The California State University system needs more oversight and accountability for Title IX reports, according to a recently completed yearlong assessment from the Cozen O’Connor law firm. Since March 2022, […]
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Posted inAdministration
Title IX report recommends increased staffing, funding to address systemic issues across CSU
A glimpse of the Cal State Title IX preliminary review reveals severe shortcomings of staffing and funding for campus resources. The Cozen O’Connor law firm summarized its year-long analysis at […]
Posted inCrime
Cal Poly Military Science Department Head arrested for spying on girls in dressing rooms
A US Army officer who led Cal Poly’s ROTC program has been arrested on suspicion of spying on minors in multiple dressing rooms. Lt. Col. Jacob Sweatland, 39, was arrested […]
Posted inNews
Free COVID-19 tests available at student centers on campus
Campus Health and Wellbeing obtained 11,000 free COVID-19 test kits from the California Department of Public Health as part of a grant the university received, the university told Mustang News […]
Posted inKristin Smart Case
Kristin Smart murder trial nears its end, impact still seen on Cal Poly campus
Content warning: This article mentions sexual assault. After experiencing half of her first year at college from home, history junior Michelle Mueller received her housing assignment in December 2020. It […]
Posted inCover Story
‘In it for each other’: Understaffed SLO Days leaders raise concerns of unpaid overtime
This story comes from The Hill, a team of data analysts and reporters focused on data-driven and investigative stories at Mustang News. Click here to read more stories from The Hill. For […]
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COVID-19 symptom screenings and vaccinations decrease from last fall
Student vaccination rates for fall quarter dropped 12% from last fall, largely due to changes in enrollment and vaccine reporting to the university. As of Sept. 23, the student vaccination […]
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Resigned CSU Chancellor ignored sexual misconduct complaints. Now, he’s set to teach at Cal Poly
Former CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro will begin as a tenured professor at Cal Poly, after reports of him mishandling sexual misconduct complaints, Cal Poly confirmed to Mustang News on Friday. […]
Posted inen Español
La administración de Cal Poly elimina los protocolos de COVID-19 para el trimestre de otoño: haciendo ‘lo mejor que podemos’
Editor’s note: El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Yarely De La Cruz. Por tantos cambios con las regulaciones de COVID-19 durante el […]
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Cal Poly administration drops COVID-19 protocols for fall quarter: Doing ‘the best that we can’
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the Mustang News September print issue, available at newsstands around campus. In spring, closing out a year of back-and-forth with COVID-19 regulations on […]
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Witnesses say Paul Flores admitted to burying Kristin Smart, reported to police years later
Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. A witness who testified that Paul […]