The driver killed in the accident has been identified as 18-year-old Zachary Andrew Harris of South Lake Tahoe.
Upstander Week honors 10-year anniversary of Carson Starkey’s death
Ten years ago, on Dec. 2, 2008, Carson Starkey passed away due to acute alcohol poisoning during a Cal Poly fraternity hazing incident. To observe the 10-year anniversary of Starkey’s death and to encourage bystanders to take action in potentially…
How “Earn While You Learn” became “Learn by Doing”
If you were a mechanics student at Cal Poly in 1903, odds are you were laying foundations and hammering together buildings. If you were studying agriculture, you were building roads and planting trees. In a couple of years, you or…
Alternative ink: Meet the students doing their own stick and poke tattoos
Students and professional stick ‘n’ poke tattoo artists from Tradition Tattoo explained their relationship and journey with the DIY form of tattoos.
Four women will sit on San Luis Obispo’s City Council for the first time
Echoing the pattern across the nation, San Luis Obispo’s midterm election brought about notable firsts, including the first time San Luis Obispo City Council will consist of four women. It is also believed that Erica Stewart is the first Black…
Smoky skies over Cal Poly: Students affected by fires raging across California
Three major fires in northern and southern California have set ablaze thousands of acres prompting evacuation orders for more than 250,000 people. Since Thursday, Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire have burned a combined total of more than 87,000 acres in…
Heidi Harmon wins second term as San Luis Obispo mayor
Heidi Harmon will be the mayor of San Luis Obispo for a second term, beating out challengers Keith Gurnee and Donald Hedrick.
The last-minute midterm election guide you need
Voter registration for young people is up across the country and Cal Poly has the most new student voter registrations of any school in California. Despite that, less than 20 percent of young people voted in the 2014 midterm elections. A recent…
Here’s what you missed at the SLO Mayoral Debate with Harmon and Gurnee
Find out where mayoral candidates’ stood on issues such as affordable housing and lack of diversity at Mustang News Mayoral Debate.
Get to know Men’s Soccer senior goalkeeper Simon Boehme
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer senior goalkeeper Simon Boehme has been a cornerstone for the Mustangs. The Denmark native is third in Cal Poly program history with a .771 save percentage and fifth in program history with a 1.33 goals against…