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…
Six weeks after being attacked by a shark, Nick Wapner is back in the water
Not many people can say they have been bitten by a shark and lived to surf again. Communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner was attacked by a shark at Montaña de Oro State Park off Sandspit Beach in Jan. 2019. Both…
Cal Poly student survives shark attack at Montaña de Oro
Hearing about sharks in the water is often enough to keep people from surfing, but for communication studies sophomore Nick Wapner, surviving a shark attack is only a minor setback. “I’m definitely going to keep surfing. The ocean is probably…
Blue Water Task Force helps beach-goers know when the water is safe
Find out how much harmful bacteria is in the ocean’s weekly with the help of the Blue Water Task Force.
Pismo Beach Pier to reopen this weekend
Walk the upgraded pier for the first time in more than a year at the Pismo Beach Clam Festival on Saturday.
Morro Bay’s Marine Mammal Center offers students a chance to save sea lions
Students get hands-on experience with this class by working at the Marine Mammal Center.
Spookfest brings out ghouls and groms
When you think of Halloween, what typically comes to mind? Trick-or-treating? Scary movies? For biomedical engineering senior Griffin Paul, it’s surfing. Four Halloweens ago, Paul and his friends decided to throw on their costumes and hit the waves. “It turned…
Cal Poly Pier brings sea life to the community
Cal poly students display research on marine life of the central coast
How El Niño failed the Central Coast
This year’s El Nino was the strongest on record, but the Central Coast is nowhere near out of the drought.
Why the Avila Pier is closed and what is coming next
Students and community members respond to pier closure
Annual kiteboarding expo honors Cal Poly alumnus
Kiteboarders traveled to Pismo to demo new gear, ride the waves, and support the family of Kinsley ThomasWong.