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Inviting the San Luis Obispo community to interact with agriculture, City Farm SLO hosted its annual Sheep Shearing Shindig. Reporter Layla Shuman shares more on how community members celebrated.
The local bakery is offering online and hands-on baking opportunities for the community. Twice a week these hand-on classes are held where participants learn how to bake some of House of Bread's most popular items.
This year, San Luis Obispo celebrated Bike Month by encouraging local residents and students to ride their bikes. Reporter Layla Shuman has the details on how this happened.
During their fifth year at Cal Poly, over 100 architecture seniors participated in the annual “Detail Show” on April 17. Reporter Sarah-Kate Mcelroy has more on how seniors showcased their work before graduation.
20 year old Rowan Drake opened for X Ambassadors on May 7 at the Fremont Theater in downtown SLO. Reporter Fiona Hastings shares what Drake had to say about his music.
Students, faculty and community members in San Luis Obispo were chosen to repaint utility boxes around Cal Poly's campus. About 100 boxes are part of this project, and each box is repainted every four years. Reporter Izzy Romero found out more on some of the boxes being repainted this year.
During their fifth year at Cal Poly, over 100 architecture students participated in the Spring Detail Show. Reporter Sarah Kate McElory has more on the process behind the work.
What's this year's vibe of Shabang? Reporter Emma Montalbano asks this question to many attendees to get a closer look.
Rain or shine, Shabang still continues. Reporter Emma Montalbano takes a look at how the festivities kept going through the storm.
The 10th anniversary of San Luis Obispo's annual music festival, Shabang, kicked off on May 3 at Dairy Creek Golf Course. Reporter Emma Montalbano shares more on how the festival celebrated this year.
The Mustang Film Society is a new club on Cal Poly’s campus that started in fall 2023. Reporter Natalie Levesque has more.
Def Leppard fans were treated to an intimate showing when guitarist Phil Collen took the stage in Boo Boo Records for an in-store performance and signing event in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the band’s “Pyromania” album. Reporter Riley Sullivan shares more about the intimate performance of Collen.
With 183 women in their group chat, Grrrls On Boards hosts group surfs and group skates, and is not exclusive to Cal Poly. Reporter Layla Shuman shares more.
From events surrounding education on sustainability and other environmentally conscious habits, Cal Poly Green Campus celebrated its annual Earth Week this year from April 17-26.
Reporters Fiona Hastings and Jazmyn Chavez share more on how students took part in this year's Earth Day.
In San Luis Obispo, one record store has lasted through 10 presidents, one pandemic and the ebbs and flows of the vinyl industry: Boo Boo Records. 50 years ago, the store open in 1974 by business partners Ed Taylor and Glenn Forbes. Reporters Layla Shuman and Sarina Grossi share more about Record Store Day and the 50th anniversary celebration.
Cal Poly Short Cuts is the collaboration between Barros’s Cinematic Process Class and Art and Design Professor James Warner’s Advanced Video Production class. Reporter Sarina Grossi explains what to expect at this year's showing.
At this year’s annual Design Village competition in Poly Canyon, visitors will be able to experience a new and interactive structure.
Biophilic Instrument Pavilion (BIP) and how it will provide people with a unique visual and audio experience.
Cal Poly hosted its 82 annual Poly Royal Rodeo this past weekend. Reporter Natalie Levesque talks about the over two thousand students that attended.
The fourth and final day of the Rap festival kicked off at 1 p.m. and included 31 artists on the performance list with headliners Future and Metro Boomin. Reporter Izzy Romero shares more on how the festival wrapped up.
Margot Sinclair, a local band of five Cal Poly students, won Shabang’s annual "Battle of the Bands" competition on April 4 Fremont Theatre. Reporter Riley Sullivan shares the turn out on sold out event
Cal Poly students and residents of San Luis Obispo have likely received a calendar for the 2024 year from PG&E with the title “Important Emergency Information.” The calendar is exclusive to San Luis Obispo County.
Cal poly is home to hundreds of buildings with distinctive and sometimes unconventional designs. A hidden gem on campus has left students mystified for years. Reporter Jessica Carp dives deeper into the building 26 mystery.
Cal Poly’s VEX U robotics team, Gear Slingers, is qualified for this year’s international VEX U robotics competition happening from April 25 to May 3.
The Cal Poly Cat Program hosted its first-ever St. Catty's Day celebration on March 13 on Dexter Lawn. Reporter Riley Sullivan has more on how the SLO Community supported the Cat Program at this event.
