The stress was intolerable. As the thought of college, relationships and jobs surfaced all at once in his mind, Andrew Jones was overwhelmed behind the driver’s wheel one night. He turned off the radio in his car, and began to speak to the one person he could rely on most in his life: God. As […]
Author Archives: Bella Cox
Bella Cox is a news reporter and journalism major. She joined MMG because she hopes to one day work at a newspaper or magazine and wanted to gain more experience. She also knows how important journalism is to the world because they are documenting history, and she’s grateful to be apart of that. Outside of Mustang News, she is a member of Cal Polys’ Her Campus chapter, where she loves to write longer-form stories and about pop culture. In her free time, she enjoys reading and dreaming about what her life could be!
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Bella Cox | You don’t learn to swim by reading about water
My time in Mustang News narrows down to one lesson: there is no such thing as the perfect time to do anything. If you don’t open yourself up to new opportunities, you will continue passing up every good thing that comes your way, waiting for the perfect time to pounce at a fresh opportunity you […]
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‘We need to work as a community’: Students call for pest control changes
In Fall of 2025, Seeta Sistla noticed a build up of rodenticide boxes, or bait boxes for rats and other pests, on campus. The natural resources management and environmental sciences professor emailed Cal Poly’s sustainability team and Facilities Customer and Business Services about the issue. After a month of email correspondence, she received an explanation […]
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Academic advising centers prepare semester resources
The semester system goes into effect 436 days from now, August 24, 2026. 62 weeks away; that’s 4 registration periods from now. Advisors in academic advising centers are currently working on semester conversion curriculum changes and new flowcharts for students to use and will be available for use starting this summer, according to Kiku Severson, […]
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Local SLO property managers are planning future leasing terms around semester conversion
Cal Poly students will need to adapt to new leasing dates and semester conversion planning, which will change the competitive process of finding housing, but will provide more flexibility for students and property managers in the long run.
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Cal Poly professor awaits verdict after seven-hour faculty hearing over pro-Palestinian protest involvement
English professor Shanae Martinez appeared before a faculty hearing committee yesterday to address a proposed two-quarter suspension without pay due to her involvement in pro-Palestinian protests last year. The seven-hour hearing concluded without a final decision, as the committee will now make a recommendation to Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong.
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Seven Cal Poly students win SLO CattleWomen scholarships
Seven Cal Poly students were awarded scholarships by the San Luis Obispo County CattleWomen organization ranging from $1,000 to $2,000
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Cal Poly startup wins $125,000 at AngelCon pitch competition
GreenSight Technologies won $125,000 in equity-backed funding as the investor choice winner of the eighth annual AngelCon hosted by the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center, while ODIN Diagnostics took home the Audience Choice award.
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Student innovation takes center stage at Design Village’s 50th anniversary
Teams from Cal Poly and community colleges across California earned first-place honors in construction, innovation and theme categories at the 50th anniversary of Design Village, held Saturday afternoon in the Architecture Graveyard.
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Cal Poly relocates multiple cultural centers and support programs to optimize campus facilities
Multiple Cal Poly cultural centers and support programs will be relocated to Bldg. 15 this summer as part of the campuswide Space Optimization effort.
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Melody Gist steps into the spotlight as Cal Poly Rodeo Queen
Melody Gist, a biochemistry freshman at Cal Poly, was crowned Miss Cal Poly Rodeo 2025 and will serve as the program’s representative in and out of the arena until April 2026, while also competing in barrel racing and goat tying events.