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Beta Theta Pi members seen punishing brother with method similar to waterboarding
A video obtained by Mustang News shows what one witness described as members in Beta Theta Pi hazing a member in a method similar to waterboarding. The university is investigating Beta. However, they are not currently under any form of suspension, according to the Cal Poly chapter investigations and sanctions listings. “I can confirm that […]
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Need for speed: Cal Poly students set American collegiate speed record with human-powered vehicle
Cal Poly shattered a record held for the past 27 years on Sept. 13 with a vehicle powered entirely by muscular strength.
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Professor no longer employed by Cal Poly after using his phone to look up a colleague’s skirt
After being sentenced to five years of probation for using his phone to take photos up a colleague’s skirt, psychology professor Jason Williams is no longer employed at Cal Poly as of Friday, Sept. 20.
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Student Nicole Scalone’s BAC was three times the legal limit in fatal Highway 101 crash
After nearly a month it was revealed, business administration senior Nicole Scalone had a blood alcohol concentration of .24 when she hit and killed Los Osos resident Anthony Scott Au, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Poelking. Scalone’s BAC was approximately three times the legal limit to drive. Scalone was driving in the wrong […]
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Only 2,000 students voted on the new logo. Neither of the proposals were the final version.
The new Cal Poly logo is in full effect, across campus and Cal Poly’s website and social media accounts. Last graduating class was the first to have the new logo stamped on their diploma. When campus contractor SimpsonScarborough sent out a survey to determine student reactions to proposed logo changes, only 2,000 students responded. Fifty […]
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Vehicle hits study room wall at Academy Chorro student apartments
A vehicle hit the wall of a study room at The Academy Chorro student apartments after a two-car collision on Foothill Boulevard Friday, May 17 around 3:00 p.m. Despite initial 911 call reports, there were no injuries in the collision, according to San Luis Obispo Police (SLOPD) Sargent Trevor Shalhoob. Video by Sydney Brandt SLOPD […]
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Update: El Campo Road closure to proceed after judge lifts temporary stay of project, lawsuit likely to continue
Update Saturday, May 18 Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) will likely continue the lawsuit to ensure Caltrans acts on traffic safety problems along the Highway 101 corridor between Los Berros Road near Nipomo and Traffic Way near Arroyo Grande, according to James Grant. However, the project to restrict left-hand turns at El Campo Road and three […]
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Family of Jordan Grant calls for boycott after winery stops closing of El Campo Road crossing
Work to restrict left-hand turns at El Campo Road and three other Highway 101 crossings was delayed after a local winery filed a lawsuit against Caltrans. The family of Cal Poly student Jordan Grant, who was killed in October 2018 at the crossing, is calling for a boycott of Laetitia Vineyard and Winery. Owned by […]
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ASI president and San Luis Obispo mayor reflect on diversity and inclusion a year after blackface
San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon and Associated Students, Inc. President and political science junior Jasmin Fashami sat down with Mustang News for a Q&A about the blackface incident one year later. The questions and responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. Mustang News: Is the blackface incident something that you could have seen […]
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County board supports eliminating left hand turns at El Campo Road, the site where freshman Jordan Grant was killed
For the parents of computer science freshman Jordan Grant, recommendations made during the Wednesday, April 3 San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) board meeting meant victory in their battle to close the crossing at El Campo Road and prevent any further deaths where their son was killed. The board voted to recommend eliminating left […]