The annual Cal Poly Dance Marathon (CPDM) will run from Friday at 7 p.m. until the sun comes up the next day at 7 a.m. With games, performances and 12 straight hours of dancing, this student-led movement aims to raise…
New MultiCultural Center opens in University Union
The MultiCultural Center (MCC) unofficially opened Feb. 13 in their new location downstairs in the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU).
A 30-year-old SLO city law is causing more students to live “off lease” — and it may be illegal
It was mid-November 1989, and San Luis Obispo City Council members were hearing the same complaints they always heard. In a classic town-and-gown battle, locals were concerned about the increasing number of Cal Poly students, and how those students went…
California Assemblymember proposes lowering the voting age to 17
California District Assemblymember Evan Low from Silicon Valley reintroduced an amendment to lower the voting age in California from 18 to 17. “It is our responsibility to inspire the next generation to become active and informed voters,” Low said…
Rainn Wilson and Shabnam Mogharabi talk finding joy in life’s most difficult situations
Keynote speakers and viral media empire SoulPancake founders Rainn Wilson, known for playing Dwight Schrute in “The Office,” and Shabnam Mogharabi discuss finding joy even in the most vulnerable and uncomfortable situations at ASI’s “For The Love of Joy” event Feb. 13.
Cal Poly student represents United States at international polo competition
Animal science senior Fiona McBride-Luman represented the United States at the 7th Annual International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup, featuring collegiate polo players fro m both the U.S. and England, on Jan. 26 in Wellington, Florida. McBride-Luman was selected after she applied…
Interfraternity Council re-imagines the “Bro Code” through Healthy Masculinity Week
Cal Poly’s Interfraternity Council (IFC), Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Men and Masculinity program are hosting its second annual Healthy Masculinities Week from Feb. 19 to Feb. 24. The Healthy Masculinity Week events aim to educate and create critical open…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day Leslie Knope style
Several local businesses and university organizations are hosting Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day events to celebrate the holiday of love.
HotHouse startup Pashion Footwear featured at Grammy Awards party
Shoes, shoes and more shoes — except this time each shoe is two in one: a heel and a flat. Cal Poly startup Pashion Footwear shipped their first pre-sale line of convertible heels to customers on Jan. 14. These first…
Cal Poly Rodeo Team hosts benefit for Jack’s Helping Hand
In 2017, two Cal Poly seniors used their connections to create an event to give back to the San Luis Obispo community. Their successful senior project has now turned into an annual charity event helping the local non-profit, Jack’s Helping…
Give ’em heel! New Hip Hop and Heels class at Rec Center
Students who find themselves getting a little chilly during winter quarter can now bring on the heat in a new Hip Hop and Heels dance class offered at the Recreation Center. The class is held every Thursday, from 7:45-8:45 p.m.…