The San Luis Obispo community rallied outside the Superior Court on Saturday, January 18th in part of the nationwide People’s March. The rally was organized by Planned Parenthood in collaboration with the Diversity Coalition and Mujeres de Acción. Mustang News Reporter, Izzy Romero spoke with community members to learn what this rally meant for them.
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Izzy is a fourh year journalism major who got involved with journalism and MMG because she believes in real and trustworthy stories and media. She also loves to sing, go to the beach, and hang out with friends!
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Cal Poly hosts its first Olive U-Pick
Cal Poly Farms hosted their first ever Olive U-Pick. Mustang News reporter Izzy Romero spoke with students in an enterprise class who helped run the brand new event.
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What Cal Poly students do on election night
For many Cal Poly students, November 5, 2024 was the first time they could vote in a presidential election. Here’s what students were up to on that night.
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John Drake: 2024 Mustang News TV Interview
San Luis Obispo city council candidate John Drake sits down with Mustang News reporter Izzy Romero to discuss his plans to get elected for the 2024 election season.
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Jan Marx: 2024 Mustang News TV Interview
San Luis Obispo city council candidate Jan Marx sits down with Mustang News reporter Izzy Romero to discuss her plans for reelection for the 2024 election season.
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Cal Poly Winery faces unique harvest season
After wine grapes were named the highest-value crop in San Luis Obispo in 2023, this year the Cal Poly Winery faces a lower-yielding harvest, except for a new grape varietal to Cal Poly. Reporter Izzy Romero visits the Wine and Viticulture department to learn more about their unique harvest.
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First pro-Palestine rally of the school year draws attention from administration and onlookers
Organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter and the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) chapter, their first event of the year aimed to speak out against injustice towards Palestinians and promote divestment from Cal Poly’s ties to weapons manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies and Chevron, according to the flyer organizers passed out at the rally.
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TPUSA hosts Charlie Kirk, gathering large crowd of supporters and protestors
Protestors marched through campus, including past the rec center, with chants like “Charlie Kirk has got to go,” and “Turning Point has got to go.”
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MN Now: January 25, 2024
Mustang News reporter Izzy Romero brings us the top stories from this week.
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SLO community comes together for Día de los Muertos at Mission Plaza
Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, acknowledges the symbiotic relationship between life and death.
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MN Now: October 27, 2023
Mustang News reporter Izzy Romero brings us the top stories from this week.