Graduation season is usually a time for seniors and their families to celebrate and participate in long-awaited traditions. However, due to COVID-19, many students are turning to different ways to celebrate their achievements. Every year, seniors take portraits in commencement caps and gowns to show off their accomplishments. However, with no commencement and delayed cap […]
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Students experiencing WiFi outages say it has severely impacted their studies
With many students returning home without access to the technology and WiFi Cal Poly’s campus already provides, some students have experienced technical difficulties that have severely impacted their studies. “There wasn’t anything that I could do, and I kinda just had to wait it out and hope that the Internet would come back on,” business […]
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Professors take new measures to prevent online cheating
Due to the new online class format, some Cal Poly professors suspect an increase in cheating among students in classes. Some professors have opted for preventative browsers, such as the Respondus Lockdown Browser, which prohibits students from accessing other applications during an exam. “My main motivation to use [Respondus Lockdown Browser] was basically to just […]
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15-year old admitted to Cal Poly, will join class of 2024 in fall
Incoming electrical engineering freshman Ashton Mitchell will be 16-years old when he starts at Cal Poly in the fall.
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The switch to online classes pushes some Cal Poly students to take the quarter off
While many Cal Poly students are working through their fourth week of classes, some students have opted to take academic leave this quarter. Apart from some on-campus housing and meal plan fees, Cal Poly students are paying the same amount for online classes as they would be for in-person classes. Some students believe that tuition […]
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Cal Poly’s Jewish organization SLO Hillel goes virtual
“We’re really working on having those personal connections with people,” SLO Hillel Vice President of External Affairs Emma Tick-Raker said.
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Meet the 2020-2021 ASI Presidential candidates
The 2020-2021 spring elections for ASI President and ASI Board of Directors will take place virtually from Wednesday, April 22 at 9 a.m. through Thursday, April 23 at 9 a.m. Cal Poly students can access the ballot on the ASI website and the Cal Poly Portal. There are three candidates running for the 2020-2021 ASI […]
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MN Now: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020
Mustang News reporter Lauren Brown brings you this week’s top stories: Over 2,000 SLO County residents receive multiple voting ballots weeks before election Mechanical engineering student doubles as viral Tik Tok cosplayer The Bachelor” brings SLO fans together with local viewing parties
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MN Now: Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
Mustang News reporter Lauren Brown gives a look at the week ahead.
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MN Now: Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2019
Mustang News Reporter Lauren Brown brings you this week’s top stories.
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Hip hop dance group Urban Movement is ready for Culture Fest after ‘hell week’
Cal Poly’s contemporary and hip-hop dance group Urban Movement will perform at CultureFest Saturday.