The stress was intolerable. As the thought of college, relationships and jobs surfaced all at once in his mind, Andrew Jones was overwhelmed behind the driver’s wheel one night. He turned off the radio in his car, and began to speak to the one person he could rely on most in his life: God. As […]
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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🎙️THE ROUNDUP: The Exit Interview
For the final episode of The Roundup podcast, Archana Pisupati and Fiona Hastings, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and KCPR News Director, sat down with all of the student managers from the 2025-26 school year for the Exit Interview. Find some of the words this year’s manager’s used to describe their year working in MMG! […]
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Fiona Hastings | My best friend, MMG
I can confidently say that during the first half of my sophomore year at Cal Poly, I was stuck in the ultimate “sophomore year slump.” I felt extremely isolated and had a hard time transitioning to living off-campus. However, I found someone who would pull me out for good, who would eventually become my closest […]
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Una mochila, 24 aventones y una apuesta a traves del país sobre la amabilidad humana
Find the English version here. Traducido por Isabella Beltran. En una noche de septiembre en el centro de Dakota del Sur, un estudiante de último año de ingeniería mecánica, Cadan Crowley, se encontraba en la parte trasera de una camioneta. El viento era lo único que podía escuchar —y sentir, heladamente— mientras viajaba a 85 […]
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Jacob Hinshaw is bringing North America’s biggest unicycling competition to San Luis Obispo
Most teenagers wish for a car to appear in their driveway on their 16th birthdays. For marine science senior Jacob Hinshaw, his preferred method of travel became a unicycle after he received one for his milestone birthday. It was an unexpected but life-changing gift that gave him a whole new meaning of transportation. Now, across […]
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One backpack, 24 rides and a cross-country bet on human kindness
Cadan Crowley hitchhiked across the United States to prove the goodness of strangers, relying on the kindness of 24 drivers to complete his journey from Portland, Oregon to New York City.
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ASI President, campus student leaders tackle imposter syndrome
Impostor syndrome is a common phenomenon among Cal Poly students, causing them to doubt their abilities and feel isolated due to cultural differences, but seeking support from peers, faculty, and family can help build confidence.
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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 […]