San Luis Obispo is home to a large community of surfers, including the entirely female surfing group Grrrls on Boards. The all-girl surf club was created in 2022 to support women within the male-dominated Central Coast scene.
San Luis Obispo offers a handful of places where people can go to watch movies, but they aren't always easily accessible for students. One club invites the Cal Poly community to enjoy the magic of going to the movies from a classroom in the Agricultural Sciences Building.
At Her Table, a central coast organization dedicated to showcasing women-owned businesses in the food, beverage and lodging industry collaborated with local restaurants and entrepreneurs for a 10-day Women’s History Month festival.
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) hosted its first-ever hobby horse competition, where students competed in different categories using prop horses.
Cal Poly students receive haircuts from a Sacramento barber specializing in black hair care, in celebration of Black History Month. Reporter Jada Griffith has more.
Cal Poly students united with non-profit organization One Cool Earth to create their own garden in preparation for a new enrichment program opening in the fall. KCPR Reporter Mckenna Rodriguez explores what Garden Beautification Day consisted of.
Reporters Jazmyn Chavez and Izzy Romero highlight Post Malone's headlining at Rolling Loud in Hollywood. Chavez has more on the 28 different performers that took the stage on Saturday.
Reporters Izzy Romero and Jazmyn Chavez recap Nicki Minaj's performance as she headlined Rolling Loud 2024. Romero shares more about the audience's reaction and what's in store for the rest of the weekend.
KCPR Reporters Izzy Romero and Jazmyn Chavez explore what happened on Thursday evening of Rolling Loud 2024 and why audience members were upset after Kanye West's performance.
Over 20,000 Cal State student employees received an e-ballot in late January to participate in the Student Employee Sector of the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU). On February 23, the vote passed with 7,252 student assistants across the 23 CSU campuses voting online.
For the past few years, some Cal Poly students have been turning their preferred mode of transportation into a hobby.
Every week, at a coffee shop somewhere in San Luis Obispo, a group of France-loving locals meet to practice their French and get to know each other.
Caroline Bennet about its weekly meetings.
Redshirt freshman Zeth Romney has made waves in the the collegiate wrestling world. Reporter Sergio Romero talks with Romney and his head coach about this year.
On Feb. 7, the Cal Poly Black Academic Excellence Center hosted its annual “State of Blackness” event to celebrate Black History Month and discuss the experiences of Black students on campus.
Several bands came together to perform at the Garage Rock Revival Concert, organized by local booking, promotion and artist collective, Channel Frequencies.
Reporter Layla Shuman has more on how Channel Frequencies brought local bands together and the impact on the San Luis Obispo music community.
Behind every San Luis Obispo tradition is a unique story that follows. Reporter Cole Pressler explains what happens at the first Thursday of every month in SLO.
The new Touch by Angels Cafe on Marsh Street offers Korean desserts and drinks not typically found in San Luis Obispo. Owner Young Won was inspired by the foods she ate growing up in Korea and wanted to bring that here. Won also runs a home for girls with disabilities, and between running both, she stays busy.
San Luis Obispo experienced two federally declared disaster level storms in Jan. 2023. Reporter Natalie Levesque has more on how the damages are being repaired this winter season.
New Year’s fitness resolutions swarm the Recreation Center at Cal Poly with the start of winter quarter. Reporters Natalie Levesque and Riley Sullivan take a look at how this affects students' fitness plans.
The newly renovated ASI Craft Center is now open for students, faculty and staff. The center closed for renovations in June of last year and opened back up on Jan. 22.
In celebration of Cal Poly Safer's stalking action awareness month, the organization partnered with Athletes for a Safer Campus for their third annual night relay.
Local wine maker in San Luis Obispo illustrates harvest season through sound. Reporter Aidan Dillon sits down with Brook Munro to learn more about his creative process.
Supporters of the California Faculty Association marched at three different entrances on Cal Poly's campus on Jan. 22, reporter Izzy Romero takes a deeper dive into what this looked like.
The family of Kristin Smart is accusing Cal Poly of negligence relating to Smart’s death, according to documents filed to the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Thursday.
The Smart family is suing the university for negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress and wrongful death, according to the lawsuit.
Since last summer's shortage, college students are still struggling to get their ADHD medication. Reporter Sarina Grossi has more information on how this is affecting the San Luis Obispo community.
