17 dancers glided across the stage as if they were in a long dream in the opening sequence of the Polaris Dance Concert, with music that the choreographer Emily Olster hoped to be “a little bit strange.”
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Katy Clark is a news reporter and a journalism major. She is very passionate about journalism and loves to write stories about the community she lives in. She wants to be a reporter after college and says gaining the experience in Mustang News has been super helpful for her. She has loved the experience so far of reporting on breaking and interesting news around campus. In her free time, she likes to read, watch TV, run, and hang out with her friends and family. She was born in Ohio, moved to Texas when she was eight, then moved to California when she was in high school. She currently lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area and she has triplet older siblings and a dog named Minnie.
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SpaceDucks: Cal Poly students prepare to launch devices into space
During the launch days, the team will be on a 400-acre ranch house near Cal Poly that is the headquarters for the launch, dedicated to “hacking.”
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Rapper Swae Lee to perform in ASI concert
Cal Poly ASI is bringing American rapper Swae Lee to perform at Cal Poly on Wednesday in a concert free for students. The night will open with a student DJ duo: agriculture business junior Ben Martin and business administration junior Carlton Brown.
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Student-led ‘Polaris’ Dance show to debut at Cal Poly
“Every year since we’ve had this show, post-COVID, I feel like it’s grown and improved each year,” student director Carly Morris said.
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Graffiti found on the ‘P’ overtop SLO Hillel’s painting for Israel Week
On Monday, members of SLO Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus and in San Luis Obispo, discovered vandalism and politically charged messages covering the Cal Poly “P,” which SLO Hillel had painted the day prior, Lauren Bandari, SLO Hillel Executive Director, told Mustang News.
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Cal Poly hosts 38th annual CSU Student Research Competition, highlighting students’ research projects
Cal Poly hosted the 38th annual California State University Student Research Competition on April 26 and 27 in the Engineering Plaza. Bringing people from all 23 Cal State campuses to present their research, this competition featured about 200 presentations and more than 500 participants.
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Kaffein: The new coffee shop replacing Skipper’s Brew
Kaffein opened with a soft opening on March 30 to the public. Currently, their hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
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Motivational speakers come to Cal Poly to discuss determination at TEDx event
On Sunday, April 14 at 12 p.m., Cal Poly students and non-student attendees filled the auditorium in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to watch the TEDx event organized by event planner Amanda Holder and Head Football Athletic Trainer at Cal Poly Prince Williams. Holder and Willaims invited 11 speakers to talk on the theme of determination.
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University Housing launches Community Support Program in response to recent damages
The program launched on Thursday, April 4, in response to the ongoing vandalism and destruction during Saint Patrick’s Day weekend.
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St. Fratty’s 2024 Recap: Property Damage, DUI’s and unruly gatherings
Cal Poly students and visitors stormed the streets on Saturday morning dressed in festive green outfits for St. Fratty’s Day.
The third weekend of San Luis Obispo Police Department’s (SLOPD) St. Patrick’s Day safety enhancement zone (SEZ) began at 12:01 am on Friday, March 15 and ended at 7 a.m. on Monday. During SEZ, fines for noise violations, unruly gatherings, open containers and public urination are doubled.
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TEDx brings “Determination” speaker lineup to Cal Poly
This annual event started in 2016 was previously been student run, but Williams and Holder took on the license for the Tedx event after the students let the license lapse in 2023.