Susan Miller was four years out of Cal Poly’s journalism program in 1989 when she worked as a cashier at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. Unbeknownst to her coworkers, however, she was really working under deep cover as a spy for the CIA. Just a short walk from Red Square, she would sneak upstairs to […]
Author Archives: Carly Heltzel
Carly Heltzel is the News Editor and a fourth year journalism major. She joined MMG her first year as a news reporter, wrote for Arts and Student Life her second year and served as the Print/Copy Editor last year. Carly also publishes a daily newsletter called Morning, Mustang that summarizes the top Cal Poly, SLO and California stories every weekday. In her free time, she runs for Cal Poly Distance Club and enjoys being outdoors by hiking and backpacking. She is also minoring in City and Regional Planning as well as Media Arts, Society and Technology.
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Cal Poly’s St. Patrick’s music festival sold out in less than three minutes
Less than three minutes after going on sale, tickets sold out for Cal Poly’s Morning on the Green – A Mustang Music Festival. The event is intended to drive students away from the illegal street partying that has destroyed neighborhoods for over a decade. The university limited the concert to 5,000 tickets, or roughly 22% […]
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Trial date set for former Cal Poly student who fired gun on campus
Former Cal Poly student Charles Hojaboom will stand trial starting April 22, the court ruled Wednesday. The 20-year-old allegedly fired a gun on campus multiple times. The prosecution said the trial will take a week and a half of full-day sessions to present evidence to a jury before a verdict is reached. After his lawyer […]
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Eight Vista Grande restaurants achieve Certified Green Restaurant status
All eight of Vista Grande’s second-floor restaurants earned Certified Green Restaurants status from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) last month, according to Campus Dining.
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Studio art seniors showcase Bachelors of Fine Arts show
Throughout her time as a studio art major, senior April Marshall said she had a bad habit of leaving highly toxic paint thinners open overnight.
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A fractured dance community, brought together under one roof
“Of course the dance community existed before us. But I feel like we’ve kind of brought them all into one place,” Alicia Aragon, the founder and co-owner of Nexus said.
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Panda Express to soft launch in 1901 Marketplace
This could put the fast-food chain on par with campus heavyweight Chick-Fil-A, whose revenue soared to among the top five locations in the nation, according to Dozier.
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A Cal Poly canvas course is covering the Sex Ed your teachers never did
The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) lab launched a sexual education canvas page last quarter with 10 modules covering all topics from the basics of “What is Sex?” to “Pornography” and “Sex Toys.”
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“Wear your vitamins”: Cal Poly alum launches homemade skin care brand
After two months of applying pumpkin seed oil twice daily, Cal Poly alumnus Julia Kelley’s acne had completely cleared. Now, nearly two years later, Kelley launched her own skin care company.
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Cal Poly Director of Jazz Studies resigns after alleged sexual misconduct, revealing past infractions
Editors note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Former Director of Jazz Studies Arthur White resigned following student allegations of sexual harassment spanning the 2022-23 school year, according to an article published Tuesday by The SLO Tribune. The story divulged multiple accusations of White’s sexual misconduct during […]
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10 Cal Poly students compete in the Electrical Contractors Innovation Challenge
As the sizzle of pancakes and smell of bacon drifted through the house of construction management junior Jake Weiss, his team of 10 students gathered around the living room. Sipping on orange juice, Weiss laid out the prompt of this year’s Electrical Contractors Innovation Challenge: to submit an electrical contractor’s proposal as if they are […]