Handcrafted jewelry, sculpted ceramics, and vibrant crochet scarves filled the Chumash Auditorium during the ASI Craft Center’s fall Makers Market. Buzzing with shoppers and soft indie music in the background, the event showcased a diverse range of one-of-a-kind creations from 32 local, faculty, and student vendors on Nov. 20-21.
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Traditions are best together: Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas coming to the PAC
As fiddles, guitars, mandolins, and other instruments play Christmas carols, the air fills with festivity and the Appalachian musical spirit. This magic is what can be expected when Mark and Maggie O’Connor take the stage for their “An Appalachian Christmas” performance at the Performing Arts Center on Dec. 5.
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Cal Poly’s dining scene from behind the counter
The scent of freshly cooked food wafts as one walks through 1901 Marketplace. Tables line the wall, students are seen studying or hanging out with friends. They enjoy meals they bought from the different dining options available at this particular venue. A similar atmosphere permeates Vista Grande, where many on-campus students explore what Cal Poly’s […]
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Achievement House hosts Harvest Festival for the first time
Achievement House celebrated the Harvest Festival for the first time on Oct. 26, bringing together staff, volunteers and community members for a fall celebration.Â
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Central Coast celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day with historic designation of Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Central Coast community gathered in Pismo Beach to witness the official designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.
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Faith and fashion behind Thrifty Beaches’ expansionÂ
Racks on racks of vintage sports merchandise, Levi’s jeans and letterman jackets hang from the walls of Thrifty Beaches’ newest location as customers flip through pieces of clothing hand-selected from across California.Â
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Cal Poly’s Art and Design Department showcases generations of alumni art at 55th anniversary exhibitionÂ
Cal Poly’s Alumni Art Exhibition encourage students to discover different kinds of art they might not have considered creating.
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ARTober invites you to a month-long celebration of the arts and humanities
ARTober, a month-long celebration of San Luis Obispo’s arts and humanities, invites the public to attend live shows, film screenings, museum tours and special exhibitions like Piano in the Plaza and Art after Dark from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31.Â
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What do Latinx students want to see as Cal Poly prepares to become an HSI? Mustang News asked them.Â
The Spanish version can be found here. Cal Poly is closing in on the 25% Latinx undergraduate enrollment criteria eligible to receive the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) federal designation. As of 2023, Hispanic or Latinx undergraduate students comprised 22.92% of the student body, according to Cal Poly enrollment data last updated Jan. 4, 2024. In […]
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San Francisco celebrates the Winter of Love at Outside Lands, the city’s festival of the summer
This article was originally published in KCPR, Cal Poly’s student-run radio station and hub for the arts, music, culture and entertainment. In 2008, Radiohead, Tom Petty and Jack Johnson headlined the first Outside Lands (OSL), San Francisco’s annual music and food festival that has since become a staple. The festival grounds take up the 1,017 […]
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‘Weekends are not a thing’: Meet the students who live year-round at Cal Poly’s agriculture units
Luke Somma didn’t think he’d spend his junior year at college living in a trailer. But unlike most trailers, this one has an official name: Cal Poly Building 18-L—the Dairy Science Residence Trailer. And Somma, the dairy unit’s student maintenance manager, can’t beat the 30-second commute to work. “I just roll out of bed and […]