Cal Poly’s Modern Languages and Literatures Department will show a series of German films for students interested in a deeper analysis of the culture.
“A Nation Through the Lens: Historic Events in German Film” will showcase 11 films Wednesdays 8 p.m. to 10 p.
Cinderella will tip-toe into Cal Poly on her glass slippers Tuesday as the State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents their version of the classic ballet.
More than 40 different ballet companies have produced adaptations of Cinderella since 1901, and there have been over 1,500 versions of the tale of Cinderella created over time.
Kick back for some mellow jams and put on your dancing shoes for a birthday celebration for one of reggae’s legends. Downtown Brewing Co. will be hosting its third-annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash Friday night, led by reggae musicians and enthusiasts Resination, Native Elements and the Kicks.
In terms of male bragging rights, the goal of a bar-hookup typically requires either an outright hottie (see Maxim, Poly Dolly) or if you are a hipster, it’s some sort of girl who’s hot mostly because of her brazen uniqueness (see Vice magazine, Williamsburg).
This month’s “Another Type of Groove” will feature slam poet Prentice Powell, whose poetry focuses on issues like social justice and race. His performance will be among many campus events in honor of February’s Black History Month.
Powell was the 2007 Black Music Awards Spoken Word Artist of the Year and 2006 Oakland/San Francisco Grand Slam Champion.
Let me warn you: this story is not only going to be a complete nerd rant but will also to contain quite a few spoilers about Grant Morrison’s recent work of “Batman R.I.P.”.
I am a huge fan of Batman. He is one of those iconic characters that has been around for almost 70 years but new artists and writers have been able to still make interesting.
Something happened in college. All of a sudden the classic baseball-sex analogy of rounding the bases no longer applied. What ever happened to the standard kissing, hand stimulation, oral and sex pattern we all were familiar with?
Well, in college, the game changed.
Landscape photographer, book designer and part-time Cal Poly and Cuesta College fine art instructor Patty Arnold has found new respect for the little grain that feeds the world.
Integrating a mixture of agricultural, recreational, environmental, political and historical research, her “Season of Rice” documentary photo exhibit of eastern and western rice farming is on display at the San Luis Obispo Art Center.
When social sciences sophomore Linda Qiu began her internship last year with online fashion blog Chictopia.com, she never imagined that she would appear in a national American Apparel clothing advertisement. The ad featuring Qiu is a testament to fashion going in a new direction: for the people, by the people.
The Orchesis Dance Company, Cal Poly’s oldest concert dance organization, will return to Spanos Theatre this week for their 39th annual winter dance show.
This year’s concert, entitled “Impact,” will combine the company’s unique blend of jazz, hip-hop, ballet, tap, ballroom, lyrical and modern dance styles with new visual techniques that are bound to surprise and intrigue audience members.
She smiles and people catch the wonderful disease and smile back. She laughs and the whole world lights up. Whether or not she’s aware of her positive impact on people, Cal Poly agricultural business senior and recording artist Hayley Maynard is loving life.