Welcome 2024! In a general sense, I’m getting increasingly terrified about the future for a whole slew of reasons. But I’m not writing to cover the socioeconomic or political state of the world going into the new year, I simply do not have the bandwidth or omniscience to get into it. I am writing to […]
Author Archives: Zoie Denton
Zoie Denton is the Opinion Editor and an English major. She's incredibly interested in the way news reporting interacts with innate emotional perspectives. She believes opinion writing is the ultimate crossroads of the two subjects. She's grateful to be in her position and for all she has learned at MMG. She is a cinephile, classic literature fanatic and loves Led Zeppelin. She grew up in Southern California, which naturally means she loves the beach. She also loves the daily crossword and coffee.
Posted inSatire
The Hoof: A letter to the real heroes of the strike
Dear Professors holding Zoom classes this week, I applaud your bravery. You are setting great examples for your students because it’s true, some things aren’t black and white. Sometimes, you have to put your very big brain to the task and come up with a solution. And walking by your colleagues actively striking on campus, […]
Posted inOpinion
Environmental Activism Through Veganism: Am I Actually Making a Difference?
Zoie Denton is an English junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I went vegetarian in my sophomore year of high school, I barely remember why I took the leap but I remember feeling like I was doing something important. Learning about […]
Posted inOpinion
A love letter to heartbreak on Valentine’s Day
Zoie Denton is an English junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Something about February 14th instills a frenzy in people. All of the sudden my happily single friends are dreading the sight of heart-shaped balloons and tacky stuffed animals— and honestly, […]
Posted inOpinion
The study abroad problem: an experience out of reach
There’s a common stereotype given to Americans that we think we are the center of the world. That is after all what we have been taught, even if subconsciously, in school. Our elementary schools give us skewed maps centering North America; our middle schools give us a U.S.-centric history of world events; our high schools […]
Posted inOpinion
A Potential Win for Anti-Choice Supporters: I Hate this
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. A draft of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked and confirmed: they will likely vote to overrule this monumental case. While this decision is just […]
Posted inOpinion
The framing of a war
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Is a refugee a burden on another country or are they welcomed with open arms? It depends on if they’re European or not — it depends if the media sees […]
Posted inOpinion
Why you should have attended the social justice film festival
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. As a person greatly interested in San Luis Obispo’s growing film community and in social justice, I found myself at San Luis Obispo’s first Social Justice Film Series, and you […]
Posted inOpinion
The housing hunger games
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Congrats! You managed to sign a lease on a house — you just had to sell everything you own to live within a mile of campus. It’s either that, or you […]
Posted inTop Stories
How Euphoria Trauma Bonds Their Audience
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. How does one keep our generation’s attention? Develop a thoroughly thought out storyline? Create complex characters with semi-realistic personalities? Hire actual actors instead of porn stars? No hate to sex […]
Posted inOpinion
The Hoof: Best Places to Study on Campus
The Hoof is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not it. If you’re looking for sports, this is kind of it, because we’re having a ball. Ha. Puns. Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and Mustang News opinion […]