The first floor of Fremont Hall was flooded with sewage water at around 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 — the night before the first day of classes. Fremont Hall was previously closed due to mudslides and just reopened ahead of the 2022 fall quarter. “University Housing reports that the first-floor north wing toilets in […]
Author Archives: Owen Lavine
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Public trust in US Supreme Court declines after several pivotal rulings
The United States Supreme Court concluded their 2021-22 session with a tranche of rulings that can fundamentally alter American life — from the steps of the Supreme Court building to the downtown streets of San Luis Obispo, where students and community members have protested in recent months. The court’s decision to overturn the landmark abortion […]
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Santa Maria Starbucks workers join national unionization trend
Workers at a Starbucks in Santa Maria have joined the nationwide unionization movement as employees face retaliatory efforts from Starbucks corporate across the country. At Santa Maria’s store located at Broadway and McCoy, 22 of its 33 workers signed an election petition in July to unionize their store after years of talk and months of […]
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Anti-LGBTQ legislation is grappling to save the nuclear family
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Republican Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, signed a bill dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” into law on Feb. 24, which, according to the bill, prohibits “discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” […]
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Watch: San Luis Obispo Rallies Against Possible Roe v. Wade Overturn
When some San Luis Obispo residents heard that Roe V. Wade may be overturn, they took to the streets of Downtown. First, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022: One protestor, Quinn Brady, shares her story of why she is advocating against the policy change… https://youtu.be/Jzz73hyXpUMVideo By Brady Caskey and Owen Lavine Then, on Saturday, May 14, […]
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San Luis Obispo City Council and Police Department are declaring war on you
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The San Luis Obispo city council are lap dogs for the military industrial complex and police department (SLOPD). In a striking unanimous vote on April 19, the city council decided to reimplement Policy […]
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Choose your riots wisely
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. On February 1st, 2021 the anti-abortion student group Students for Life organized a protest on Dexter Lawn. The protestors planted pink crosses in the grass, each of which represented an aborted fetus. This […]
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California Has to Learn to Coexist with Nuclear Power
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Nestled only a few dozen miles from Avila Beach is California’s only surviving nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is under threat of closure in 2025, as the wishes […]
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Biden Poised to Pick a New SCOTUS Nominee, Will Manchin Stand in the Way?
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Washington is where the wishes of the American voter dies and the wishes of the ruling class is born. The phrase, “follow the money,” is no more applicable in Washington DC than anywhere […]