How Cal Poly students fighting against cancer adapted to recent changes in the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life turns campus purple
The Cal Poly Relay for Life crew tied purple ribbons around trees and posts, and left chalk messages such as #beatcancer and #jointhefight on the ground around Dexter Lawn and the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Plaza.
Students show their support for breast cancer
Two different groups of students at Cal Poly have found two ways to fundraise for a charitable cause — the fight against breast cancer. Rock the Tatas People can dance the night away while raising money for the American Cancer…
Student creates support group
Kirsten Mortenson’s life was irrevocably changed three weeks before her first quarter at Cal Poly when her father was diagnosed with stage-four kidney cancer. Mortenson, now an environmental management and protection senior, said she was left to battle not only…
Students encouraged to quit in the Great Cal Poly Smokeout
Members of Cal Poly’s Colleges Against Cancer set up a kissing booth in front of Campus Market on Thursday to warn people about the dangers of tobacco and to urge them to quit.
Poly hosts seminar on healthy eating, cancer prevention
The hour-long seminar included discussion on the myths about foods causing cancer, easy steps to stay healthy, ways to create a well-balanced diet when fighting cancer, and real stories from Cal Poly survivor, Ashley James.