Mustang Band freshmen march to a different beat of WOW

While the majority of freshman will spend their WOW week playing name games, surfing or kayaking, the Mustang Band WOWies are up at 7 a.m. for band camp, rehearsing for their first gig.

‘Confessions of a Love Junkie’ returns by popular demand

It’s like flicking on a light switch, co-creator and co-director of “Confessions of a Love Junkie” Zheila Pouraghabagher said. Once the shine circle is complete, she’s ready to perform; it’s go time. In two weeks, San Luis Obispo sees the…

Student buys assets of San Luis Art Supply; opens Half Bad Art Supply in Temecula

What happened to San Luis Art Supply? Student Isaac Yorke buys assets of local shop and moves them to Temecula, California and opens Half Bad Art Supply.

Meet the Multicultural Center: A source of knowledge and fun

An introduction to Cal Poly’s center for culture and diversity.

A flavor of club for every taste

Anyone will tell you joining a club is the best way to meet new people. Fast friends come easily in college but friends that last need common interests. Clubs are a great place to begin. However, clubs aren’t just about…

Explore the SLO Arts culture on a dime

Although San Luis Obispo is a small town, the art scene is prolific, alive, and affordable for students.

Fairgoers take a Journey through rock history

Few generations have rocked as hard as people rocked in the ’80s. It was a decade of smoke machines, guitar solos that never ended and voices that seemed bigger than the very bodies they came out of, or so I’ve…

New shop brings fresh batches

In the likes of the recent sweet shop openings such as Rocket Fizz and Sugar Daddy’s Bake Shop, it still seems San Luis Obispo has yet to satisfy its sweet tooth. Maybe Batch, an ice cream sandwich restaurant that opened…

‘Whimsical’ musician visits Kreuzberg

Kreuzberg, CA hosts Kevin Mason Hull this evening, a Sunnyvale musician who said he cannot classify his sound. Hull played classical music most of his life. He started playing piano when he was 4 years old. In middle school, he…

Bare Feet continues to grow as headliners at SLO Brew

Alternative reggae band Bare Feet has been rocking out at San Luis Obispo Brewing Company (SLO Brew) for four years now, and are finally becoming regular headliners. Opening for bigger bands taught Bare Feet quite a bit, Leif Garrovillas, one…

Former Cal Poly professor releases sci-fi graphic novel at Comic-Con 2012

Former Cal Poly mechanical engineering and education technology professor Louis Rosenberg wrote the screenplay “UPGRADE,” which has been adapted into a graphic novel. The novel was released in June and announced at this year’s Comic-Con. “UPGRADE” tells of a futuristic…