While only Herrera and Simons were bestowed with crowning glory, the whole court had the chance to bond with each other throughout the weekend.
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Up close and personal with homecoming court nominees
At Cal Poly, the homecoming court and royalty have long been a way to recognize graduating seniors who performed outstandingly in their time here, both academically and socially. This year, however, the university is taking a step away from tradition and toward inclusivity, by instituting gender-inclusive voting for homecoming royalty. In the past, each of […]
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The history of homecoming
Cal Poly celebrates homecoming every year as a way to bring current students and alumni together for a spirited and eventful weekend.
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Homecoming: Mustangs come home
Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com Many universities across the country celebrate homecoming, a tradition uniting a college’s alumni and current students. At Cal Poly, this tradition dates back more than 100 years. This weekend marks the 103rd California Polytechnic State University homecoming. Through the years, the spectacle has seen its share of changes, dating back to the […]
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Here comes the court
Victoria Billings vbillings@mustangdaily.net Homecoming is a time for alumni to return to their alma mater for football games, school spirit and, of course, the court. Each year, every college has the opportunity to nominate two of its finest students as homecoming princes and princesses. Those students are then interviewed by a panel that chooses the […]
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Greeks gone royal: the passing of the crown
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Business administration senior Heather Hays walked the field as royalty a year ago. Cal Poly royalty, that is. A member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, Hays spent her 2011 homecoming weekend as the Orfalea College of Business homecoming princess. A year later, Hays is passing […]