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Halcyon’s former Temple of the People Guardian-in-Chief Eleanor Shumway died on Aug. 12 at home in Arroyo Grande. She was 92. The leader of the local Theosophical Society for 32 years, Shumway was the ...

Do you have what it takes to survive college? Making it out in one piece requires more than academic prowess—our Cuesta and ...

Classroom celebrations at Lucia Mar Unified School District are going to look different this school year after officials updated the wellness policy to boost student nutrition. “While this policy does ...

Karate. Star Wars, Race, and Rebellion. World Cinema. Beyoncé: Race, Feminism, and Politics. The Witch Hunts in Europe. ...

As generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini become increasingly accessible, college campuses ...

For me, art is still about beauty,” oil painter Joan Brown explained in her artist statement. She’s one of three featured ...

Learning to Breathe, Trekking in Nepal is a new photo exhibition by Costa Gallery owner and photojournalist Michael J. Costa, ...

Immunity idols, tribal council, torches that represent one’s life—students, the Cal Poly tribe has spoken. Think that you’re ...

NOLA SOUL AND R&B Numbskull and Good Medicine present J & The Causeways at Club Car Bar on Sept. 18. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY ...

Ethnic studies—the study of differences in race, ethnicities, nationalities, and even gender and sexuality—that took root ...

What was originally a typical Tuesday afternoon in downtown San Luis Obispo quickly became a standoff between 44 responders and a hotel guest who had barricaded herself in her room. Garden Street ...