As Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters filled city streets this past summer, biomedical engineering graduate student Alexander Silva thought of other ways to combat racism in the field of biomedical engineering.
Retiring during a pandemic
To some, the past few decades seem to have brought more change in every walk of life than the entire century prior. But to mechanical engineering professor James Locascio, the one thing that has remained the same are his students.
Cal Poly alumnus pilots mission to space
Cal Poly alumnus Cmdr. Victor Glover starts his journey to space tomorrow. On Nov. 15, Glover will pilot a SpaceX mission to NASA’s International Space Station. People can watch the live launch here on Nov. 15 at 4:27 p.m. “Space exploration unifies…
2020’s plant craze: Why students are buying plants during quarantine
Since the start of quarantine, many other students at Cal Poly have been starting and adding to their own plant collections, along with Sugai.
San Luis Obispo community reacts to Biden presidency: “It’s a good day”
Dancing, music and cheers could be heard throughout Mission Plaza Sunday, Nov. 8 to celebrate the presidential win for Joe Biden. “I feel like there’s a genuine joy across the country for the first time in a long time,” celebration…
A look inside in-person labs on campus
Plastic barriers between desks, double doors open to ensure proper air flow, students taking labs with masks and face shields on and occupying at 50 percent capacity with their partners over zoom — these are some of the precautions that…
Students improve shark-spotting technology
Sept. 2020 marked the end to one of Cal Poly’s summer undergraduate research programs (SURP) where students and Cal Poly alumni developed a safer and cheaper tool to detect sharks off the coast of California using artificial intelligence. Before the…
New Title IX regulations step in the wrong direction for Cal Poly
Grace Kitayama is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The Department of Education has enacted new Title IX regulations that aim to strengthen protections for survivors. They also…
Cal Poly Master Plan 2035: Minimal student and community engagement plague process
Grace Kitayama is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News columnist. Olivia Peluso is an English senior and Mustang News opinion editor. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. In all the hours of research that must…
Virtually no campus activity this quarter, so why are we still paying?
Students should receive a partial refund as a result of the quarter being online.
Priority registration should be extended to Federal Work-Study students
If the university is advertising how much money they can save by hiring FWS students, they should help the students remain students in any way possible.