The sounds of diesel buses in San Luis Obispo may soon be a thing of the past. In August, the city of San Luis Obispo celebrated the addition of two all-electric buses to the SLO Transit fleet and announced its plan to introduce six more.
With the holidays coming up, student employees at the Cal Poly Creamery work to prepare and ship out their annual holiday cheese boxes.
Though this year’s holiday cheese box sales have ended, Cal Poly cheese can be found at Market Poly Canyon, California Fresh Market and a few other local grocery stores.
Cal Poly has a new culinary and sensory lab in the William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation. Reporter Natalie Levesque learns more about what it has to offer.
For over a decade, Cheap Thrills Records and Captain Nemo’s Toys and Games have offered a twenty-four hour game room. The combined business shares one large store in downtown San Luis Obispo on Higuera St.
Located on a historic estate in San Simeon, Hearst Castle is a well-known destination on the central coast. Each year, the castle’s seasonal Holiday Twilight Tour gives guests a chance to see the castle lit up with lights, Christmas trees and other decor at night.
What first started as a senior project is now a comprehensive and ever-evolving sex education Canvas course that students can anonymously self-enroll in at any time.
Oceano’s Deltina Coffee Roasters officially opened their second location on Taft Street in San Luis Obispo. The store replaced the now shut down Kin Coffee Bar that was previously at that location.
In the last month, Quickie Delivery Service has received several warnings from the Cal Poly Police Department (CPPD) about using electric scooters on campus.
Prove Labs is a student-run organization on Cal Poly’s campus and the club is working to break the world record for most miles driven on one charge. The car will be powered by a battery pack comprising over 7 thousand lithium-ion cells.
Bridge USA, a new club on campus, is working to bridge the partisan gap on college campuses to make a better democracy for the future.
Pismo clams were a staple of recreational fisheries for decades, but their population declined by the 1980s. The last clam of legal fishing size of four and a half inches was found in 1993, but since 2015, the Ruttenberg Lab at Cal Poly has been able to witness a rise in the clams’ population.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing the SLO location of Meathead Movers Inc., the largest independent moving company in California, for violating discrimination law.
Cal Poly students compete in a furniture design competition for a chance to attend the world’s largest trade fair in Italy
Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center on Oct. 14 hosted Max McClean’s performance of mystical music, the sound of a large crash and imagery of the solar system.
Fall 2023 graduates may not get the opportunity to walk on the stage of Spanos Stadium this year. In Jan. 2023, the Cal Poly Commencement Office announced that the only graduation hosted by the University will take place in the spring.
The Cal Poly Center for Coastal Marine Sciences hosted an open house at the Cal Poly pier on Oct. 28.
Cal Poly physics students are researching marine heat waves and their effects on local coastlines and ecosystems.
Cal Poly celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day alongside the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region.
Pismo beach hosted their annual Pumpkins in the Park event at Dinosaur Caves Park on Oct. 28th.
At the start of the academic year, Cal Poly shut down the Kennedy Library for renovation. The university now has built library tents around campus as a substitute for the closed library.
The SLO Symphony hosted an open rehearsal for the community on Cal Poly's campus. Reporter Jazmyn Chavez takes a closer look at what these performances have to offer.
The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum participated in the annual Central Coast Railroad Festival on Oct. 4 through the 6. KCPR News reporter Mckenna Rodriguez dives deep into the event to see what these trains have to offer.
KCPR reporters recap what happened at Shabang Music Festival that was hosted in San Luis Obispo
At Shabang music festival, KCPR reporters get in depth with performing artists who visited San Luis Obispo
This quarter, Cal Poly Student Affairs introduced the tool Paths, a pilot program geared toward first-year and transfer students aiming to connect them with learning experiences outside of the classroom.
Cal Poly's rodeo hosts their third annual Break-A-Wave rodeo event at Pismo Beach. On Sept. 28, 24 breakaway ropers competed to see who would be crowned the next Break-A-Wave finale champion.
Cal Poly students have been putting on their tap shoes and getting their dance on. Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department has been offering tap dance classes to students in the Crandall Gymnasium.
Chabad Cal Poly is a club on campus whose motto is to be a “Home away from home” for Jewish students on campus.
Rabbi Chaim Hillel started the club in 2009, with the purpose of creating a club that services students and the local community. Chabad Cal Poly puts on shabbat dinners, booths at the university union plaza, hosts barbeques and more.
