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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.