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Author Archives: Erin Yarwood
Erin Yarwood is a fourth-year Journalism major, minoring in Communications and Media Arts, Society & Technology. She has been writing for the Mustang news opinion team since her second year and involves writing relevant and entertaining articles for the Cal Poly community. In her free time you can find her playing rugby, at the beach or working on her podcast.
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You are what you wear
There are few times in a person’s life where they are given the opportunity to recreate themselves and stray from the persona they have formed, to become something new. Leaving home for the first time is the moment in most people’s lives where they take hold of this chance, when they feel drawn to redesign.
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Opinion: Why the Writers Guild of America is on strike and why you should care
Erin Yarwood is a journalism sophomore and a Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since May 2, 2023. The strike is in protest to the small pay that writers receive for composing work […]
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The ultimate college student Trader Joe’s haul
Erin Yarwood is a journalism sophomore and a Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Trader Joe’s is a taste tester’s dream. The grocery store is filled with hundreds of original packaged foods for customers to try, among other produce. For a college student […]
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Opinion: The inevitable danger of AirTags
Erin Yarwood is a Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Cynics of technology are constantly criticizing its downfalls and the lack of privacy that technological advancements cause. Safety and privacy issues seem to be an inevitable accessory to new inventions, and AirTags are […]
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Ticketmaster is Ruining Live Music
Ticketmaster has caused several stirs online for inflated prices, glitches, site crashes, presale code drama and hour long waiting rooms. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” presale showed the world just how incompetent Ticketmaster is. The problems continue because even though Ticketmaster has repeatedly displayed that they are unable to keep up with the large demand from […]
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Time to BeFake: Is anyone actually BeingReal?
BeReal, an app formed in 2020, brands itself as the social media that does what all other social media platforms fail to do, “be real.” The app sends out a notification once a day at a random time alerting users to share a post in the next two minutes with both a front and back […]
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Sex education in America still fails to properly educate
I received a few brief lessons of sex ed from my science teacher in 6th grade. Our regularly scheduled science classes got put on hold as my middle school class got taught about periods, how someone becomes pregnant and how to put on a condom. I don’t remember a banana presentation, so my teacher must […]
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Freshman, beware of going home during your transition into college
Some college first years thrive with this new found freedom. They find it easy to meet people, join groups and clubs they are passionate about, and flourish without the same restrictions they lived with at home. These students seem to transition seamlessly to a completely different lifestyle. But, for others the first quarter of college […]