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Check in with the top five stories around campus today.
1. Carolyn Mescher: Musician first and businesswoman second
How singing in the barn as a child along with her business administration degree from Cal Poly helped Carolyn Mescher launch her new career in country music.
2. Zombie run coming to campus
Contribute to the Poly House project by finding your best zombie get-up, eating free pancakes and running a 5K or 10K on March 1.
3. Challenge the Status Quo highlights the ‘power of hope’
Come hear Ronda Beaman, director of leadership studies at Cal Poly, at the 12th annual Challenge the Status Quo Conference, “The Power of Hope.” A preview night on Friday in Chumash Auditorium from 6-8 p.m. will precede the event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
4. Hitting the Great Ocean Road
Follow Jake Mix, Mustang News study abroad columnist, through the Aussie highways on his wild trip to Port Campbell.
5. Nwamaka Ofodu is Cal Poly’s defensive stopper
Nwamaka Ofodu, a transfer student from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., thought her dream of playing for a Division I basketball team had been “smashed.” But a last-minute request to join Cal Poly’s team for a 6 a.m. practice after being cut from the pool of walk-ons landed her a position as the Mustangs’ best defensive stopper.