Scrolling through the Instagram page “Aisle 6,” stories depicting the Asian American experience come to life. Born from the mind of graphic communication junior Kristy Leung, the digital publication shares […]
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Clothing resellers address the ethical dilemma of upselling second-hand clothing
Scrolling through the fashion marketplace app Depop, thousands of thrifted finds flood its users’ screens. Buyers sift through $50 slip dresses, vintage band tees and an assortment of other hot […]
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New safety programs offered on campus in wake of recent crimes
Editor’s note: This story discusses themes including sexual violence. With two rapes reported on Cal Poly’s campus within one week of one another, the recent break-in incident in which an […]
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The controversy behind “Squid Game’s” English translations
A group of 456 individuals desperately indebted in South Korea are thrown into a deadly tournament of children’s games. Rivaled with the promise of money, each other’s brutality and the […]
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Cal Poly Standing with Survivors Event
Outrage from the recent on-campus sexual assaults and frustration against Cal Poly itself was the topic of text conversation between seniors Grace Battles and Maggie Freadman that eventually evolved into […]
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“Divest the CSU”: Student body calls for fossil fuel divestment
Cal Poly has been recognized as a leader in sustainability, but one factor taints this title — fossil fuel investment. The fight against fossil fuel investment is spreading across San […]
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Waking up a ghost town: Students feel invigorated, cautious and anxious to revitalize a quiet campus
Walking around campus last school year, walls were empty, hallways echoed and Cal Poly was swept into a slumber — “dead” even, kinesiology junior Cossette Gibler said. Now as the […]
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Community rallies around San Luis Oriental Market following recent robbery
At 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7th, the San Luis Oriental Market was robbed. According to the security footage, within a minute, three individuals broke through the front door and […]
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“I was living in terror:” Cal Poly professor shares his personal experience of Asian hate crimes
Complete terror is how Cal Poly ethnic studies professor, C.T. Aradanas describes his experience as the victim of a series of hate crimes. The crimes to which he is referring […]
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Model Minority Myth: explained and debunked by Cal Poly students and faculty
In her high school math class, English sophomore Ashley Lang felt like an imposter. Balancing the flurry of questions she would receive and her peers’ inflated opinion of her left […]
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SLO businesses react to the state reopening
Throngs of people at the Thursday night Farmers market and seeing smiles freed from masks was once unheard of — but it is now the new reality for San Luis […]