Mustang News Video Reporter Ellie Spink guides students through the saliva testing process… ** This video was filmed on March 12, 2021. Cal Poly testing officials now recommend that students receive their six-digit registration code at least one hour in advance of testing, not 30 minutes, in order to decrease the chance of delay in […]
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Shayna Lynch offers advice to the next ASI President
No two weeks are exactly alike for ASI President Shayna Lynch. One week she might learn the challenges of geolocating students for campus testing, and another week she might work with students to draft a new scholarship. One thing is for sure, Lynch’s past three years on ASI student government prepared her well to balance […]
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SLO County Court decreases Ruben Flores’ bail
The San Luis Obispo County Court on Wednesday, April 21 lowered bail by $200,000 with bail bond conditions for Ruben Flores, who is accused of accessory after the fact for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. Judge Craig Van Rooyen set Flores’ bail to $50,000 upon defense attorney Harold Mesick’s request to change the initial […]
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Five Cal Poly students get the COVID-19 vaccine
Mustang News spoke to five Cal Poly students who received COVID-19 vaccines. This is what the students said about their symptoms, motivations and hesitations about getting the vaccine.
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Meet SLO Street Medics
The Slo Street Medics are a local group of volunteers with varying medical experience who provide medical support to local organizations and people. A few community members started this group in July as a response to the George Floyd murder; a group of local people felt the need to form a medical group that would […]
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Cal Poly Marching Band hosts first virtual Bandfest
Wind Ensemble, Wind Orchestra and Cal Poly Marching Band practiced for weeks to create the first virtual Bandfest. Students performed in small groups on campus a few days before the event and Music Directors Nick Waldron and Chris Woodruff edited Zoom student-recorded pieces onto the screen. The finished performance was released on Nov. 15. To […]
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Meet Black Hill Gang, San Luis Obispo’s trail maintenance group
The group clears brush from trails, creates new trails, takes down old trails and even builds barriers for rundown areas. They worked on the Hazard Reef Trail for almost a year creating a new trail and getting rid of the old one.
Posted in2020 Election
Watch: Meet San Luis Obispo’s City Council candidates
Two seats on the San Luis Obispo City Council are up for election Nov. 3.
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Meet San Luis Obispo Mayoral Candidate: Donald Hedrick
This is Hedrick’s sixth time running for San Luis Obispo mayor.
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Local surfer brings surfboard swap to San Luis Obispo
Surfers packed into the Field Day Coffee parking lot to check out some new boards at the Surfboard Buy, Trade and Swap event on Oct. 3. Surfers brought boards to sell, trade or buy. The swap was put on by local surfboard shaper and owner of Somma Special Designs, Shea Somma. Somma wanted to bring […]
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New Vista Grande dining facility now open
The new Cal Poly dining facility offers students a wide range of meal choices and outdoor seating.