Students traded their notebooks for picket signs and swarmed the University Union to protest climate change inaction Friday, Dec. 6. Sunrise SLO, an organization dedicated to creating a movement against climate change, planned the strike to compel government officials to…
MN Now: Monday, Dec. 9, 2019
Mustang News reporter Natalie Young brings you this week’s top stories: Nonprofit Sunrise Movement organization hosts climate strike in University Union Cal Poly professors can choose between PolyLearn and Canvas starting Winter 2020 Cal Poly gets gold in sustainability, ranking…
Cal Poly students drafted a bill to increase housing cost transparency. It goes into effect next year
A bill drafted by Cal Poly students to increase housing cost transparency was signed into law Oct. 4 and will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The bill is an update on Senate Bill (SB) 467, which originally only required…
English professor runs “bike library” out of his backyard
Westwood said his bike library is open to all students who send him an email or respond to his Craigslist ad with their height, weight and the amount of money they are willing to spend.
Cal Poly student dumpster dives for groceries for sustainability
In an effort to be sustainable, one Cal Poly student is going where most college students have not: the dumpster.
MN Now: Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
Mustang News Reporter Natalie Young brings you this week’s top stories.
Quarterly Clothing Swap and Drive promotes sustainability
Throughout the month of October, college campuses are celebrating Campus Sustainability Month in an effort to “raise the visibility of campus sustainability.” Because of this, students are making an effort to make more sustainable choices — like swapping clothes or…
SLO Climate Strike pushes for policy change at county level
People from all over San Luis Obispo County gathered outside the county courthouse to take part in the second global climate strike Friday, Sept. 27. San Luis Obispo’s strike was part of a global day of action in which over…
Cal Poly is $60 million away from Power of Doing fundraising goal
Cal Poly is only $60 million away from its $700 million fundraising campaign goal.
Cal Poly now uses cameras to enforce parking. Here’s how it works
You no longer need to display a plastic placard on your mirror to park on campus.