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…
SLO Motion hosts inaugural screening of four Patagonia films
Four friends came together to create a film organization in San Luis Obispo with the goal of creating awareness and conversation about filmmaking and creative storytelling while touching on issues like environmental and socio-political issues. SLO Motion Film was officially…
Hip-hop artist P-Lo to perform at first ASI Spring Fever concert
Associated Students, Inc. will host hip-hop artist P-Lo at the Via Carta Mall at Cal Poly for the first Spring Fever event.
Freshmen compete in annual Architectural Design Village
Dozens of students gathered outside of Architecture and Environmental Design (building 5), using wire to adjust wood-and-metal structures that were bound for the annual Architecture Design Village in Poly Canyon. The structures were tall, extending above their heads. But the…
With more stages and music, this was the biggest Shabang to date
SHABANG REBORN With more stages and music, this was the biggest Shabang to date Grant Anderson May 8, 2019 0 The desire to grow and improve has been a continual impetus for the Shabang team, headed by founders Alexander Schwend,…
Find a hidden butterfly painting on campus, get $250 to donate to a charity of your choice
With spring in full swing, the monarch butterflies have come and gone through San Luis Obispo on their annual journey down the California coast. However, there are still a few special butterflies hidden on campus waiting to be found, courtesy…
No more Spring Stampede: ASI to host two free concerts instead
After four consecutive years of artists performing at Cal Poly’s Spring Stampede, Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Events has decided to change the pace and create a free two-event alternative called “Spring Fever.” One concert will take place May 10 at…
SLO Color Run blasts the community in color in remembrance of a passed local athlete
Those craving to see a rainbow in April will not have to wait any longer for rainfall; SLO Color Blast Fun Run participants had the entire spectrum of color on their faces and clothes. Laguna Middle School welcomed adults and…
The chaos behind the content: Cal Poly students working as visual storytellers for Coachella
It’s day one of Coachella — the second largest music and arts festival in the United States. Art and design senior Everett Fitzpatrick and his team of visual storytellers are crammed into a small trailer on Indio’s Empire Polo Fields,…
Surfrider to screen student films at first original “Make Waves” film festival
Armed with just a 16-millimeter camera and more than 700 feet of film, art and design sophomore Jo Anna Edmison spent her summer recording strangers surfing and skateboarding. On the sunny boardwalks of Venice Beach, Edmison began to piece together…
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…