After a year and a half online and two quarters of masks required in classrooms, Cal Poly removed their masking requirement for spring quarter, making it optional in the classroom and other university facilities like the Recreation Center or Kennedy Library. After a week without the requirement, some Cal Poly students are adapting while others […]
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Culinary Community Expands at Cal Poly
On Jan. 27 there was an open potluck inviting all Cal Poly students and community members interested in culinary arts. This event was hosted by statistics senior Rachel Castellino, who said she planned the evening with hopes of bringing people in the local culinary space together. “I never had a community honestly; it was only […]
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Listen: Cal Poly Grad Opens Online Gift Shop Inside the Box
Whether it’s a friend’s birthday or another holiday, Inside the Box, a new online gift shop, may be able to help with the gift-giving. In an email to Mustang News, Inside the Box founder and Cal Poly graduate Kylie Crow said that after losing her job during the pandemic, she was looking for a way […]
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Listen: University Union construction causes limited campus dining options
Cal Poly’s popular dining complexes –– the Ave, 805 and Poly Deli –– are currently under construction until the spring of 2023. This leaves students with less dining options than years past. Andrea Burns, the Associate Director of Cal Poly Corporation, said she is aware of the lack of current options and that the university […]
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A look back at Standing with Survivors Cal Poly
On Wednesday Oct. 27, Cal Poly’s Women in Business and the Women’s Network hosted a talk at the University Union (UU) in order to speak out against sexual assault on campus. The talk concluded with a walk to the Poly Canyon Hills, also known as Architecture Graveyard, where recent sexual assaults have taken place on […]
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Cal Poly students screen films at SLO International Film Festival
Students in the Cinematic Process and Advanced Digital Video classes had the opportunity to write, direct and produce their own short films this school year. Their short films are being premiered through the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. The Festival itself consists of six days dedicated to premiering films and hosting Q&A’s from all […]
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COVID-safe activities in San Luis Obispo on Valentine’s Day
The city of San Luis Obispo set up COVID-19 safe activities that you can do with your significant other this Valentine’s Day. The Downtown SLO Business Association has made it their mission this year to make holidays special with their initiative of “light up downtown,” in lieu of the normal events the city used to […]
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Students and parents hesitate to rent off campus for the fall
After a long virtual year, the search for off-campus housing looks different than it has in the past. Some parents want their students to have a college experience, but they also find it difficult to make a financial commitment.
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The Miley Cyrus journey
This article first appeared on KCPR.org. Mustang Media Group is a student-run organization that encompasses Mustang News and KCPR. They collaborate to cover news, arts and culture for Cal Poly and the greater San Luis Obispo community. Miley Cyrus won our hearts when she starred as the lead role in “Hannah Montana” and has been in […]