The women’s basketball team finished the 2020-2021 season with an overall record of 13-11. They also reached the semifinals of the Big West Tournament after beating Long Beach State in the quarterfinals, according to gopoly.com. The men’s basketball team finished last season with an overall record of 4-20. Despite a recent winning season, women’s basketball […]
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SLO Transit wins an innovation award
San Luis Obispo’s public transportation system recently received the Innovation Award from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). SLO Transit was given this award because of recent work with Bishop Peak Technology that installed reactive smart lighting on city buses. The smart lighting works to better communicate with passengers who have visual, auditory, cognitive or […]
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A recent study found the companies most Cal Poly graduates end up working for
A recent study conducted by GradReports revealed the companies that tend to hire graduates from California colleges. The report ranked Cal Poly seventh in GradReport’s list of top 10 colleges. This list was ranked using a salary score that is calculated using federal earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education. “We are a polytechnic […]
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What the city’s Halloween ‘safety enhancement zone’ means for Cal Poly students
While students pick out costumes and put up decorations, the city of San Luis Obispo is also preparing for Halloween. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28 and ending at 7 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 1 the city will be a designated safety enhancement zone with increased police patrols and doubled fines. “We want […]
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The Hoof: Cal Poly’s Campus Pass is the latest in cutting edge technological innovations
The Hoof is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not it. If you’re looking for sports, this is kind of it, because we’re having a ball. Ha. Puns. Jack Clark is a journalism senior and Mustang News opinion […]
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Local dispensary permit revoked after illicit activity
San Luis Obispo will not be receiving its third storefront dispensary after all. An applicant for the city’s third available commercial cannabis permit has pleaded guilty to several crimes prior to the application period and permit being granted. As a result, the soon-to-be Natural Healing Center’s operating permit for San Luis Obispo has been denied […]
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Running is more than fitness for Chris Andrews, it’s a way of life
While the pandemic made many feel confused and anxious about the future, architectural engineering junior and ultrarunner Chris Andrews found clarity within his newly granted free time. “It helped me manage my time for what I really wanted to be doing at the moment, which was running as much as I possibly could,” Andrews said. […]
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Football opts out of the rest of 2021 season
Cal Poly Football has decided to opt out of the rest of the 2021 spring football season. “It was a variety of factors, we’ve had a number of injuries, an unusual number of injuries,” Cal Poly Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman said. “We had some early season opt outs that depleted our roster and then […]
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Softball closes out non-conference play against University of the Pacific and Stanford
Cal Poly Softball collected one win and three losses on March 12 and 14, falling to University of the Pacific once on Friday and Stanford twice on Sunday. The Mustangs fell to 5-5 on the season following their sweep against Saint Mary’s in the weekend prior. Pacific In Friday’s opener against Pacific, freshman pitcher Bailey Doherty […]
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Men’s Basketball closes out regular season with 70-54 loss to Blue-Green rivals UCSB
The Mustangs finished their regular season with a second loss to Blue-Green rivals UC Santa Barbara at the Thunderdome on Saturday, March 5. Cal Poly (3-19, 1-15 Big West) will take a nine-game losing streak into the Big West Tournament as the No. 10 seed. The Mustangs have not won away at the Thunderdome since […]
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Women’s Basketball falls to first place UC Davis 63-47
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball fell in an away match against UC Davis 63-47 on Friday, Feb. 26 inside the Pavilion. The Mustangs (11-8, 7-6 Big West) looked to build on their dramatic last-minute winner against Long Beach State last week, taking on the Aggies who improved to 8-1 on the season with the win. The […]