Manufacturing engineering junior Jack Adema and marine science junior Johnny Paneno have been surfing almost every day in San Luis Obispo for the last two years. “My mental state goes way downhill if I don’t surf,” Paneno says. “You get thrown in the flow state in the water, you don’t have to think — just […]
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Second annual surfboard swap rolling in Saturday
For those in need of a new surfboard who don’t want to pay high prices, or simply wish to connect with others in the local surfing community, surfboard shaper Shea Somma’s annual surfboard swap is just around the corner. The event will take place on Oct. 9 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Field Day Coffee’s […]
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Student-made film spotlights women who surf and skate
Art and design senior Jo Anna Edmison did not have a set plan when she started capturing the stories of female surfers and skaters with her film camera. Three years later, she had turned her footage into an eight-minute short film that has been viewed around the world, and will now be featured in an in-person screening in San Luis Obispo.
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Surfrider to screen student films at first original “Make Waves” film festival
Armed with just a 16-millimeter camera and more than 700 feet of film, art and design sophomore Jo Anna Edmison spent her summer recording strangers surfing and skateboarding. On the sunny boardwalks of Venice Beach, Edmison began to piece together her original film, “Stoke Chasers.” In each dreamy, sun-kissed frame, not only does she hope […]
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How a Marine Corps vet turned his passion for surfing into a program to get people with disabilities on the water
Surfing requires a lot of patience and endurance in order to learn; now imagine ripping waves while missing a limb. Dana Cummings is a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq. He faced gunfire and death, but came out physically unscathed. It just so happened that he was driving down the freeway one […]
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This industrial designer is turning SLO’s littered cigarette butts into surfboards
It may be common knowledge that smoking cigarettes is harmful — but what about using them to make surfboards? Cal Poly Surfrider Club teamed up with San José State alumnus Taylor Lane and put discarded cigarette butts from San Luis Obispo to good use. Three years ago, Lane entered the Vissla and Surfrider Creators and […]
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Alumni-founded BooBees surf wax promotes sustainability & women’s rights
Badrigian’s passion for surfing, feminism and the environment inspired her to create a commercially viable, environmentally sustainable and women-empowered surf wax called BooBees.
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Cal Poly junior Malcolm Feix remembered as an outgoing leader with a love for the water
20-year-old electrical engineering rising junior Malcolm Feix died surfing at Pomponio State Beach Sunday, July 22.
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It’s a swell life on the Cal Poly Surf Team
The Cal Poly surf team doesn’t just compete together, they share experiences.
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15-Minute update: Free Speech protest, Dia De Los Muertos celebration, and The Nightcap’s new host
Mustang News anchors Connor McCarthy and Daniel Sanchez have today’s top stories.
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Spookfest brings out ghouls and groms
When you think of Halloween, what typically comes to mind? Trick-or-treating? Scary movies? For biomedical engineering senior Griffin Paul, it’s surfing. Four Halloweens ago, Paul and his friends decided to throw on their costumes and hit the waves. “It turned out to be a blast and we decided to make it a tradition,” Paul said. […]