In 1995, Kristina stepped onto the wood floor of The Graduate with her dance partner Steve Gee. Already a seasoned line dancer, Gee taught Kristina the two-step and she picked up quickly. It was soon muscle memory. Twenty years later, Kristina bought a piece of The Graduate’s wood flooring — the very spot Steve taught […]
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Borderline Bar & Grill shooting hits close to home for some Cal Poly students
“You think [a shooting is] never going to happen to your hometown, it’s never going to happen so close to you, and then someone that I practically grew up with is now no longer with us.”
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Mustang News, Nov. 19, 2013: A look behind the gate of the Cal Poly pier, Homecoming royalty crowned
Olivia DeGennaro Mustang News anchor Olivia DeGennaro covers today’s biggest news at Cal Poly.
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“The Graduate” to stop at PAC
An iconic 1967 film will meet the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Nov. 19 with L.A. Theatre Works’ radio theater production of “The Graduate.”
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Mustang Minute, Oct. 4, 2013: Students share their passion for line dancing
Mustang News reporter Lisa Diaz talks with students from Cal Poly’s Country Line Dancing Club about a long-standing tradition on campus.
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Big Gigantic, Michael Menart, Break Science and Griz take over Grad
Hanna Iazzetta hiazzetta@mustangdaily.net The dance floor vibrates as the beat drops for the first time. Several eager fans kick around, arms flailing as the opening act begins. It is 9 p.m. on a Sunday, but that doesn’t stop the rest of the rave-esque crowd from joining the raging, sweaty dance party until around 2 a.m. […]
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Big Gigantic to bring “sensory overload” to Graduate
Big Gigantic mixology: one part saxophone, one part drums, two parts DJ. Mix well. Add half a thousand fans. Place onstage at The Graduate. Enjoy. The electronic dance music (EDM) group Big Gigantic will take the stage at San Luis Obispo’s The Graduate on Oct. 7. “This tour is different because it’s a live show,” Collective Effort Events […]
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Line dance blues
I would like to say I consider myself a pretty good dancer. I was lucky enough to inherit the dancing gene from my grandmother who was the jitterbug queen back in her day. At family functions, I tend to be one of the first on the dance floor and dragging my cousins to join me. […]
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Go country at The Graduate
Tuesday is Dollar Daze, Wednesday College Hump Night and Friday Noche Caliente, but Thursday marks the most popular San Luis Obispo night of them all — Country Night. The Graduate turns from a sports bar into a country-style barn dance every Thursday starting at 9 p.m., and DJ Rich keeps the dances kickin’ until 3 […]
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Jack's Mannequin brings 'People and Things' to SLO
Andrew McMahon started playing and writing music when he was 9 years old. He knew what he wanted, and that was to be a professional musician — it’s “the only thing I’ve ever set my eyes on,” he said. Twenty years later, it’s clear he’s accomplished that goal. McMahon is the frontman and pianist for […]