The Cal Poly Rose Float team revealed “Soaring as One” as their 78th Rose Parade float theme. The Tournament of Roses’ parade theme this year is “Welcome.” Cal Poly plans to depict this by featuring a flock of flying and usually flightless birds soaring together through a sunset. Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San […]
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How the the Cal Poly Rose Float is built from the ground up
For the students who are members of the Cal Poly Rose Float program, spring quarter means one thing: 273 days until the parade. From planting seeds to harvesting flowers to constructing the float, the three-hour parade involves months of preparation. Here is a look at some of the incredible details: Spring Environmental management and protection […]
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Cal Poly rose float wins judges over with humor
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Not only have Cal Poly students been able to design and build a fully functional Rose Parade float since 1949, but it turns out they also have a prize-winning sense of humor. This year, the Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float won the Bob Hope Humor Trophy in the New Year’s Day 124th […]
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Everything’s coming up roses for Cal Poly parade float
The Cal Poly Rose Float won the Viewer’s Choice Award as well as the Fantasy Award at the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Of the 44,730 votes cast, Cal Poly’s float received 10,802, earning Cal Poly its third consecutive Viewer’s Choice Award.