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Professor to Help Lead Forum on Empowerment of Women Through Sports

Posted October 10, 2016 / Gary Fong

Cal Poly Pomona psychology and sociology Professor Faye Wachs will help lead a panel discussion about how the coverage and portrayal of female athletes in the media play pivotal roles in the empowerment of women. The “Media Re(presents) Women and…

Barry Bell credits his basketball coach Greg Kamansky and his family for helping to make his graduation possible.

Basketball Standout’s Family and Coach Are Key Players at Graduation

Posted June 9, 2016 / I. Alber

Barry Bell’s harshest critic when he was having a bad game wasn’t Cal Poly Pomona basketball coach Greg Kamansky. It was Makhiya Jones-Robinson, Bell’s 10-year-old sister. She wanted to know why the graduating senior missed so many three-pointers or didn’t…