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Author Archives: Fiona Hastings
Fiona Hastings is a content writer, a news reporter and a DJ for KCPR as well as a journalism major. She got involved in writing because she wanted to pursue her passion for storytelling and create opportunities for herself. In her free time, she likes to listen to music, make playlists, read, run, play soccer, go to the beach, watch Gilmore Girls and hangout with friends and family.
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San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly criticized for fraternity housing management
Update 4:41 p.m., Nov. 13: This story was updated to remove the graphic of the family featured. The two individuals featured in the graphic had no relation to the story and we have since removed them from our site, social media and updated online print spread. San Luis Obispo City Councilmember Jan Marx used to […]
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Paul McCartney to play surprise show at Santa Barbara Bowl
English musician Paul McCartney will play at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Sept. 26 to kick off his highly anticipated Got Back North America Tour 2025, which will begin three days after his surprise visit to the Central Coast. According to the Santa Barbara Bowl website, the former member of The Beatles is doing an […]
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Women’s ultimate Frisbee plays at nationals for the first time
As winter quarter came to a close, anticipation peaked for the biggest collegiate ultimate Frisbee tournament of the term. Friends and family frequently confronted recent business graduate and one of the 2024-25 SLO Motion A team captains, Brooke Nishida, with the same question. “How do you feel about the Northwest Challenge?” people asked her. Her […]
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Cal Poly and Central Coast Catholics react to American pope
“Habemus papam!” A top cardinal shouted “We have a Pope!” in Latin from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City yesterday morning, announcing to the world that a the first American pope had been chosen, according to the Associated Press. The first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church […]
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Childhood friends claim victory at Cal Poly’s inaugural Pickle Fest
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. Business student Zach Schmidt and psychology student Andrew Loehr have been best friends since second grade. Now seniors at Cal Poly, the duo worked their way to pickleball victory after years of playing the game together. “I think that connection might have helped […]
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Performing at Illuminate, a showcase uniting cultural dance communities
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. In a nook of the recreational center to the loading docks between buildings, Cal Poly’s dance teams spent months perfecting their steps to match the beat of the music and every single pointed toe. Their dedication will culminate in one moment: the drawing […]
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On the edge of Dexter: An inside look at Cal Poly’s ROTC annual repelling event
Cal Poly Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets held their annual repelling lesson on the side of the Dexter building. Mustang News reporter Fiona Hastings shows us how cadets trained and what it meant to them.
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Cal Poly student celebrates third wedding anniversary with her late best friend
Lainey Cauffman has worn a thin, silver ring on her right ring finger every day since she was 17, when she became a wife and a widow. At that age, Cauffman experienced loss like never before, one that would follow her for the rest of her life. As their junior year of high school came […]
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Musician Black Polish talks ‘life-changing experiences’ and being young in new album
“Trust me” were the words Jayden Binnix’s vocal teacher told them at 12-years-old as a push to inspire them to start writing music.