Mustang News reporter Sydney Brandt brings you this week’s top stories: Two decades later, Supreme Court upholds death sentence for the sexual assault and murder of two college students Storm forecasted to bring heavy rain and wind to San Luis…
MN Now: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020
Mustang News reporter Sam Spitz brings you this week’s top stories: An intruder forced his way into City Hall: leaders are calling attention to the increased risks government officials face San Luis Obispo “flipped the switch” to Monterey Community Power,…
Students shooting hoops on unicycles go viral on social media
A recent video of the unicycle club has circulated around the Cal Poly community, showing unicycle club members playing basketball while atop the single-wheeled cycles.
Mustang Gameday: Men’s Basketball vs CSUN
On the first Mustang Gameday of the basketball season, anchors Sydney Finkel and Sam Spitz preview Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s home game versus CSUN. Cal Poly will look to bounce back from its Blue-Green Rivalry defeat against UC Santa Barbara…
Trans students couldn’t get hormone replacement therapy on campus. Now they can
“[HRT] is primary care. It’s not specialty care, and some voices in the community will like to say oh that’s specialty care,” Pride Center Coordinator Samuel Byrd said. “This is allowing people to feel comfortable in their skin and allowing them to navigate our community, that’s primary.”
Climbing Cal Poly: Why some students find their passion on the rocks
San Luis Obispo’s scenic landscape and sprawling hills make a perfect hub for a bustling rock climbing community. But, one of the most crowded climbing spots in San Luis Obispo is not tucked away in a wooded grove or atop a ridge — it lies right on Cal Poly’s campus.
Beyond boots & cats: How beatboxers make music
From music production and a capella groups to simply spitting beats to blow off steam, these students have brought beatboxing to Cal Poly. And they said they would like to see more of it here.
MN Now: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Mustang News reporter Kiersten Stevens brings you this week’s top stories: At-risk patient located after escaping from San Luis Obispo mental health facility Men’s Basketball takes down Siena 70-66 in first win of the season over a Division I opponent…
Cal Poly climate strike calls for youth to take action
Students traded their notebooks for picket signs and swarmed the University Union to protest climate change inaction Friday, Dec. 6. Sunrise SLO, an organization dedicated to creating a movement against climate change, planned the strike to compel government officials to…
MN Now: Monday, Dec. 9, 2019
Mustang News reporter Natalie Young brings you this week’s top stories: Nonprofit Sunrise Movement organization hosts climate strike in University Union Cal Poly professors can choose between PolyLearn and Canvas starting Winter 2020 Cal Poly gets gold in sustainability, ranking…
SLOcalized Episode 4: Uber and Lyft services may be changing come January 2020
SLOcalized breaks down the nation’s top stories for Cal Poly students. Learn about what’s going on and why it matters with each episode hosted by Mustang News reporter Kallyn Hobmann. Prices may rise while availability drops for rideshare companies like…