Women’s Ultimate Frisbee and Rugby Team athletes reported minimal damage to the Lower Sports Complex fields after the Morning on The Green Festival, and suggested the university transition the event to the turf fields to protect the grass fields.
Author Archives: Katy Clark
Katy Clark is a news reporter and a journalism major. She is very passionate about journalism and loves to write stories about the community she lives in. She wants to be a reporter after college and says gaining the experience in Mustang News has been super helpful for her. She has loved the experience so far of reporting on breaking and interesting news around campus. In her free time, she likes to read, watch TV, run, and hang out with her friends and family. She was born in Ohio, moved to Texas when she was eight, then moved to California when she was in high school. She currently lives in the Atlanta, Georgia area and she has triplet older siblings and a dog named Minnie.
Aerospace professor’s dream takes flight with student-built airplane
Aerospace professor Eric Paton and his students successfully launched the student-built airplane, named Velma, at the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport after a fifteen month long project of building an airplane from a RANS Aircraft plane building kit.
Cal Poly Partners working to bring EBT to Hilltop market in PCV
Cal Poly Partners is working to get Hilltop, the grocery market at Poly Canyon Village, approved to accept EBT by the start of spring quarter, after rebranding from Poly Canyon Village Market.
Club sports teams fear field damage from St. Patrick’s Day music festival
Club sports athletes at Cal Poly are concerned about the damage to the fields caused by the Mustang Music Festival, which will double in capacity this year, and are worried about the lack of practice space for teams affected by the festival.
Cal Poly awards $28K for hispanic-serving projects
Cal Poly’s Department of Culture and Institutional Excellence awarded 13 high impact mini-grants totalling $28,000 to support Hispanic-serving projects and programs for the 2025-26 academic year, including workshops, events and a speaker series.
Local shops join nationwide shutdown against ICE
Multiple local businesses in San Luis Obispo County will be closed on Friday Jan. 30 in support of the national shutdown organized by grassroots activists to stand against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Field Day Coffee will be donating all of their profits to 805 Undocufund and Linnaea’s Cafe will be open only in the evening with a “pay what you wish” service.
Cal Poly renames OUDI to ‘Culture and Institutional Excellence’
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has renamed its Office of University Diversity and Inclusion to Culture and Institutional Excellence, sparking mixed reactions from students who are concerned about the removal of the words “diversity” and “inclusion” from the title.
Cal Poly rebrands DEI office as Office of Culture and Institutional Excellence
Cal Poly’s Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) will be renamed to Culture and Institutional Excellence in January, reflecting the office’s commitment to fostering a campus culture of belonging, respect and opportunity for all.
Campus Dining is serving international students’ recipes from home this week
Campus Dining and the Cal Poly International Center have collaborated to bring five new international meals to campus, featuring recipes from international students, in celebration of International Education Week.
Cal Poly is asking applicants if they would start in the spring. It’s only for research
Cal Poly is asking prospective students if they would be willing to start in the spring semester for research related to planning year-round operations, with some students open to the idea and others preferring to start in the fall.
Weather prompts cancellation of weekly SLO Farmers’ Market
The Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market has been cancelled this week due to forecasted rain, which has caused some disappointment for attendees and vendors alike.

