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Journalism professor’s take on the importance of diversity in curriculum

“Some would say, you know, ‘Why does it matter here? There are not very many Black people, there are not very many people of color,’” journalism professor Julie Lynem said. “But I would argue, in many ways, it’s even more important because there’s such a lack of visibility, lack of voices being heard here.”

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Child development students learn in a “play-based environment” at the Preschool Learning Lab

Cal Poly is more than a place of learning for college-aged students and adults. Even preschoolers come to this campus to learn. At the Preschool Learning Lab, located in the Math and Science building, Patty Clarkson curates a learning experience…

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“They’re my kids” — John Tiedemann is more than a custodian to North Mountain residents

While he only cleans 20 of the bathrooms in North Mountain, he said he makes a point to reach out to everyone who lives there.

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Cal Poly Rose Garden will be rejuvenated in memory of beloved professor 

A new fence that is being built around the Cal Poly rose garden will be dedicated to the memory of Horticulture Professor Dan Lassanske, who died a year ago. 

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ASMR: The tingling sensation that took over the nation

Cal Poly alumna Nikki Telegan remembers sticking her hands and feet into homemade mud pies as a child, reveling in the sensation of the mud between her digits. Her curiosity toward the sensation persisted into her adult life, and playing…

Engineering
Students build prosthetics for boy who lost his fingers in a fiery crash

Julian Reynoso will receive two prosthetic hands made by students in the Quality of Life Plus (QL+) Lab over the past three quarters.

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Transfer students say they lack resources to succeed at Cal Poly

English junior Viridiana Camorlinga remembers the moment she opened the email. For the first time in her life, she was on academic probation. Her stomach dropped. Yes, she had had personal issues. Yes, her pre-existing anxiety had become worse. But…

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UCs provide Hormone Replacement Therapy for students — why doesn’t Cal Poly?

During her sophomore year at Cal Poly, environmental management and protection junior Autumn Ford came out as transgender non-binary and was ready to begin her physical transition with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). “I had known from a fairly moderate age…

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Salat at Cal Poly: Finding space for prayer with only one prayer room

Abdullah Sulaiman prays five times most days. Usually, three to four of those prayers happen on Cal Poly’s campus. There is only one designated area for prayer on campus. The Inclusive Prayer/Meditation/Sensory Room: a small, approximately 8’x11’ room on the…

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How a little black box is helping people with Parkinson’s disease walk

Eighty-seven-year-old Jack Brill has Parkinson’s disease, which had taken away his ability to walk. Sidney Collin — founder of a medical device company De Oro Devices and a biomedical engineering alumnus — is fixing that. “It changed my life, [and]…