The Travel Ban

Starting Jan. 1, 2017, California banned the use of state funds for travel to eight LGBTQ-discriminating states, including Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas. The California State University (CSU) system has been working with the original author of the bill to adjust the legislation so that it does not as greatly impact athletic or academic opportunities for students.Starting Jan. 1, 2017, California banned the use of state funds for travel to eight LGBTQ-discriminating states, including Alabama, Kansas, K

Turning Out Roses

When the first rose float built by California Polytechnic students appeared on New Year’s Day in 1949, it was put together by a team from Cal Poly’s then-satellite campus in Pomona, Calif. operating with a budget of $258.Since then, the two schools have teamed up to create 67 floats with themes ranging from “Galactic Expedition” to “Guardians of Harmony.” When this year’s float, titled “Sweet Shenanigans,” rolls down the 5.5 mile route in Pasadena next month, hundreds of students from both

Turning Out Roses

“Sweet Shenanigans” is the 2015 Rose Float theme. When the first rose float built by California Polytechnic students appeared on New Year’s Day in 1949, it was put together by a team from Cal Poly’s then-satellite campus in
Pomona, Calif. operating with a budget of $258. Since then, the two schools have teamed up to create 67 floats with themes ranging from “Galactic Expedition” to “Guardians of Harmony.” When this year’s float, titled “Sweet Shenanigans,” rolls down the 5.5 mile route in Pasade

2015 Website Gallery

Cal Poly Cat ProgramTech Yes!The Brew CrewCal Poly CreativesCal Poly KahaneeStir SLOEyeCycleKitesurfing: The Ins & OutsRun Cal PolyCal Poly CreatorsThe Booty of Pirate’s CoveSan Luis FootyGreek PeeksInky: A Tattoo StoryOrchesisCal Poly MSABackpacking Cal Poly

Digital Journalism Dos and Don’ts

Planning Knight Digital Media Center: Picking the right media Lauren’s Multimedia Picker Video Before: Test equipment (including camera, headphones and tripod) Always bring headphones Always bring extra batteries and memory Always bring a tripod During: Shoot first, then talk with sources so you’re sure to get footage of what they mentioned Obtain a wide diversity […]

Handy Code Snippets

Basic CSS declaration example h1 { font-size: 36px; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight:bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #9F0; } Basic CSS call code example <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”(depends on location of style.css file)” type=”text/css”> CSS link styling example (see also “Styling Links”) a:link { color:#F93; text-decoration:none; background-color:#B2FF99; } *This style will be applied whenever you use the hyperlink function […]

Royalty-free Images

No matter what you publish — a blog, updates to the company website, project reports, or even the venerable tri-fold — you no doubt need artwork to complement it. Most people run to the Internet in search of photos and clip art, since those images are free and easily accessed. But a lot of those […]