Cal Poly has reported 1,015 positive COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Jan. 11., and many students that live on campus have already experienced quarantine or isolation.
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The 26.6%: Women in Engineering
In 2014, Mustang News explored the 19 percent of women in the engineering department at Cal Poly. Six years later, Mustang News explores what has changed during that time, if anything at all.
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Cal Poly students aid local homeless population
Eaddy decided to do something about it. Along with child development sophomore Olivia Boles, Eaddy started making care packages for the homeless community in San Luis Obispo (SLO).
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“My voice does matter”: Cal Poly students get ready to vote
In a survey Mustang News distributed randomly to 850 students, 102 students responded, detailing how they plan to vote this year.
96.1 percent of students that were surveyed planned on voting during this election season.
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Cal Poly community responds to the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett
“She is a conservative judge nominated by a president aligned with the conservative party, so we expect her to decide on politically salient cases in ways that are consistent with a conservative ideology,” Arrington wrote. “If confirmed, we will have to see how her ideology plays out.”
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Cal Poly Professors take on double role of parenting and teaching while kids are at home
After shelter-in-place orders went into effect last March, students and professors alike were forced to take classes to their homes. With the announcement of the majority of Fall courses operating remotely, the Cal Poly community prepared for another quarter of virtual classes. Cal Poly professors with young children faced the particular obstacle of instructing Cal […]
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Cal Poly community responds to death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Philosophy sophomore Esme Lipton’s dream to become a civil rights attorney after college was sparked by the 2018 “RBG” documentary, a film that encapsulated Ginsburg’s life story and most impactful successes.