Angela Boyd has been organizing pop-up markets and events through her company, The Makeshift Muse, since 2018.
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Shabang, ‘A good old Central Coast time,’ celebrates its 10th anniversary
After being frustrated with music venues getting shut down in San Luis Obispo, a group of college students hiked to the top of Cuesta Ridge and put on their own “house show.” This happened 10 years ago.
“House shows and concerts were really important to us,” Greg Golf, founder of Shabang and ‘16 alum, said. “A lot of our social scene was based around that.”
Originally termed as ‘The Last Shabang,’ Golf said the show was a way to end the 2014 school year and now has become a San Luis Obispo tradition for 10 years, “[putting] the central coast on the map.”
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Cal Poly’s Moot Court invites students to compete on their team
Cal Poly Moot Court welcomes students interested in pre-law and oral advocacy to join them for the 2024-2025 academic year. Combining constitutional law with Supreme Court cases, Moot Court offers students interested in law school or learning more about real-world issues an ideal platform.
The club, currently in its second year, argues cases ranging from privacy law to contraceptives based on Supreme Court precedent.
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How a student-directed production made it to the stage
For nearly a year, theatre arts senior Rachel Kupfer-Weinstein was always on the move. She had to be, she was directing a play.
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Sikh students painting the Poly ‘P’ orange in celebration of Vaisakhi
On April 7, the Sikh Student Association trekked up the hills behind campus with orange paint to give the Poly ‘P’ a new makeover. This repainting celebrates the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi, one of the most significant dates in the Sikh calendar.
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How Cal Poly’s Empowering Autistic Scholars program fills an important educational gap
Larsen, the Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (LAES) program coordinator at Cal Poly and current grad student at San Jose State University, was filled with joy at the idea of her little boy attending Cal Poly alongside her.
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“Hidden Voices” exhibit highlights four local women lost to history
“Each of these women made amazing contributions, in her own way, in her own time,” museum guide Ariel Waterman said.
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Enter Excuse Me, Sir
On Mar. 16, Excuse Me, Sir brought the house down while opening for the local student experimental rock band, Krooks. Formed by Cal Poly students, the band debuted five months ago.
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A slice of life: Inside the human anatomy lab at Cal Poly
When kinesiology junior Luke Hansen walked into the first day of his Human Anatomy and Physiology I class (BIO 231), he expected it to be like any other science class he had taken at Cal Poly. Then, the professor began reading the syllabus. Hansen would soon be hands-deep in a human cadaver, and a few quarters later, dissecting a human neck to remove the whole head.
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How San Luis Obispo’s five competitors are preparing for Battle of the Bands
Five bands from San Luis Obispo will compete on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fremont Theater.
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“Defining Her Future” with Women in Business
On Friday, Mar. 1, hundreds of Cal Poly students lined up inside the Performing Arts Center to attend the “largest student-run event of the year:” Defining Her Future.