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Turkish coffee and dessert bar Lokum comes to downtown San Luis Obispo

In American culture, meeting for a cup of coffee is a casual event. In Turkey, meeting for coffee means much more.  “If you drink a cup of coffee with people, even if you don’t know them, that means 40 years…

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Meet San Luis Obispo’s new mayor, Erica Stewart

Erica Stewart, previous vice mayor of San Luis Obispo, was recently appointed mayor following former mayor Heidi Harmon’s resignation on Sept. 21. The city council voted unanimously to instate Stewart as mayor. Stewart is a Cal Poly alumna, who attended…

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On Campus, but on Zoom: Cal Poly students navigate online classes while on campus

Backpack? Check. Notebooks for class? Check. A nearby outlet in a quiet location? That one is a little harder to attain. That last checklist item is proving to be the most coveted for students that are having to take online…

Student Life
New club aims to create a safe space for multiracial students

Architecture sophomore Zoe Paris did not plan on starting a club during spring quarter, while students were still attending virtually. However, after attending Crossroads, a conversation series that was put on by the Multicultural Center (MCC), her and   journalism sophomore Naomi Vanderlip saw a need to continue these dialogues and started the Multiracial Students’ Association (MuSA).

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Home again: students navigate living with their parents through COVID-19

Kinesiology graduate Brian Ebisuzaki used to love visiting the Starbucks in the University Union (UU). He would always make a point to greet the employees and strike up a conversation about their day. After getting his drink, Ebisuzaki would walk up to the second floor and start a conversation with a friend, or even a stranger. All of that was taken away when COVID-19 hit, and Ebisuzaki found himself back in his parent’s house.

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Cal Poly students dodge gunfire while protesting Myanmar coup

Two of the students in this article are still in Myanmar. Their names have been changed to protect their identity from the Burmese military. As he hid in the sewers, witnessing soldiers bludgeon civilians to death, this Cal Poly student…

Student Life
Crystals, herbs and setting intentions: Cal Poly witchcraft explained

For many, the word “witch” brings to mind images of green women with large noses, covered in warts and tall pointy hats. What most people don’t know, however, is those stereotypes are largely rooted in anti-semitism and misogyny, which doesn’t accurately represent the true history of witchcraft.

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Emmy award-winning journalists and Cal Poly alumni publish guide to media training

The 1977 and 78 grads have recently published “The Insider’s Guide to Media Training: 99 tips to Survive your Interview in the Digital Age”, a book they wrote with the intention of helping nervous people learn what to expect during an interview with media.

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Student-made film spotlights women who surf and skate

Art and design senior Jo Anna Edmison did not have a set plan when she started capturing the stories of female surfers and skaters with her film camera. Three years later, she had turned her footage into an eight-minute short film that has been viewed around the world, and will now be featured in an in-person screening in San Luis Obispo.

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Falling in love while dancing the two-step: a local couple remembers The Grad

In 1995, Kristina stepped onto the wood floor of The Graduate with her dance partner Steve Gee. Already a seasoned line dancer, Gee taught Kristina the two-step and she picked up quickly. It was soon muscle memory.  Twenty years later,…

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A closer look at on-campus quarantine

One hundred thirty five students living on-campus are quarantined-in-place following potential COVID-19 exposure in the dorms, according to Cal Poly’s COVID-19 dashboard as of Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29.