On a warm, Saturday evening in Sept. 2023, then-freshman Taylor Smith took in the energy of 1,000 pairs of feet rumbling the metal bleachers of the Mustang Memorial Field student section for the 2023 Homecoming football game against UC Davis.
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Computing Club Collaborative bridges connections between isolated clubs on campus
‘Dr. Hardass’ teaches CSC 800 and provides the toughest final exam. In order to pass, students must find clues around the classroom to unlock his briefcase, which holds the answer key.
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Women Empowered brings conversations to the forefront
When junior math major Rachel Keels first came to Cal Poly, she felt she needed a place to be heard. Roe v. Wade was in the process of being overturned, and it was weighing heavily on Keels. As a woman in STEM, it was difficult for her to find a comfortable place to discuss the issue.
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Cal Poly Students with Dependents hosts “Bring Your Kid to College Day”
The Cal Poly Students with Dependents program held its first-ever “Bring Your Kid to College Day” on Thursday at the Plant Conservatory. A spin on the classic, “Bring Your Child to Work Day,” students, faculty, and staff were encouraged to bring their families to meet others in the Cal Poly community.
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The digital symphony of San Luis Obispo’s self-taught music producers
In San Luis Obispo, an underground movement is unfolding — a group of student producers are shaping the local music scene.
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Cal Poly’s academic calendar may not consider all religious holidays
University calendars have deep ties to the history of Christianity in the United States, as well as its presence as a majority religious demographic. It’s difficult to imagine a college […]
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Students hunting for a part time job face challenges
One night while her mom was visiting, English sophomore Lizzy Stavros ended up on the hunt for Italian food. While she originally wanted to find a good restaurant with seafood […]
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Cal Poly students spearhead ‘Project RattleCam’ to reverse rattlesnakes’ stigma
In the peak of rattlesnake season, Cal Poly undergraduates are working towards altering the media portrayals of deadly rattlesnakes through Project RattleCam, a community science website used to analyze rattlesnake […]
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Cómo tres compañeros de cuarto empezaron un puesto exitoso de las frutas y verduras en el campus
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Liv Collom. Frustrados con la escasez de frutas y verduras frescas disponibles en ubicaciones de Campus Dining, […]
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“We need to address the elephant in the room”: Immunocompromised students face increased risk on campus
As Cal Poly students returned to campus after winter break amidst the Omicron variant, there were a number of students who were hesitant to do so due to their increased […]
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New director of Cal Poly Arts Molly Clark shares her plans for the 2022-2023 season
Molly Clark has recently been hired as the first female director of Cal Poly Arts, succeeding Steve Lerian, and she has big plans for the 2022-2023 season. “I’m keenly interested in […]