The house did not belong to them, but the dream was all their own.
The student who was built to build
Rory Aronson is a builder. He always has been — since he was a curious teen enrolled in ceramics, woodshop, metalshop and photography at Encinitas’ “arts-oriented” high school…
Putting the ‘canvas’ in canvas shoes
David Liebig arts@mustangdaily.net At once, the colors steal your eyes. Complimentary hues blare from various canvases hung about the bedroom. The abstract swirls of color form neon octopi, dripping skulls. A banner of exotic, tessellate patterns cascades down one wall.…
Risky on the blocks
A surge of college-age people flood the bars and streets of downtown San Luis Obispo every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night starting around 11 p.m. Some just want to relax with friends; others test the limits of the law and…
Chicano theater group to offer political satire
From rising gas prices to terrorism, Chicano theater group Indigenous Chaos will discuss controversial topics using comedic poetry, songs and skits in Philips Hall on Friday. The group — comprised of three generations of the same family — formed in…
Cal Poly grad now 'monster of folk'
He has secured his role as a champion of modern folk music, has collaborated and been nominated for a Grammy alongside Hollywood heartthrob Zooey Deschanel and is poised to drop a much-blogged-about new album April 10. The successes of Matthew Stephen Ward…
ATOG goes hip-hop with new poet
The MultiCultural Center (MCC) will host a celebration of diversity and words Wednesday night with the return of its popular poetry event, Another Type of Groove (ATOG). The event offers open mics to attendees before and after showcasing a notable…
Cal Poly Cribs: Armstrong edition
President Jeffrey Armstrong moved into the newly renovated University House May 1, and invited the Mustang Daily in to get a closer look.
Armstrong on budgets: ‘Learn By Doing is nonnegotiable’
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong is rising to the challenges of funding constraints following Governor Jerry Brown’s 2011-2012 proposed state budget cut of an estimated 21 percent of university state funding last month, Armstrong said it is up to him to…