The first monkeypox case of this year’s resurfacing outbreak has been reported in San Luis Obispo County, public health officials announced on Monday. In 1970, the first human case of monkeypox was reported, according to the CDC. In May, the disease resurged in the United States and other parts of the world, where monkeypox had […]
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SLO City Council to vote on resolution supporting reproductive rights at Tuesday meeting
A resolution to affirm reproductive rights in the City of San Luis Obispo will be discussed at a city council meeting Tuesday evening. The resolution is being presented after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, leaving it up to individual states to decide their abortion laws. The Supreme Court ruled in […]
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A Living Nightmare: More Lives Lost to Another School Shooting
Gracie Schweitzer is a psychology sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. In the United States, the number of K-12 school shootings since 1970 is 1,924. K-12 school shootings average 37 per year; that’s three shootings per month, not including shootings that take place […]
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Friends at first sight: the false reality of college friendships
Gracie Schweitzer is a psychology sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. You’ve heard the story a thousand times: “We met at WOW and have been friends ever since!” But is that really how most college friendships are made? Personally, it took me a while […]
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Sex education is failing the majority
Gracie Schweitzer is a psychology sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I want you to take a moment to think about where most of your intel on sex and your own body came from. Did it come from school sex education? Your […]