New updates on the partial renovation of the Cal Poly Kennedy Library have been released at the town hall meeting on Monday, May 15.
RSVP: Soundings presents a multimedia showcase of music, technology, dance and theater, and it’s coming to the P.A.C. pavilion on June 1 and 2. This year’s theme is centered around artificial intelligence
Country music, cowboy boots and rowdy cheers — these are just some of the sights and sounds that filled the stands at the 81st annual Poly Royal ARodeo finals held on Saturday April 15th.
Students and visitors saw a mix of colorful costumes and powerful voices on Saturday, April 15, with the Cal Poly Student Opera Theater”s “Spring Acts.” The production was directed by music professor Amy Goymerac.
3,000 tomato plants, a staple of the horticulture unit, are currently growing inside the greenhouses at Cal Poly. They are ready to be sold at the Annual Tomato Spectacular Plant Sale this Saturday.
A new minor is blazing all facets of Cal Poly’s curriculum. The Fire Ecology and Wildfire Hazard Planning Minor is now available, inviting students to learn about one of California’s biggest threats and how to create sustainable solutions.
A nationwide veterinarian shortage is affecting veterinary clinics in San Luis Obispo. Specifically, The Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo that’s being impacted by the shortage.
Within Cal Poly’s music program is a full symphony of about 80 members. This group is made up of students from all different majors who all share a passion for performance. Music senior Davis Lerner started playing the bassoon in middle school, and is attending graduate school for bassoon performance.
Students are getting excited as the first weekend of Coachella starts this Friday, April 14 to 16. Coachella is a three day music festival in Palm Springs that happens every year for two weeks in April.
Cal Poly’s Women in FIlm and Television Club (WIFT) is home to a group of students who share a passion for film appreciation and making, especially by female directors, editors, and producers.
It took Drake Abrahamson 16 hours to shape his first surfboard.
Hundreds of blanks later, Abrahamson is now a Cal Poly graduate student who teaches other students how to shape boards. In addition to studying environmental engineering, he teaches board shaping at the ASI Craft Center two days a week.
Cal Poly’s Women in Business Club, known as “WIB,” held their eighth annual Defining her Future Conference on Friday, Mar. 3.
On Saturday, March 5, Her Campus Cal Poly hosted their annual craft sale. The sale was from 12 to 3 PM in the backyard of a house on Hope Street.
At 6:45 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Cal Poly Recreation Center, studio one spin room, fills up with 34 eager students, staff, and locals ready for a ride. Barb LeMoine, the spin instructor for the Breakaway Spin class, finds her early morning classes so special.
The Cal Poly Chinese Student Association or CSA Lion Dance team has been one of the longest continuously student run organizations on campus, being active for over fifty years. LDT routinely performs for local schools, businesses, and events such as Illuminate dance and Culturefest.
Cal Poly’s Black Student Union hosted their first annual “The Vibe” Open Mic and Poetry Slam on February 25th as a culmination of Black History Month. The BSU put on the event with the help of the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Black Academic Excellence Center, and the Office of University Diversity and Inclusion.
The Cal Poly Creamery is home to an ice cream drive-thru. Students and community members can stop by from 12-4 p.m. on Fridays to purchase a pint of ice cream, a scoop and/or cheese.
Central Coast Women for Fisheries, or CCWF, is a non-profit organization in Morro Bay founded in 2006 by women within the commercial fishing industry, including female fishermen, boat captains, and the wives of fishermen.
A Cal Poly club brought in local jewelry makers to help students learn this craft. This club, Fashion and Student Trends, known as FAST, held this jewelry making workshop on Feb. 22.
From the moment the music began blaring through the speakers, the crowd was radiating with energy at SLO Brew Rock on the night of February 5. Pancho and the Wizards, a local band from San Luis Obispo, was the first of three bands to take the stage for a show characterized by heavy, fast-paced and energized psych rock. The band began their first song, and the crowd moved away from the center of the floor, as it became the designated mosh pit.
Since Sensorio’s opening in 2019, half a million guests from 70 different countries have attended the exhibit, according to Sensorio’s press release.
Mustang Lanes, located in the University Union, is the only bowling alley in the city of San Luis Obispo. It’s also home to a bowling class offered by the Kinesiology Department that Cal Poly students can take for one unit of course credit. Several sections of KINE 109 are offered each quarter and meet twice a week for fifty minutes at a time.
