Cal Poly’s campus currently has 10 large, active construction projects, leading to limited walking routes and driving access throughout campus. Sections of N. Poly View Drive and N. Perimeter Road are sanctioned off from pedestrians and vehicles, causing traffic that…
The humble heavy hitter: Volleyball’s Maia Dvoracek
When senior opposite Torrey Van Winden was taken out of Cal Poly Volleyball’s starting lineup at the end of the 2018 season, left behind in her place was a vital gap and big shoes to fill. However, junior outside hitter Maia Dvoracek took the challenge head-on, making a name for herself in the process.
Wings for Change: the Butterfly Effect club added a mural to Poly Canyon Village
The mural, she said, is meant to inspire students to enact the change they wish to see in the world.
Cal Poly student wins CSU Trustees’ Award, $6k scholarship despite challenges
A biological sciences senior who faced childhood homelessness and dyslexia received the $6,000 scholarship for outstanding achievement.
The birth of Farmers Market was the death of ‘cruising’
This tradition came to an end once the Downtown Association decided that cruising was deterring patrons from visiting the core of downtown
Hip hop dance group Urban Movement is ready for Culture Fest after ‘hell week’
Cal Poly’s contemporary and hip-hop dance group Urban Movement will perform at CultureFest Saturday.
An Interview with President Armstrong
Students have seen his emails, heard his name spoken in the halls and the not-so-rare occasions, spoken with him as he walks around campus. Jeffery Armstrong is known on campus for his work as the university president, but how much…
Cal Poly music students travel to Kenya for cultural exchange program
The journey to Africa began in 2017 when the International Choral Society’s International Conducting Fellowship Program selected choral conductor Scott Glysson for an exchange.
PlyoJam class gets students jumping at the Rec
On Monday and Wednesday nights, you can find dance instructor Christine Hernandez at the Rec Center leading the hottest new cardio dance class, PlyoJam.
Cal Poly alumna’s Shark Tank deal will fund 3D printed toys for children
Some people joke that Jenn Chin’s job is to play with toys all day. In truth, the Cal Poly alumna is the chief product officer and co-founder of Toybox, a company that allows children to 3D print their own toys.…
A change of pace: A group of retired administrators and professors have been exercising around Cal Poly for decades
Nearly five days a week when the sun is out, students can see a group of older men walking their way around campus at about 11 a.m. In the 1970s Cal Poly students saw some of that same group running…