With a flashy sign around the neck, a smudged stamp on the forehead and an overly-spirited entourage following close behind, a 21st birthday is hard to hide in downtown San Luis Obispo. The 21st bar crawl is a long-standing tradition…
Campus Health and Wellbeing renovates food pantry, opens additional location
White cage-like doors, dim lighting and narrow walkways that made students feel trapped in a corner — that was the Cal Poly Food Pantry before April 2019. “It was literally just a cage, storage closet that was converted into a…
Transfer students say they lack resources to succeed at Cal Poly
English junior Viridiana Camorlinga remembers the moment she opened the email. For the first time in her life, she was on academic probation. Her stomach dropped. Yes, she had had personal issues. Yes, her pre-existing anxiety had become worse. But…
How noise ordinances have affected San Luis Obispo’s music scene
The windows of a house on Jeffrey Drive are boarded up with mattress pads. The interior feels like a sauna, and the air is filled with moisture — and driving power chords. Since San Luis Obispo’s 2010 noise ordinance was…
National Geographic underwater photographer Brian Skerry to speak at Cal Poly
After logging thousands of hours of underwater photography, National Geographic’s Brian Skerry will share some of his work at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Skerry’s display of his underwater photographs will be the…
On-campus parking is going permitless
Beginning Fall 2019, Cal Poly will implement permitless parking through technology that scans license plates to determine if a permit was purchased. The new License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology was approved by campus Information Technology Service March 6, and…
Cal Poly at the “epicenter” as STD rates increase in San Luis Obispo
In the past eight years, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in San Luis Obispo County have nearly doubled, and studies show that Cal Poly plays a huge role in the increase.
Letter to the Editor: A Response to A Year After Blackface
Lisa Okafor is a student at San Jose State. The views reflected in this letter to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News’ editorial coverage. This letter has been edited for clarity. Dear Editor, After reading the…
A Year After Blackface: Continuing the Conversation
Quinn Fish is a journalism and ethnic studies senior and Mustang News Managing Print Editor. The reviews represented do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I’m Quinn Augusta Fish and I’m a journalism and ethnic studies senior at Cal…
From the Eyes of a Diversity and Inclusion Editor
Monique Ejenuko is a journalism junior and Mustang News Diversity and Inclusion Editor.
Being Brown in a Crowd of White
Prerna Aneja is a business administration sophomore and sports intern.