Cassandra Garibay is a journalism junior, current news editor and future managing editor of Mustang News. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. My name is Cassandra Rose, a name carefully chosen by my parents, Hector…
How a Marine Corps vet turned his passion for surfing into a program to get people with disabilities on the water
Surfing requires a lot of patience and endurance in order to learn; now imagine ripping waves while missing a limb. Dana Cummings is a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq. He faced gunfire and death, but came…
The professor next door: For the first time at Cal Poly, three faculty members live in campus housing
Public health freshman Taylor Eng had her door halfway open when a knock and a stranger introduced himself as Nishanta “Nishi” Rajakaruna. He is not only a resident in yakʔitʸutʸu living community, but an associate professor in the Biological Sciences…
Caught in a changing system: A survivor’s story after her perpetrator is allowed to re-enroll at Cal Poly
Editor’s note: An animal science senior who wishes to remain anonymous will be referred to as Jane Roe for the purpose of the story. The accused assailant will be referred to as he/him. Jane Roe said she was raped as…
Free Speech Wall: Different quarter, different meaning?
Two demonstrations of the First Amendment were notably absent from Cal Poly’s campus Fall 2018: the Free Speech Wall and the protests against it. For those who missed it, there is no reason to worry; the Cal Poly College Republicans…
Cal Poly’s Faculty in Residence pilot program allow students the opportunity to connect with professors outside the classroom
The occasional distant echo of a door slamming shut followed by footsteps running down the corridor past his apartment had biological sciences sophomore Andrew Frauenpreis in wonder.
Get up close and personal with the interactive art of Rachel Alman
There’s a lot to see in Rachel Alman’s Walter F. Dexter Building studio. Stacked in one corner are metal shards, bits of springs and piles of fabric. In another stands a headless mannequin child covered in paper cutouts of cat…
What’s changed since the St. Fratty’s Day roof collapse? We talked to one of the survivors about the close call
On March 7, 2015, Cal Poly made national headlines when a St. Patrick’s Day celebration — commonly referred to as St. Fratty’s Day in San Luis Obispo — ended in a roof collapse and nine injured party goers. The event…
Students to race Hyperloop pod at SpaceX headquarters
Cal Poly Hyperloop President and mechanical engineering senior Sam Flood and his team only had 15 minutes to answer questions fired at them before the Skype call was cut off. The stakes were high – on the other end of…
Meet the Cal Poly student using fantastical, dystopian paintings to showcase queer resilience
A shirtless, brawny man speckled with bruises and bloody cuts stands practically nude. Clad in only a lavender bondage harness and tight Speedo-style neon underwear, he wields a knife in one hand and a rosary in the other. Most of…
Equine science class allows non-animal science majors to work with baby horses
It is nighttime and the street lights are illuminating the Poly Canyon Village apartments. Inside, child development junior Kim Dougherty is getting ready for bed. Her face is washed and her hair is thrown up into a ponytail. It is…