Dustin Stone
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Dreaming big for their senior show

Palimpsest, an exhibition of recent works by art and design seniors Kate Nakamura and Kyle Wilhelm, opens at 6 p.m. tonight at 1060 Osos St.

Nakamura’s work addresses the effects of gender roles and age on identity and social standing. Greatly influenced by four years of glassblowing experience, she recently turned her emphasis to mixed media sculpture.

Go ahead, watch some TV

It happens every time I leave my apartment in search of human interaction; I can’t escape

Poly's new grassroots theater organization

The debut performance of Cal Poly’s newest theater organization, The Students’ Stage, will take place in the Black Box Theatre at 11:10 a.m. today.

The program, a result of “idealistic greenroom talk,” allows students the opportunity to produce and direct student-written work year round.

Sports clubs reach out to students

Representatives from Cal Poly’s various club sports will be out recruiting for their programs during University Union hour today.

“It’s not going to be fancy; there won’t be any booths or tables – just representatives from clubs handing out flyers and talking to anybody interested,” said biomedical engineering senior Phil Chang, who organized the event.

Thou shalt not do theater in the round

“Animal Farm” had all the potential of being the best live theatre I have seen in

Life lessons from Dr. Drew

In recent years, I have had the opportunity to meet and interact with several

'Animal Farm': Escaping the farm

While “four legs good, two legs bad” may be one of the most basic tenets of Animalism, theatergoers expecting to see actors crawling on all fours and mooing in full barnyard regalia may be sorely disappointed with the Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department’s adaptation of George Orwell’s classic “Animal Farm.

Cal Poly sweeps for first time this season

The Cal Poly baseball team completed its first sweep of the season and won its fourth game in a row by defeating UNLV 8-6 at Baggett Stadium on Sunday.

Sophomore right-hander Steven Fischback (5-3) picked up the win, recording eight strikeouts and only one walk in his 6 1/3 innings of work.

Still, Waters runs deep

It was an exercise in masochism and excess.

A seven-hour drive, sans air-conditioning, through Los Angeles and the Palm Desert, only to wind up in the God-forsaken town of Indio, where the sun and choking dust did their best to ensure we would never make it out alive.

Guide to surviving musical festivals

The mercury is rising and the sun is lingering in the sky a little longer each day, which can mean only one thing: The summer festival season is upon us.

All around the country, music lovers are bracing themselves to face sweltering heat, $4 bottled water and epic B.

Take a tour on the wild side

Prospective students, hello and welcome to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. My name is Dustin and I will be your tour guide on our little walk through campus today.

Keep in mind that we have to make this tour quick, so I’m going to skip all of those boring things like classrooms and labs.