Dr. Kate Murphy will begin her role as the College of Liberal Arts interim dean on Monday, Aug. 19. Cal Poly Academic Affairs announced in an email Wednesday afternoon she will hold the position through Aug. 31, 2025, or until a new permanent dean is made. The announcement follows the departure of current CLA Dean […]
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.
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Cal Poly Housing discontinues business residential community due to disruptive behavior
University Housing informed incoming freshmen in a July 1 email that the Orfalea College of Business Residential Learning Community (RLC) will not be offered for the 2024-2025 academic year. Freshmen students will still have a chance to be placed in their second choice RLC if spots are available, otherwise they will be placed in a […]
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What you need to know about Cal Poly’s SLO Days
Mustang News is Cal Poly’s award-winning, student-run media organization, which covers Cal Poly and the local San Luis Obispo community. For future news and information, follow Mustang News on: Cal Poly SLO Days begins every incoming student’s integration into Cal Poly. In July and August, incoming freshmen and transfer students participate in Student Life Orientation […]
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Polaris: Students direct, perform and choreograph dance show at Cal Poly
17 dancers glided across the stage as if they were in a long dream in the opening sequence of the Polaris Dance Concert, with music that the choreographer Emily Olster hoped to be “a little bit strange.”
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SpaceDucks: Cal Poly students prepare to launch devices into space
During the launch days, the team will be on a 400-acre ranch house near Cal Poly that is the headquarters for the launch, dedicated to “hacking.”
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Rapper Swae Lee to perform in ASI concert
Cal Poly ASI is bringing American rapper Swae Lee to perform at Cal Poly on Wednesday in a concert free for students. The night will open with a student DJ duo: agriculture business junior Ben Martin and business administration junior Carlton Brown.
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Student-led ‘Polaris’ Dance show to debut at Cal Poly
“Every year since we’ve had this show, post-COVID, I feel like it’s grown and improved each year,” student director Carly Morris said.
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Graffiti found on the ‘P’ overtop SLO Hillel’s painting for Israel Week
On Monday, members of SLO Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus and in San Luis Obispo, discovered vandalism and politically charged messages covering the Cal Poly “P,” which SLO Hillel had painted the day prior, Lauren Bandari, SLO Hillel Executive Director, told Mustang News.
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Cal Poly hosts 38th annual CSU Student Research Competition, highlighting students’ research projects
Cal Poly hosted the 38th annual California State University Student Research Competition on April 26 and 27 in the Engineering Plaza. Bringing people from all 23 Cal State campuses to present their research, this competition featured about 200 presentations and more than 500 participants.
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Kaffein: The new coffee shop replacing Skipper’s Brew
Kaffein opened with a soft opening on March 30 to the public. Currently, their hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
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Motivational speakers come to Cal Poly to discuss determination at TEDx event
On Sunday, April 14 at 12 p.m., Cal Poly students and non-student attendees filled the auditorium in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to watch the TEDx event organized by event planner Amanda Holder and Head Football Athletic Trainer at Cal Poly Prince Williams. Holder and Willaims invited 11 speakers to talk on the theme of determination.