Student runs for Miss California USA

When business administration senior Heather Hays told her kindergarten class she wanted to be a princess when she grew up, her teacher told her to pick something more realistic. More than 16 years later, Hays is living proof that being…

KCPR ‘gets it in’ with sex talk show

Denzel Quarterman Special to the Mustang Daily The first quarter of the school year is almost over and you’ve had plenty of time to get to know people in your classes. Throughout the quarter, you’ve always had your eye on…

Catalonia caught in the crossfire

J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist.  If you thought the United States presidential election was heated, the politicization of daily life in Barcelona is a full-blown wildfire. On Nov. 25, the citizens of…

‘Rocky Horror’ continues tradition in SLO

Kelly Trom ktrom@mustangdaily.net What do a piece of toast, a newspaper and a water gun all have in common? “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” It’s provocative, it’s interactive and it’s coming to San Luis Obispo at Fremont Theatre on Thursday. “The…

EDM artists make splashes in October

Kyle Loomis is a journalism senior and Mustang Daily music columnist. October has come and gone, and some great new albums were released, especially in the electronic dance music (EDM) genre. In the same tradition as my other album reviews,…

Fighting decibels with decibels: music festival aims to raise awareness about seismic testing

Mustang Daily Staff Report arts@mustangdaily.net Music and nature will join hands this Sunday when the Citizens Opposing Acoustic Seismic Testing (COAST) alliance hosts the “S.O.S. Save Our Seas” music festival in Morro Bay. The festival is an effort “to give…

Airplanes (in the night sky)

Alicia Freeman is a graduate student and Mustang Daily poetry contributor. *A Zombie Interlude* Watch me carve our names Into that graffitied bench (or that dancing hobo’s neck.) Sometimes when I think of life, I think it’s all an apocalypse…

Getting crafty: ASI Fall Craft fair coming to UU

Back in kindergarten, arts and crafts were a daily staple — with a noodle necklace Mom and a handprint turkey for Dad. But as students grew older, and other hobbies take precedence, arts and crafts tend to fall by the…

Gregory Heath on exercise: ‘More of the Same is Not Enough’

Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. It’s that time of the year where we go from tanning at the Recreation Center between classes to digging up our rain boots and scarves. That’s right: November is…

Finding authentic Italian eats

Erica Husting a journalism junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist.  It was the perfect setting. On the final leg of a jam-packed weekend traveling through Southern Italy, I found myself in Naples, sitting at a table clad in a…

Local divers compete in underwater pumpkin carving contest

Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net Halloween festivities just got a little spookier. Instead of carving pumpkins in the well-lit, dry safety of their own homes, local divers took to the seas and carved pumpkins in the bone-chilling dark green waters of Morro…