Turkeys are both loved and feared at Cal Poly. Reporter Jessica Carp introduces us to Benjamin Broudy, the student who’s taken on the challenge of training these notorious campus birds, while others share their run-ins with the wild flock.
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Cal Poly alum seeks location for first cat cafe in SLO
After falling in love with the process of fostering cats, Cal Poly alumni Jaime Pierce is decided to open a cat cafe in San Luis Obispo: The Caffeinated Cat Cafe.
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How a Cal Poly math professor creates art through the perfect slice
Jonathan Shapiro’s backyard over-looks the grass fields at the school where he’s taught math for more than a quarter-century.
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How the ADHD medication shortage is affecting SLO
Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. Cal Poly alumna and current university employee Sheri Donahue used a telehealth service to receive an ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnosis in 2021. However, when pandemic regulations for virtual prescriptions ended, she struggled to get her next refill. “It’s like a big game of cat and mouse,” […]
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La escasez de medicamentos para el TDAH afecta a la comunidad de Cal Poly
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Kate McHugh. La exalumna de Cal Poly y actual empleada de la universidad, Sheri Donahue, utilizó un servicio de telesalud para recibir un diagnóstico de TDAH (Trastorno por Déficit de Atención con Hiperactividad) en 2021. Sin embargo, cuando terminaron las regulaciones […]
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San Luis Obispo receives $400,000 for energy-efficient investments in low-income buildings
The City of San Luis Obispo was awarded $400,000 by the Department of Energy to institute the SLO Green and Healthy Homes project, a “community-led concierge service” meant to improve access to energy efficiency for low-income building owners, according to a recent City news release.
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SLO Public Market plans to celebrate everything spicy in “Bringin’ on the Heat” event
Vendors of the San Luis Obispo Public Market plan to celebrate community and diversity through “Bringin’ on the Heat,” an event on July 22 where participating vendors share their spicy creations with visitors. With 14 vendors excited to share their fiery bites, founder of the distillery Rambling Spirits Ariette Armella first proposed the idea of […]
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Meet Cal Poly’s ‘Chicken Guy’: One student turns passion for poultry into beloved on-campus business
Editor’s note: This story was featured in the 2023 June print issue. When Andrew Dolan turned nine years old, his parents surprised him with pet chickens. His dad, a former 4-H kid, had been eager to get the family into raising livestock. The family’s recent move to a new house on three acres of land […]
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Cal Poly looks toward a campus fully run by 5G networking
As Cal Poly campus data and network traffic ever-evolves, Wi-Fi and Ethernet capacities on-campus are slowly losing their ability to carry new information without stealing bandwidth from classrooms that need it, Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Bill Britton said. Wi-Fi can’t carry the amount of data traffic that Cal Poly is […]
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Cal Poly student brings a taste of home to San Luis Obispo with his own taquero-style catering business
Sevastian Juarez bought a small red pickup truck with the help of his grandpa at 17. He didn’t celebrate the purchase of his first car by driving friends around, but started his own business instead. It was the summer before his junior year of high school in 2018 when Juarez got the inspiration for his […]
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Retiring CAFES dean leaves lasting impact on Cal Poly
“The world is run by those who show up” is a phrase readily familiar to anyone close to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Dean Andrew “Andy” Thulin. According to the faculty who have worked alongside Thulin, the simple phrase will leave a lasting impact on CAFES even after his retirement at […]