This story does not reflect the views of Cal Poly ASI. On Jan. 30, Campus Dining hosted an open forum to discuss issues such as the rising costs of food and the sustainability of their packaging.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, Cal Poly announced the beginning of construction for the Comerford Tennis Pavilion at a groundbreaking event. The Comerford Tennis Pavilion is a new tennis complex with locker rooms for the athletes, outdoor seating for spectators, and a nutrition hub.
Mental health — it can be hard to maintain for many college students when dealing with a full-time schedule. Yet, it’s proving to be a silent, ever-growing issue, especially within one of the most rigorous programs at Cal Poly: the College of Engineering.
Cal Poly’s dance program, Orchesis Dance Company, had their winter performance of a routine called “Falling Forward” on January 20-21 and 26-28.
“We had auditions the very first week of school,” said psychology third-year Grace Schweitzer. “We had Tuesday night info meeting of the first week, Thursday night of the first week was auditions and starting that Monday, we started rehearsing.”
San Luis Obispo is becoming a hub for standup comedians. With bigger name comedians such as Trevor Wallace and Bert Kreischer performing, as well as locals and students tapping in, the scene has taken off in the area.
The World Surf League’s SLO CAL open returned to Pismo beach in January for a week-long competition open to the public. This was the first edition of this year’s SLO CAL open, with the second competition returning to Morro Bay from Feb. 23-26. Surfers from all around the world came to compete in the men and women’s junior and qualifying series categories.
In 2022, 39% of the Cal Poly community experienced low or very low food security, according to data collected by the American College Health Association.
Fall class of English 388, Cal Poly’s poetry writing class, put together a poetry reading at a satellite of love on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Cal Poly English professor, Leslie St. John, wanted students to get experience outside the classroom.
Cal Poly’s Greek honors society, Order of Omega, has started recruitment for the 2023 class. Order of Omega joins together members of all Greek life fraternity and sorority chapters at Cal Poly and works to build leadership, scholarship, and service among its members.
The Cal Poly Theater and Dance department has received new technology and machineries to improve their productions, which includes an embroidery machine, a 3D printer, and a CNC machine.
Cal Poly’s Latinx/Latine Center for Academic Success and Achievement, or LA CASA, is now open and operating.
Located in Room E-22 of Building 51, LA CASA joins six other centers for Student Diversity and Belonging on campus, a new collective formerly known as the Cross Cultural Centers.
Cal Poly’s Latinx/Latine Center for Academic Success and Achievement, or LA CASA, is now open and operating.
Located in Room E-22 of Building 51, LA CASA joins six other centers for Student Diversity and Belonging on campus, a new collective formerly known as the Cross Cultural Centers.
On Nov. 19, the 4th annual Bash Cancer Fest will be hosted at the Red Barn in Los Osos to raise money for kids battling cancer.
This event is a family-friendly function and will include a silent auction, wine, food, bouncy houses and live band performances from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
All of the proceeds will go to a local nonprofit called the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation.
The Elevator Pitch Competition, hosted by the Cal Poly Center for Innovations and Entrepreneurship, gives students the chance to tap into the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Cal Poly.
Students from all majors, concentrations, and minors are challenged to pitch a 90 second spiel on a business idea for the chance to win $1,000.
The Disability Resource Center or DRC, located in Building 124, is the direct line to accommodations. Students utilize the DRC for temporary or permanent disabilities.
Cal Poly Safer interns, Kallie Kidder and Layla Burack, host a vigil to honor Kristin Smart days after Paul Flores was found guilty of her murder. Many community members spoke before completing a walk to the red brick dorms, the place where she was last seen.
The Annual Great Pumpkin Contest has been around for almost two decades. Students apart of the bioresource and agricultural engineering department, or BRAE, had all hands on deck ready to help out with the event that occurred in mid October.
In-season. Athletes spend up to 30 hours a week with the team between practice, weights, traveling and games. Student athletes have to find a balance between athletics and academics
At Cal Poly, there is more than just turkeys; there’s deer, raccoons, tarantulas, and even mountain lions farther up the mountain. It’s important to safely respect the wildlife environment around us, so I talked to Tim Bean, an associate professor of biological sciences, about the wildlife on campus.
When coming into contact with an animal, it’s vital to trust your own instincts. Interacting with animals peacefully is not a bad thing, but if you see an animal acting aggressively, maybe find an escape route.
Every year the San Luis Obispo County Arts council hosts the Open Studios Art Tour. The events kicked off earlier in October.
