A pair of astronauts and their alien friends helped Cal Poly Universities capture the Extraordinaire Award at the 2019 Rose Parade. “Far Out Frequencies” is the 71st student-built and student-designed float of Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis…
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The design for “Far Out Frequencies,” Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float, includes six green aliens playing music with two giant astronauts. On Saturday, with less than three days until the parade, it was clear that there weren’t enough green button…
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Morgan the astronaut towered 16 feet above Campus Drive as the Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float began its slow journey to Pasadena on Thursday night. The 29-mile trek to the Rosemont Pavilion took just under six hours. During Design Week,…
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Cal Poly Universities’ will debut its 71st rose float on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at the Rose Parade. Here are the seven things you should know about this year’s entry. “Far Out Frequencies” is the 2019 Rose Parade float by…
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For many years, students have constructed rose floats in an open-air lab, competing against professionals for recognition at the Rose Parade. That’s about to change. Fit for a team with 58 awards, construction will soon begin on a new Rose…
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Groundbreaking Ceremony on Nov. 17 Cal Poly Pomona’s new Rose Float Lab and Design Complex will be named in honor of Don Miller and Ron Simons, alumni who jumpstarted and carried on the campus’ 70-year legacy in the Tournament of…
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Carlos Aceytuno, a sophomore graphic design major from Pomona, submitted the winning design for the 2019 Cal Poly Rose Float “Far Out Frequencies.” Aceytuno, who has never designed or worked on any float, had seen the Rose Parade on television…
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Two giant astronauts rock out with a group of green aliens, sharing a message of goodwill, fun and unexpected good times. That’s the gist of “Far Out Frequencies,” the Cal Poly Universities’ float for the 2019 Rose Parade. The event’s…
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The most generous day of giving in the history of Cal Poly Pomona raised $679,462 on April 24 and 25. Scholarships, programs, clubs and numerous initiatives across the university received an abundance of support from the 760 people who donated,…
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Cal Poly Pomona has reached its initial fundraising goal for the new Rose Float Lab and Design Complex and plans to break ground at the end of 2018. The university is expected to open the new lab in 2020, providing…
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