentle tide. Eyes closed, minds open, students begin moving their pencils across paper, becoming dancers of their own, sketching not faces, but feelings. A self-portrait filled with abstract shapes, lines, and symbols that represent their essence. In professor Diana Stanton’s contemporary repertory […]
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Exhibición chicana “Memorias del futuro” en el Museo de Arte en San Luis Obispo
Con pinceladas tentativas e intenciones conmovedoras, la exhibición de “Memorias del futuro” por Esteban Cabeza de Baca demuestra las experiencias y desafíos históricos de la comunidad chicana. Con piezas culturales como “Golondrinas” hasta las de activismo como “La marcha a Sacramento,” Cabeza de Baca pinta una historia en cada una de sus piezas artísticas. Su […]
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50 Years of Design Village: Students face the elements with ‘Nexus’ theme
“What began in 1975 as a weekend experiment in structural ingenuity has evolved into a hallmark Learn-By-Doing tradition that challenges each new generation of students to conquer theory and application,” according to Cal Poly archival records. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, this year’s Design Village theme was “Nexus,” meaning “a link or series of links connecting […]
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Toad leaps to Shabang’s Cuesta Ridge stage on Saturday
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. Toad, the ‘25 San Luis Obispo Battle of the Bands winner, is preparing to take the stage at the Shabang Music, Arts and Camping Festival on May 3. Before claiming victory at Free the Youth’s annual Battle of the Bands tour stop in […]
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Cal Poly Engineering students create device to aid visually impaired marching band
As a high school senior in Minnesota, Emma Merriman was flipping through a Cal Poly engineering magazine when an article about the club EMPOWER caught her eye. Since fall quarter, the mechanical engineering sophomore has led a small team of students in building a device that will help people who are visually impaired compete in […]