The purpose of this program is it allows for fine artists And crafters to showcase their art to the public.
Attendees of the kickoff event Julie Brennan And Robert Ballo attended the Event to get a taste of the local art scene and enjoy good company.
Line dancing has prevailed throughout the years at Cal Poly as a popular hobby and social activity, and a new school year brings both beginners and seasoned dancers to the floor – continuing the legacy of ringing in the fall with dance.
From the outside, the University Union seemed quiet the night of October 8th, but inside Chumash Auditorium, the Cal Poly Country Line Dancing Club was cutting a rug for their annual Harvest Hoedown.
The club puts on themed events every quarter that are open to the community, with dance lessons the first half of the night and an open dance after.
March for Our Lives co-founder serves as keynote speaker at the 2022 Student Leadership Institute
On Friday, Sept. 30, Cal Poly’s horse polo team celebrated their first out of state victory in two years due to the Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) that broke out in 2020. EHV affects only horses and is extremely contagious throughout the horse polo community nationwide.
A new club on campus, Cal Poly Girl Gains is focused on supporting women in the gym and educating women on lifting weights.
Operation Surf brought injured veterans to the central coast last week. The program gives participants a space to disconnect from life at home and focus on bettering themselves through surfing.
A team of Cal Poly students created the new start-up Fem Forward, which aims to provide a comfortable and efficient sanitary short for women experiencing periods.
Cal Poly's Interfraternity Council hosted a Battle of the Bands fundraising event on Monday, May 30, to raise money for the National Alliance of Mental Illness.
A Cal Poly senior project called Betterberry has received funds from Cal Poly's Hot House Accelerator Program to become a professional business.
A local startup, Quickie, aims to provide quick and efficient delivery services to Cal Poly students.
After being canceled the past two spring quarters due to the pandemic, Cal Poly’s Theater and Dance department is presenting its first in-person spring dance showcase in more than two years. “Signs of Light” will be showcased this Wednesday, May 25 through Friday, May 27.
Music festivals are back after two years of cancelled events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cal Poly hosted its annual Mustang Mile event to spread awareness of alcohol poisoning on college campuses.
Sororities Best Dance Crew, or S.B.D.C., is a philanthropic competition put together by the fraternity.
The Tobacco Control Program is partnering with the Central Coast Clean Campaign to reduce local littering of tobacco products.
This year's San Luis Obispo Film Festival featured short films made by Cal Poly students in interdisciplinary studies in liberal arts classes.
Earth Day was celebrated globally on Friday, April 22. Cal Poly extended this holiday to a week-long celebration, with events being held Thursday, April 14 to Friday, April 22.
As Cal Poly Polo is preparing for their upcoming season, the success of one Cal Poly polo player may set the team up for victory this winter.
Cal Poly baseball player Brooks Lee has the unique position of having his father as the coach of his college baseball team.
A recent surge in burglaries in the neighborhoods surrounding Cal Poly's campus has led police to enforce new measures.
On Saturday, April 9, eight decades of history returned when Cal Poly students, community members and others attended the 80th annual Poly Royal Rodeo. After two years without the rodeo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the bleachers were overflowing with excitement for the return of this event.
For the first time in two years, Isla Vista hosted its annual Deltopia day-long event on April 2. Deltopia is an annual block party put on by University of California Santa Barbara fraternities and residents that live on Del Playa Drive.
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts (ISLA) is hosting its first ever social justice film festival on April 12 and 14. ISLA Assistant Professor Emily Ryalls is spearheading the planning of the event.
Spring quarter brings the return of the Jesus class to Cal Poly. Religious studies professor Stephen Lloyd-Moffett says the course examines Jesus through an academic lens. Reporter Torstein Rehn explores everything you need to know about the upcoming class.
Ever see stray cats in your neighborhood that could use some help? Well now there is Project M.E.O.W.
Three Cal Poly students teamed up to create Ryde Carpool, a digital platform that allows students to post and search for rides for breaks and weekend trips.
Cal Poly's annual dance marathon took place on campus on March 3 to raise funds for Cottage Health.
Cal Poly's Women In Business chapter hosted this year's Defining Her Future Conference on Friday, March 11. Listen to find out about this year's theme and speakers.
A seldom-offered class simply titled 'Jesus' will return to Cal Poly's campus next quarter.
