TOP STORIES & Breaking News Cal Poly students share their reasons for choosing the university by Nishita Mukherjee Student Success Center construction causes sidewalk closures, detours by Katy Clark PHOTO ESSAY: Rodeo 2026 by Amery Gill Cal Poly students engage in debates with Christian minister at 4-hour event by Nishita Mukherjee and Emi Valero Martinez San Luis Obispo’s new Belonging Project initiative promotes diversity and inclusion by Alan Ko NEWS Local Live News University watch party marks alum Victor Glover’s historic return from Artemis II by Ashley Strain Majority of engineering students surveyed think year-round operations will harm Cal Poly by Alex Kohm Get to know the two students running for ASI president by Sam Fickett SLO spends more than $100K on St. Fratty’s police enforcement, exceeding last year by Sam Fickett Carbajal highlights local impact of Iran War during Santa Maria Railyard visit by Nishita Mukherjee ‘We need to work as a community’: Students call for pest control changes by Bella Cox PolyCultural Weekend and Open House merge, offering new track for prospective students by Katy Clark Cal Poly vigil honors Iranian lives lost to US airstrikes, crackdowns by Riya Minglani and Alyssa Parikh Listen to KCPR 91.3 FM FEATURES Arts and Student Life Cal Poly club builds custom 3D-printed mobility trainer for Toddler by Sydnie Bierma Behind BiCEP: How biomedical engineering students push the needle by Kimber Draughon Riding in their footsteps: family legacies live on in Cal Poly Rodeo by Sedona Harris Cal Poly chef to compete in regional culinary challenge by Kimber Draughon Waves of feminism on the Central Coast by Haley Ellis, Sydnie Bierma, Maddie Kuhns and Cait Flanagan Chemistry professor works on curing diseases with Cal Poly students by Teah Swartzon Aerospace professor’s dream takes flight with student-built airplane by Katy Clark Mustang Band to perform at San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade by Rebecca Von Tersch THE HILL Investigations and Data Names of students reveal underlying enrollment trends around gender and race by Sam Fickett San Luis Obispo Police issue record citations during ‘Halloweekend’ by Julia Aptekar, Amy Truong and Grace Gillio Cal Poly students favor Proposition 50 in survey results by Alie Hall, Grace Gillio and Maya Reiken Campus Health & Wellbeing is expanding their hours. But the changes may not be the best for students, union says by Jeremy Garza Cal Poly state funding cut by $9.7 million amid statewide budget deficit by Jeremy Garza Cal Poly doubles freshman housing cost over the past decade by Alie Hall Men have more places to pee in Cal Poly’s academic buildings by Jessica Carp and Jeremy Garza Student fees fund full-ride scholarship for ASI president, despite lack of student awareness by Angel Corzo OPINION Reflections on the rodeo as a first-timer by Kaylie Wang My hot takes on college dating: Warnings and ways to spend your limited time by Maddie Kuhns jdawg says: act nonchalant by JDAWG Every student should vote at ASI elections, they impact us more than we think by Kaylie Wang Gen Z has a battle between purity and partying by Mariko Garrett On-campus reproductive healthcare is more important than you might think by Avery Adelini The Cal State system has an enrollment problem by Shayna Gayer Review: Morning on the Green was a clever and exciting replacement to mayhem on the streets by Maddie Kuhns MORE NEWS SLO County allocates $100,000 to support children of immigrants affected by ICE by Angel Corzo ‘It never gets easier’: Mustang News reporters witnessed an ICE arrest in Santa Maria by Angel Corzo and Nicolas Nardi Cal Poly collective swaps ‘Diversity’ for ‘Development’ in name change by Alan Ko Cal Poly alum sets record for furthest distance from Earth on Artemis II mission by Katy Clark Amtrak Pacific Surfliner adds third daily trip from LA to San Luis Obispo by Avery Phillips How Cal Poly is exploring wildfires and their prevention by Jonathan Sze, Lauren Jones, Lauren Yoon and Max McCullough Former Cal Poly administrator to face trial for alleged lewd act on child by Alex Kohm Inside the California court system: How the courts represent San Luis Obispo by Oswaldo Soriano EN ESPAÑOL Estudiantes y facultad de Cal Poly reaccionan a las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra César Chávez by Isabella Beltran La Policía de San Luis Obispo disparó y mató a un hombre que portaba una réplica de un arma de fuego by Grace Gillio and Haydee Villanueva Detrás de escena de la producción y preparación de United Movement para Illuminate 2026 by Alyssa Parikh and Sophia Neal SPONSORED CONTENT Sponsored: Why is there a play house on Dexter Lawn? by Hailey Evans Downtown Centre Cinemas is here to stay by Samantha Orradre Feeling Pressured by Influencers? 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Cal Poly students engage in debates with Christian minister at 4-hour event by Nishita Mukherjee and Emi Valero Martinez
Majority of engineering students surveyed think year-round operations will harm Cal Poly by Alex Kohm
Cal Poly vigil honors Iranian lives lost to US airstrikes, crackdowns by Riya Minglani and Alyssa Parikh
San Luis Obispo Police issue record citations during ‘Halloweekend’ by Julia Aptekar, Amy Truong and Grace Gillio
Campus Health & Wellbeing is expanding their hours. But the changes may not be the best for students, union says by Jeremy Garza
Student fees fund full-ride scholarship for ASI president, despite lack of student awareness by Angel Corzo
Review: Morning on the Green was a clever and exciting replacement to mayhem on the streets by Maddie Kuhns
‘It never gets easier’: Mustang News reporters witnessed an ICE arrest in Santa Maria by Angel Corzo and Nicolas Nardi
How Cal Poly is exploring wildfires and their prevention by Jonathan Sze, Lauren Jones, Lauren Yoon and Max McCullough
Estudiantes y facultad de Cal Poly reaccionan a las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra César Chávez by Isabella Beltran
La Policía de San Luis Obispo disparó y mató a un hombre que portaba una réplica de un arma de fuego by Grace Gillio and Haydee Villanueva
Detrás de escena de la producción y preparación de United Movement para Illuminate 2026 by Alyssa Parikh and Sophia Neal
Undefeated streak comes to an end as Cal Poly Women’s Tennis splits weekend road matches by Grace Nishanian
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball contends with No. 1 Stanford, defeats No. 9 Cal in Center of Effort Challenge by Lilia McCann
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball falls just short of UCLA upset in day one of Center of Effort Challenge by Lilia McCann
