An interdisciplinary senior project class (ENGR 459) is working with a national non-profit to help people with disabilities surf. AmpSurf is a non-profit national organization headquartered in Pismo Beach “established to Promote, Inspire, Educate and Rehabilitate (PIER) all people with disabilities…
Jordan Collins: A Drag Queen Leaving a Regal Legacy
Donning a blond wig, a form-fitting orange dress and six-inch heels, Jordan Collins prepared to step into the spotlight one last time. At the tail end of their five-hour transformation process, the microbiology senior spritzed their blond curls with hairspray…
Student theater company Spork in the Road premieres original production, “the state of being happy”
The audience decides the characters’ fate in the inaugural production from Spork in the Road Theater Company, “the state of being happy” written by theater sophomore Grantland Tracy. The show will premiere April 12 at 8 p.m. in the Performing…
Cal Poly’s Faculty in Residence pilot program allow students the opportunity to connect with professors outside the classroom
The occasional distant echo of a door slamming shut followed by footsteps running down the corridor past his apartment had biological sciences sophomore Andrew Frauenpreis in wonder.
Get up close and personal with the interactive art of Rachel Alman
There’s a lot to see in Rachel Alman’s Walter F. Dexter Building studio. Stacked in one corner are metal shards, bits of springs and piles of fabric. In another stands a headless mannequin child covered in paper cutouts of cat…
The University Art Gallery is empty. So students are invited to draw on the walls
Instead of the photo display, paintings or sculptures that usually decorate the walls of the University Art Gallery, long sheets of paper are taped to the walls. Students are now taking their creative visions and putting them on display for the…
Meet the students who care for Musty the Mustang, Cal Poly’s live mascot
On big game nights, an untamed stallion gallops across the football stadium as the crowd cheers him on. Affectionately known as Musty the Mustang, the 15 year-old horse has been reestablishing this game-time tradition for the past six years. Perhaps…
SubSessions has finally had enough of noise ordinances. Their solution: A silent disco
SubSessions will be holding its first official silent disco, Silent Sessions, on Saturday, Feb. 23. The 18+ event, sponsored by event production company HUSHconcerts, will take place from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the San Luis Obispo Guild Hall.
New high-tech installation at the University Art Gallery highlights the ‘mysteriousness of certain images’
A new and intriguing visual arts installation has arrived at Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery and is free to the public for a limited time.
How the the Cal Poly Rose Float is built from the ground up
For the students who are members of the Cal Poly Rose Float program, spring quarter means one thing: 273 days until the parade. From planting seeds to harvesting flowers to constructing the float, the three-hour parade involves months of preparation.…
Local band Dudeo Perez talks DIY shows and a new EP
A wave of sound is taking over San Luis Obispo’s music scene with the rise of Dudeo Perez, a new alternative rock/pop band consisting of three Cal Poly students and one high school student. The band has performed at venues…