Cal Poly must appeal. Whitewashing history and rewriting record books is one of the NCAA’s favorite pastimes, so a reversal is unlikely. But there’s honor in standing up for your athletic department and its student-athletes.
Letter to the Editor: A Response to A Year After Blackface
Lisa Okafor is a student at San Jose State. The views reflected in this letter to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News’ editorial coverage. This letter has been edited for clarity. Dear Editor, After reading the…
Welcome back, Lambda Chi
Allowing Lambda Chi to participate in Winter Rush, rather than being fully suspended, denotes that Cal Poly offers little to no sympathy to the students who were genuinely hurt by the abhorrent actions that occurred last spring.
Cal Poly needs to stop capitalizing on war
Olivia Peluso is an English junior and Mustang News opinion editor. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Walk through the halls of Cal Poly’s science buildings and you will find laboratories with signs commemorating companies like…
Reporting on diversity as a Latina at Cal Poly
Cassandra Garibay is a journalism junior, current news editor and future managing editor of Mustang News. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. My name is Cassandra Rose, a name carefully chosen by my parents, Hector…
President Armstrong’s response to “The Clapback”
Jeffery Armstrong is the ninth president of Cal Poly. Sexual misconduct is not welcome on our campus. It is heartbreaking, abhorrent and against everything for which our university stands. Unfortunately, it is also a reality on our campus and in…
The tragedy of the Free Speech Wall
Jaxon Silva is a civil engineering freshman and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I stopped midway in transit to see a wall had been erected on Dexter Lawn. Sprays of colorful sharpie filled…
Letter to the Editor: The City of San Luis Obispo responds to lack of street lights
Daryl Grigsby is the public works director for the City of San Luis Obispo. This letter has been edited for clarity. Today, Mustang News published an article titled, “Despite city goal, only one new street light is to be installed…
What closing Kennedy Library looks like for students
Imagine all five floors of Robert E. Kennedy Library as they are on a weekday here at Cal Poly, full of students. Next, imagine these hundreds of students in the library at a given time forced to relocate elsewhere on…
The Tragedy of the Tiny Desk
We’ve all been there. We’ve all been late to class only to find that we are stuck with an abomination to all of mankind for the next few hours: the tiny desk.
California’s minimum wage went up again in 2019: Here are the pros and cons
In January, California took the next step to increasing the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.