Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float “Road to Reclamation” claimed the Extraordinaire Trophy in the 134th Tournament of Roses Parade. The 2023 entry, built and designed by students from Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, was the first…
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The Cal Poly Universities’ “Road to Reclamation” entry will be one of the first floats to glide down Colorado Boulevard for the 134th Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 2. It will follow parade sponsor Honda’s float, an early showing…
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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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The on-campus lab that housed construction of the last 30 Cal Poly Rose Floats continued in that great tradition Monday night. With champagne from the bottle traditionally broken on the float the night it leaves for Pasadena still glistening on…
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It’s 4:30 a.m. and the temperature has plunged into the 30s when the Cal Poly Universities Rose Float is finally in position for the 128th Rose Parade. The four-member team that will operate the float along the 5.5-mile route tries…
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Sweet Shenanigans, the 2016 Cal Poly Universities Rose Float, has won the Lathrop K. Leishman Award for Most Beautiful Non-Commercial Float in the 127th Rose Parade. Covered in more than 46,000 flowers, the float features eight giant gummy bears made…
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Sixth place isn¿t always a bad thing, especially when it comes to the Rose Parade. The Cal Poly Universities¿ float will have major visibility before, during and after the 123rd annual Tournament of Roses on Jan. 2 because of its…
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Superheroes will fly in and save the day on Monday, Jan. 2 when the Cal Poly Universities¿ 64th consecutive entry rolls down Colorado Boulevard at the 2012 Rose Parade.
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¿We¿re once again counting on supporters to help us with snacks, meals or ingredients such as pasta, rice and oatmeal,¿ says Kelsey Frasher, a hospitality management major...
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Months of planning, designing, welding, bolting, forming and engineering are over. All that’s left is the decorating. Galactic Expedition, the Cal Poly Universities’ latest and 63rd consecutive Tournament of Roses entry, has made the 26-mile annual trek – this time…
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