Camp Poly Hacks is a multidisciplinary event dedicated to social entrepreneurship in human centered design. This year’s event, held on March 5 through March 6, consisted of students of all backgrounds working to plan, design, pitch and market a problem that San Luis Obispo County is facing.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., various unaffiliated students come together to practice acro-yoga on Dexter Lawn. Acro-yoga is a form of partner yoga that combines both yoga and acrobatics. One person, the base, lies down and lifts their partner, the flier, who performs acrobatic stretches and exercises.
Cal Poly Women's Basketball player Sarah Dumitrescu's family lives in Romania, but being on the basketball team here has allowed her to find a home away from home.
Teams from Cal Poly's Construction Management Department won multiple awards at the Associated Schools of Construction Region 7 Student Competition and Construction Management Conference.
After, it was revealed that CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro may have mishandled sexual misconduct, according to an investigation published by USA Today, Cal Poly students react to the situation.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors recently approved a new county map. Many county residents, along with the two supervisors who voted against the map, have expressed disapproval of the new map, alleging that gerrymandering is involved.
As California governor Gavin Newsom loosens COVID-19 restrictions, such as the recently-lifted mask mandate, many businesses and communities are able to return to what they once were pre-pandemic.
Dominique Floyd is the associate director of Front Porch, a non-profit coffee shop and community hub for students of Cal Poly and Cuesta College. Front Porch serves free coffee everyday and hosts free dinner on Wednesday nights for students.
Since 2003, Cal Poly’s Center for Service in Action has hosted social justice leaders like writer and activist Angela Davis and led workshops for its annual ‘Change the Status Quo’ event.
This year’s installment on February 26 started out with a keynote address from Hoda Katebi, a Chicago-based writer, abolitionist organizer and creative educator.
Cal Poly’s students take advantage of going to school near the water. Reporter Jordan Triebel has more on the sailing club on campus.
Political science sophomore Sofia Dipanova recently published her own book of poetry titled "A World Ugly."
There was recently an open potluck inviting all Cal Poly students and community members interested in culinary arts.
This event was hosted by statistics senior Rachel Castellino, who said she planned the evening with hopes of bringing people in the local culinary space together.
A second Kin Coffee location has opened on Taft Street. This one aims to provide a creative and inclusive atmosphere for students and community members.
Cal Poly's Track and Field Team is back and getting ready for the upcoming spring season.
Before the rest of Cal Poly’s in-person campus community returned for classes this fall, some students and professors who participated in the university’s quarter plus program were concerned after an alleged lack of clear COVID-19 protocols during the summer program.
A new apartment complex, the Summit SLO, aims to offer Cal Poly students with high-quality, affordable housing close to campus.
A new Chick-Fil-A has opened up at Cal Poly. Due to the controversies surrounding the company, there are mixed feelings about Cal Poly's newest dining location. Ethan Crivelloe, a member of Cal Poly's Cristian Club, is in support of this new addition. However, Ash Bruning, a member of the Trans-Queer Student Union has their own concerns about Chick-Fil-A's presence.
Cal Poly students discuss their study abroad experiences and plans during the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Cal Poly's Orchesis Dance Company performed 'Convergence' in-person for the first time since 2020.
A new permanent jewelry operation has opened in Downtown San Luis Obispo. Reporter Ava Kershner goes through the precise process from sizing to soldering.
If you’re feeling sick and need a touch of home, Chabad of Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo will deliver free, homemade chicken soup to your door. Rabbi Haim Hilel and his wife, Miki Hilel, have offered this service to all students, regardless of their religious and ethnic background, since they established Chabad here 13 years ago.
With most of the world in lockdown safely isolating, the Cal Poly Sports Broadcasting class asks the question; Are sports essential?
The Sports Broadcasting class at Cal Poly takes a look at german Bundesliga and if positive COVID-19 tests within the league may delay or cancel the season.
The Sports Broadcasting Class at Cal Poly explores whether college sports can play on during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
Recapping the last three weeks of NBA basketball from October 30 to November 20. Highlights include Joel Embiid fight, load management of Kawhi Leonard, and awards to players and coaches judged by the 1/5 of the season mark. The pick and roll also discusses the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season based on what Josh and Taylor predicted in week one.
Josh and Taylor are back to break down the first week of NBA action. The spiciest takes and overreactions that we could fit into an hour!
Josh and Taylor recap the 2019-20 NBA Season Opener, and go over their picks for playoff seeding.
Josh and Brob summarize the start of the NFL season and go in depth on Week 4 match-ups