Cole Pressler, Author at Mustang News

In KINE 307, students give back to the community. But they say it changed their lives, too.

by Cole Pressler January 27, 2025

Paige Rightmire thought that she was in charge of directions. Her partner was blind, after all.
But on the front half of the tandem bicycle, Rightmire was lost. She had led them both onto Los Osos Valley Road, as cars whizzed past them.

Election Coverage

Locals register to vote on Election Day at San Luis Obispo polling locations

by Katy Clark and Cole Pressler November 5, 2024November 5, 2024

Community member Will Sani arrived at the Ludwick Community Center polling station on the morning of Election Day knowing he still had to register to vote.

MNTV

Local festival brings craft beer, Cal Poly alumni to Central Coast

by Cole Pressler April 3, 2024January 31, 2025

The San Luis Obispo craft beer fest has been held for more than a decade, bringing the regions best brewers—and a slew of Cal Poly grads who treat the event like a reunion—to the Madonna Expo Center. Reporter Cole Pressler visited the festival to learn more.

Features

How a Cal Poly math professor creates art through the perfect slice

by Cole Pressler March 18, 2024

Jonathan Shapiro’s backyard over-looks the grass fields at the school where he’s taught math for more than a quarter-century.

MNTV

Butterfly sanctuary provides shelter to insects, community for humans

by Cole Pressler February 19, 2024January 31, 2025

The Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove is a popular winter breeding spot for a monarch butterfly population that’s been increasingly at risk in recent years. Reporter Cole Pressler visited the sanctuary at the end of the season to learn more.

Eight people arrested at Palestine protest outside Cal Poly Rec Center

by Amelia Wu, Cole Pressler and Elizabeth Wilson January 23, 2024January 24, 2024

University Police (CPPD) and San Luis Obispo Police (SLOPD) officers arrested eight people for reportedly trying to break into the university’s winter career fair during a planned protest in support of Palestinian citizens around noon. The “majority” of those arrested were not Cal Poly students, according to a message from President Armstrong, sent to the […]

Opinion

On the killing floor: Watching a cow slaughter for the first time

by Cole Pressler January 19, 2024

I had recently been critically exploring my relationship with food. Rather than going through the motions of eating, I wanted to be in tune with what I ate, where it came from and how it made me feel.

The Hill

‘It’s not enough food’: Students battle food insecurity as campus meal plans exceed cost of other options

by Cole Pressler November 15, 2023November 20, 2023

Mandatory dining plans are a rite of passage for college freshmen across the nation who have to endure powdered eggs, soggy pasta and frozen tortillas.

But Cal Poly’s freshman plans are among the most expensive of any public school in California — and prices for packaged food and items are disproportionately high compared to off-campus grocery stores.

Cal Poly Cross Country takes home Big West Championship for second consecutive year

by Cole Pressler October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

Despite an injury from the men’s side and the women’s highest placement in the race being fourth, Cal Poly Cross Country won the Big West Championship on back-to-back years.

Campus Dining

Your questions about Mustang Meal Share, answered

by Cole Pressler June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

When the school year ends, students’ unused Dining Dollars are automatically reabsorbed into the Cal Poly Corporation that runs Campus Dining. The only way to keep that leftover money is with the purchase of a new meal plan for the next school year. But there is one other place surplus dollars can go: Mustang Meal […]

Local, News, Top Stories

Meet the faces of the San Luis Obispo Skate Park

by Cole Pressler May 25, 2023

Most people have never seen Andrew Johnson — known only as “Drewman” to most — outside the park. Drewman, 23, stays at the San Luis Obispo Skate Park from dawn until dusk most days. He used to sleep there sometimes, too. “Not anymore,” he said. “Cops kick you out at 10. If they come through, […]

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