He spends around five hours every week doing research — not for his work at the magazine, but for the weekly trivia games he hosts around San Luis Obispo county.
First Elevator Pitch Competition winner returns to Cal Poly, this time with a $25 million business
iCracked Founder AJ Forsythe returned to the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (CIE) Elevator Pitch Competition 11 years after he pitched his phone repair company idea at Cal Poly. Now with nearly 800,000 repairs, iCracked, that company, has gained national media…
Architecture students compete in furniture design competition
From an empty keg turned into a cycle-powered washing machine to an old Mustang News newsstand converted into a lightbox, the work of architecture students radiated creativity at Cal Poly’s 15th annual Vellum Furniture Competition and Exhibition. Downtown San Luis…
SubSessions strikes again with a 14-hour music festival
“We want to be a place for people on the Central Coast to go to for local music,” business administration senior and co-founder of SubSessions Wes Berger said. “The goal is not to make money, but [to] continue to act as a platform for local artists to grow.”
Cal Poly alumna builds holistic macramé business
Los Osos resident and Cal Poly psychology alumna Lindsay Altman never imagined the stray driftwood she collected from her local beach would spark a business idea, but in 2017, inspiration hit and did just that.
Students transformed into characters from “Westworld,” “Game of Thrones” by HBO
Cal Poly was one of three schools in the nation invited to get monster makeovers from professional makeup artists at Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Events’ Monster Mash Oct. 26. HBO previously brought their “Watch Me Become” campaign to New York…
How it all started: Debunking KCPR myths
When KCPR founder Alan Holmes decided he wanted to start a radio station, he searched all over campus with fellow student Jim Stueck for empty rooms to give it a home base. Their efforts fell short — no department would…
Comedian Chris D’Elia sells out at Chumash Auditorium
Lines were out the door for stand-up comedian Chris D’Elia’s set in Chumash Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Students could be seen lining up as far back as the dumpsters outside of the Administration building (Building 1). The 38-year-old comedian,…
Cal Poly alum opens up about her life-threatening eating disorder
Her heart stopped beating at 27 years-old. Denise Solters, now 70, stares at the ocean at Cayucos State Beach with a level of appreciation unmatched by many.
Pismo Beach Pier to reopen this weekend
Walk the upgraded pier for the first time in more than a year at the Pismo Beach Clam Festival on Saturday.
Alexa, Play KCPR: New technology coming to the station
Find out a song’s lyrics, trivia and album art from your smartphone with KCPR’s newest technology. Learn more in this Q&A with KCPR’s Broadcast Engineering Specialist.