Video by Austin Linthicum & Connor McCarthy Three candidates are campaigning to be the 2019-2020 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president. The president represents the Cal Poly student body and works closely with university administration. Alex Bires Journalism freshman Alex Bires…
From the Eyes of a Diversity and Inclusion Editor
Monique Ejenuko is a journalism junior and Mustang News Diversity and Inclusion Editor.
Being Brown in a Crowd of White
Prerna Aneja is a business administration sophomore and sports intern.
Gas prices in SLO are now more expensive than San Francisco as the county average hits $4.061
California gas price averages exceed $4 dollars for the first time in five years.
Cal Poly’s Open House is back in full swing one year after protests dominated the club showcase
Starting today, Cal Poly is welcoming current and prospective students, family members and returning alumni to the San Luis Obispo community for its 26th annual Open House. Open House events will begin Thursday, April 11 and run through Saturday, April…
A senior turned her story into a sexual assault investigation of 61 student survivors
In 1995, Safer — an on-campus confidential advocacy, education and support program concerning sexual assault, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking — painted red hands at reported sexual assault locations and started the Red Handprint campaign. Twenty-three red…
Now you can skip the line at Starbucks as mobile ordering comes to many Campus Dining venues
As of Spring 2019, Subway, Julian’s Cafe in Kennedy Library, the Julian A. McPhee University Union (UU) Starbucks and a number of other Campus Dining venues are offering mobile ordering through the app Tapingo. Tapingo is an app that offers…
The 79th annual Poly Royal Rodeo is right around the corner
The highly anticipated rodeo event is almost ready to shine during this Open House weekend.
PCW had highest turnout to date with more than 300 admitted students attending
PolyCultural Weekend (PCW) set a record this year as students from more than 30 campus cultural organizations came together to host the highest number of admitted underrepresented students to date. For the weekend, 325 students were each placed with a…
San Luis Obispo’s very own Sprouts Farmers Market now open
San Luis Obispo’s Promenade shopping center has seen megastores like Gap and Forever 21 come and go, but now the space has been filled by Sprouts Farmers Market. This 30,000-square-foot specialty chain grocery store, stocked with a range of organic…
Diversity initiatives explained: How campus climate has become a top Cal Poly priority
There is no question diversity has been a longstanding issue at Cal Poly — from a noose, Confederate flag and racial slurs found at the Crop Science House in 2008 to the blackface incident at a gangster-themed Lambda Chi Alpha…