Nine years ago, when Filmmaker Randi Barros was a new professor at Cal Poly, she was approached by the former Director of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, Wendy Eidson.
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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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Preliminary ASI budget cuts scholarships for undocumented and Indigenous students by $50,000
The ASI Dreamers and ASI Indigenous People scholarships would each see a $25,000 cut.
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Lights, camera, action: A sneak peek into the 30th annual SLO Film Fest this upcoming weekend
In planning since July 2023, this year’s San Luis Obispo Film Festival celebrates the event’s 30-year anniversary. Starting Thursday, April 25, SLO Film Fest will bring more than 70 filmmakers to the Central Coast and screen 152 films in local venues such as The Palm Theatre, Fremont Theater and Downtown Centre Cinemas. Kyle Plummer sits […]
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Cal Poly’s 82nd Annual Poly Royal Rodeo Wrangles Student Excitement
Student night on Wednesday, April 10th, kicked off the 82nd annual Poly Royal Rodeo Weekend. Cal Poly and Cuesta students flooded into Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex to watch Rodeo team members showcase some of the events they will be competing in that weekend. Mustang News reporter Natalie Levesque tells us the work it took for […]
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Students Gallop to Victory in Cal Poly’s First Hobby Horse Event
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) hosted its first-ever hobby horse competition, where students competed in different categories using prop horses. Hobby horsing mimics traditional equestrian activities such as obstacle courses with hurdles and performances, but instead of riding on real horses, participants ride toy horses on sticks. Winners of the different categories received trophies, Cal Poly […]
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Ashleigh Spragins wins ASI Presidential Election for 2024-25 academic year
Ashleigh Spragins was elected with 2,230 votes. A total of 4,505 students voted in the election through the Cal Poly Portal and ASI website.
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“Small Island Big Song” – a musical of cultural collaboration comes to Cal Poly
According to Billboard, this musical blend with live visuals is “one coherent, jaw-dropping piece.”
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Art and design students’ exhibit highlights “different threads of a larger tapestry”
The Juried Student Exhibition is free and open to the public from in Dexter Building’s University Art Gallery from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
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From synthetic blood vessels to the legacy of the Rose Float – Cal Poly to host CSU Student Research Competition
Student research spans 10 categories: Behavioral, Social Sciences and Public Administration, Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Business, Economics and Hospitality Management, Creative Arts and Design, Education, Engineering and Computer Science, Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, Humanities and Letters, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Interdisciplinary.
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Mustang News reporter sues Cal Poly over alleged public records violations
The California Public Records Act (CPRA) requires an estimated date to present the records, which Cal Poly did not comply with, according to the First Amendment Coalition.