There’s a lot to see in Rachel Alman’s Walter F. Dexter Building studio. Stacked in one corner are metal shards, bits of springs and piles of fabric. In another stands a headless mannequin child covered in paper cutouts of cat…
From style trend to charity-focused business, Cal Poly alumna launches scrunchie business
The beginning of March kicks off two events dear to Cal Poly agricultural business alumna Tiffany Parra: women’s history month and the launch of her brand new business, scrunchies.co. After five months of preparation, launching the business during women’s history…
Meet the Cal Poly student using fantastical, dystopian paintings to showcase queer resilience
A shirtless, brawny man speckled with bruises and bloody cuts stands practically nude. Clad in only a lavender bondage harness and tight Speedo-style neon underwear, he wields a knife in one hand and a rosary in the other. Most of…
Dreams of Disney may come true for one Cal Poly student
Since his freshman year of high school, Kyle Branch has thought about the Walt Disney Imaginations Competition. It would take nearly a decade and four tries for Branch to get the news: from a pool of 260 original teams, his…
Cal Poly artist uses her past to paint her future
Lauren Manning lay naked and silent on a makeshift medical table, surrounded by an audience of classmates.
Gallery exhibit features alumni artwork
Walking through the doors of the Alumni Exhibition, visitors are greeted by a room full of photographs.
Smile for your family portrait
Jillian Mascheroni’s “Family Photos” digital photography exhibit is now on display in the University Union’s Epicenter Gallery. The photos show traditional family photos with some unconventional twists. Grandparents dressed like middle schoolers, cats posed outside of doghouses and surly goth…
Cal Poly alumnus hits bookstore shelves
Cal Poly alumnus Thomas Sanders visited campus April 7 to speak about his World War II photography book, “The Last Good War,” which features the faces of many veterans.