San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) is investigating architectural engineering senior Michael Trunko for harassment, according to Officer Larry Edwards. Trunko came forward with a video of Beta Theta Pi members waterboarding a member a few weeks after attending a…
Beta members under OSRR investigation over waterboarding video
According to a statement from Beta, an Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities investigation is only looking into individuals at the moment, not the entire fraternity.
Beta Theta Pi members seen punishing brother with method similar to waterboarding
A video obtained by Mustang News shows what one witness described as members in Beta Theta Pi hazing a member in a method similar to waterboarding. The university is investigating Beta. However, they are not currently under any form of…
A change of pace: A group of retired administrators and professors have been exercising around Cal Poly for decades
Nearly five days a week when the sun is out, students can see a group of older men walking their way around campus at about 11 a.m. In the 1970s Cal Poly students saw some of that same group running…
Business administration senior Nicole Scalone dies in collision
Business administration senior Nicole Scalone died in a car accident the morning of Wednesday, June 12. She was expected to graduate at the Spring 2019 commencement ceremony this weekend. She will be posthumously awarded her degree, according to a campus-wide…
Truck carrying supplies for graduation crashes into Highland Bridge
A delivery truck transporting canopies for graduation hit the Highland bridge Wednesday, June 12 around 6 p.m. The truck exceeded the height restriction of the bridge. According to Walker-Lewis Rents Delivery Driver Albert Biscarra, another truck was sent after the…
After recent bike theft spike, UPD is seeking help to identify a suspect
University Police Department sees rise in bike thefts since May 1.
Cal Poly announces $700 million fundraising campaign, the largest in the university’s history
Cal Poly announced a $700 million fundraising campaign named the Power of Doing at this year’s Evening of Green & Gold, an annual event recognizing the university’s top supporters. Although the campaign’s public phase was announced Friday, May 3, the…
ASI Student Government voter turnout reaches historic low at 14 percent
Voter turnout in Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Student Government elections has been increasing over the past 10 years, but took a sharp turn this year with only 14.7 percent of Cal Poly students voting, according to an ASI press release.
Reporting on diversity as a Latina at Cal Poly
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…
Cal Poly students severely injured in head-on fatal collision, one student in critical condition
Three Cal Poly students were injured in a fatal head-on collision Saturday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m. One is in critical condition. Art and design juniors Erica Kemp, Mariana Silverman and Keilani Waxdeck were traveling east on Highway 166 in…