Tucked away within the U-shaped design of the Science building (52) is Cal Poly’s Observatory. Just a peek at the dome-shaped roof is an indicator of the powerful telescopes used to gaze at Jupiter’s Galilean moons, stellar nurseries and the billions of stars within our galaxy. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 7 to 8 […]
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Cal Poly’s mock trial team throws down in SLO-Town Hoedown Tournament
Imagine entering a trial room and seeing the usual individuals: attorneys, judges and witnesses. Now picture them wearing pink cowboy hats, all in pursuit of one goal: trophies with horses on them. All of these qualities described Cal Poly’s mock trial team during their winter quarter tournament, the SLO-Town Hoedown, which took place Jan. 28-29. […]
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Meet the four-legged companions of Cal Poly’s rodeo team
Four cowboys, two horses and Winston the Jack Russell terrier. These seven stand at the far end of the rodeo arena, waiting for a calf to break loose from the bucking chute so the cowboy and horse can corral it. In nearly ten seconds, the calf is released and tied up by its hooves, and […]
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‘I decided I wanted to be that voice’: Student creates motivational podcast “Spilling Tea with a POC”
Coming to Cal Poly, communications sophomore Jasmine Phipps said she would wonder, and hope, that she’d see another Black student in one of her classes. “[That] bothered me to the point where I was like, ‘Okay, I wanna share what I am experiencing because I know it will help other people,’” Phipps said. Then, in […]
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Thinking outside the box: Local artist finds inspiration from California’s natural aesthetic
A few steps away from Cal Poly’s Scout Coffee location, four electrical boxes sit lonely on the tanbark for the campus community to see. Local Central Coast artist Oscar Pearson set out to beautify the campus by painting the utility boxes to represent the land upon which the university rests. “It’s been nice to see […]
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‘I owe it to my younger self’: How a Cal Poly freshman started a club women’s baseball team
When Arwen McCullough looked to apply to colleges, the thought of club women’s baseball hadn’t crossed her mind. “I was looking like, where can I play softball?… What [schools] have men’s club baseball?” McCollough said. But then McCullough, now a recreation, parks and tourism administration freshman, started to see women’s club baseball pop up at […]
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Cal Poly’s Women in Business club to host annual conference
Cal Poly’s Women in Business (WIB) club will be hosting its eighth annual ‘Defining her Future’ conference on Friday, March 3. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, including guest speakers, breakout workshops and panels hosted by women involved in the business industry, according to a schedule […]
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Cal Poly Students aren’t just riding bikes, they’re building them
When mechanical engineering senior Colin Reay came to Cal Poly, he had no prior interest in bicycles. Two years later, he found that he put over a thousand hours into creating one. Through Cal Poly Bike Builders, Reay found a community of people that could help him create any type of bike he could imagine. […]
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Fremont Theater hosts themed dance nights, attracting an unconventional mix of audiences
Fremont Theater in Downtown San Luis Obispo hosts a variety of shows attended by different age groups of the community. While the theater debuts a diverse set of artists, they also are responsible for putting on different themed nights. Some of these themed nights include: Emo Night, Gimme Gimme Disco and Taylor Swift Night. Fremont […]
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Senior project exhibition of BIPOC, queer artists to be hosted at Bread Bike
On Wednesday, works by local BIPOC/Queer artists of different mediums will be showcased at “Common Ground,” a collaborative exhibition centering and amplifying marginalized narratives, identity and culture. The evening will begin with opening remarks from local organizations including AAPI SLO, Race Matters SLO and 501 ©3 organizations. Additionally, there will be live music performances from […]
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The invisible problem: Mental health within the College of Engineering
Mental health — it can be hard to maintain for many college students when dealing with a full-time schedule. Yet, it’s proving to be a silent, ever-growing issue, especially within one of the most rigorous programs at Cal Poly: the College of Engineering. For students like biomedical engineering junior Gavin Farac, there is a constant […]
