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Girl Talk: The unspoken rules of female friendship

There’s an invisible handbook that exists among women, a sacred text that was never written down, never formally taught, yet somehow universally understood. It’s the girl code, and if you know, you know.

But here’s what’s fascinating: why do we know? How did this intricate system of unspoken rules become so deeply embedded that it feels instinctive? No one ever sat us down with a manual. There was no orientation, no formal induction. Yet somehow, this knowledge gets passed down, mother to daughter, friend to friend, in moments so subtle we barely notice them happening.

This isn’t a coincidence. It’s a collective adaptation.

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Turning a dream into a barbershop

Christopher Rose and Santino Cattaneo are co-owners of SLO Barbers in downtown San Luis Obispo. They opened the barbershop to be a place for the community to come together and to create a safe space. The barbers have worked together for three years and decided to open their own shop last fall. After Rose and […]

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Performing at Illuminate, a showcase uniting cultural dance communities

This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. In a nook of the recreational center to the loading docks between buildings, Cal Poly’s dance teams spent months perfecting their steps to match the beat of the music and every single pointed toe. Their dedication will culminate in one moment: the drawing […]

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Cal Poly’s United Movement gives dancers a home away from home

Ten years ago, Katrina Swenson-Aguirre locked herself in her bedroom, determined to teach herself how to dance with nothing but YouTube and a dream.  “I always wanted to dance, but I was a really shy child,” Swenson-Aguirre said.  Now, English senior Swenson-Aguirre is the co-president of one of Cal Poly’s largest dance teams: United Movement, […]

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