Be aware of sexual assault: Men aren’t lions; women aren’t meat

It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and in honor of its victims everywhere, I decided to discuss it.

Positive vibes: the therapeutic effects of music

Ever heard a song on the radio that reminds you of the past, so you melodramatically turned to look out the window with one elegant tear rolling down your cheek like you’re a character in a movie?

May the odds be ever in your flavors: The Fro-Yo Games of SLO

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net When Darlene Howard went through chemotherapy in Orange County, she couldn’t keep any food down — except frozen yogurt. But when Howard tried frozen yogurt in San Luis Obispo, she got sick. San Luis Obispo’s frozen yogurt…

University Barber Shop brings old-school charm and cuts

Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net Gray hairs fall to the black-and-white checkered floor. “Have you been to the gym yet today?” Eva Pierson, a barber at University Barber Shop on Foothill Boulevard, asks the man in her chair, her voice ringing out…

Get in touch with your inner artist: creative campus clubs

Cal Poly is home to a number of clubs and organizations, giving students the opportunity to broaden their horizons and meet new people. Some of these clubs even present students with the opportunity to exercise the right side of their…

War Story

Rhiannon Kelly is an English freshman and Mustang Daily fiction contributor. The only thing he knew for certain was that he was dying. It seemed so long ago that he’d somehow found himself at the base, running through a battery…

After the dust settles: a firsthand account of Coachella Weekend One

J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com At the end, the faces of festival-goers were caked with explosions of dirt and green paint as they reveled in the conclusion of their three days in the desert. Those mementos were all that remained from their…

Spicy vegetables: the sex talk you need, the way you want it

Julianne Roth is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily sex columnist.  Bland, raw broccoli offends me. From its texture to its smell and its plain, dirt taste. But we’d all rather eat our vegetables than have to listen to a…

Required viewing: humanities and LAES bring ‘must-see’ films to campus

Kassi Luja kassiluja.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly community now has the opportunity to embark on a cinematic adventure each Wednesday night this quarter, thanks to the humanities and liberal arts and engineering studies (LAES) departments. The two recently teamed up to put on a “must-see film”…

Two bands that will rock SLO

Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net On one hand, the twangy, confessional rock songs of an indie-rock mainstay. On the other, four confessed bowl-packers’ beach-ready odes to all things chill. For those interested in any of the above shenanigans, two upcoming San Luis Obispo performances…

Murdock takes the reins as SLO social media ambassador

J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com Bentley Murdock is a new kind of ambassador. He won’t travel to foreign countries or meet with leaders to determine global policy, but he’ll direct social media for San Luis Obispo in an attempt to drive virtual…