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Archana Pisupati
Archana Pisupati, Editor in Chief
Jeremy Garza
Jeremy Garza, Managing Editor

The news team strives to cover campus and local San Luis Obispo news with accuracy, timeliness, and objectivity. Often the first on the scene of major Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo happenings, news reporters cover many of the community’s most controversial, pressing issues. From reporting on university-wide protests to campus renovations and student achievements, there is never a slow day on the news team!

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Carly Heltzel
Carly Heltzel, News Editor
Kaylin O'Connell
Kaylin O’Connell, Assistant News Editor
Bella Cox
Bella Cox, Assistant News Editor
Sam Fickett
Sam Fickett
Katy Clark
Ginger Perez
Riya Minglani
Abby Gorman
Maya Reiken
Nishita Mukherjee
Alex Kohm
Alan Ko
Ashley Strain
Rebecca Von Tersch
Emi Valero
Grace Gillio
Seth Pintar
Everlynn Dionne
Angel Corzo
Ella Steere

The Opinion section serves as a platform for the Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo community to express and learn from diverse perspectives. Whether you’re looking for advice, the latest take on events, or general commentary, the Opinion section has it all. Opinions shared in this section do not necessarily represent the views of Mustang News.

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Landon Block
Landon Block, Editor
Kaylie Wang
Kaylie Wang, Opinion
Ash Pickett
Ash Pickett, Opinion
Maddie Kuhns, Opinion
Larena Tannert, Opinion
Mariko Garrett, Opinion
Shayna Gayer, Opinion/Politics
Avery Adelini, Opinion/Politics
Madi Taylor, Satire
Malia Mundy, Satire
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Amanda Avila
Amanda Avila, Sports Content Director
Charlie Wiltsee, Sports Copy Editor
Dylan Allen, Sports Video Director
Joslen Jimenez
Joslen Jimenez, Sports Social Media Manager
Ty Soria
Ty Soria, Audio Content Director
Matthew Muren, Sports MMJ/Assistant Copy Editor
Tyler Westerweck, Sports Videographer
Amery Gill
Oliver Marburg
Lilia McCann
Samantha Roach
Quinlan TeSelle
Jonathan Sze
Giada Mennucci
Grace Nishanian
Isabella Fierros
Ali Tafesh
Ava Acuesta
Ava Keshtkar
Javin Hennessy
Andrew Aguiniga
Noemi Bascara
Rocco Brichler
Colby Love

The Social Media team works on creating and distributing creative news content via Instagram, Twitter/X, Threads, Facebook and TikTok for a combined following of over 40,000. We publish multimedia content based on work from a 100+ person-staff spanning from video and radio content breaking news coverage and in-depth, data stories. In prioritizing connection, transmission and accessibility, we serve as the public voice for Mustang News and the community by finding innovative and impactful ways to story tell to our greatest audience concentration.

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Gabrielle Ottaviano, Social Media Manager
Olivia Roman
Chloe Gilb
Sedona Harris
Leah Orsini
Maya Ziv
Sophia Pero
Sydney Hecht
Kaitlyn Knopf
Eva Grove

Mustang News TV is a dynamic group of passionate and creative student reporters dedicated to delivering engaging and informative news coverage to the Cal Poly community. Our reporters collaborate to produce high-quality video stories that highlight campus and local events, student achievements, and important issues affecting the community. Our mission is to provide local coverage of the community through visual storytelling.

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RJ Pollock
RJ Pollock, MNTV News Director
Lauren Quijano
Lauren Quijano, Lead Producer
Chloe Schauermann
Chloe Schauermann
Kimber Draughon
Kimber Draughon
Parker Cinque
Sedona Harris
Dylan White
Kimber Draughon
Aneka Edwards
Delaney Hill
Mia Muzzi
Roman Noravian

The Digital Team is a team of web developers that build new digital interactive tools for mustangnews.net, lead web-based multimedia events, and control the backend of the website. We maximize site optimization and work with all teams of MMG to enhance our news coverage. We combine our tech innovation skills and newsroom expertise to properly serve the Mustang News audience.

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Leila Touati
Leila Touati, Digital Manager
Casey Munoz
Casey Muñoz
Trotter McLemore
Trotter McLemore
Nikita Shankar
Nikita Shankar
Oscar Chau
Oscar Chau
Skylar McCurry
Kalani Sterling
Subha Eranki

Features go beyond the news. Here we provide an in-depth look into the captivating art scene and diverse student lives on and off campus. Feature stories foster the voices of our vibrant and expansive communities throughout San Luis Obispo.

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Syd Spencer
Kaylie Wang
Beck Von Tersch
Maya Ziv
Katherine Lu
Megan Tang

The Photo team is responsible for capturing compelling images that accompany stories and enhance visual storytelling. They cover a wide range of events, from breaking news and political events to sports. They edit, select, and curate photos for both print and web. Their primary goal is to provide readers with powerful visual content that adds context and emotion to the articles.

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Maura Shernisky
Owen Roberts
Dijia Wang
Christina Thai
Eleanor Vickery
Soha Roy
Chloe Briote-Johnson
Colin Pope
Emma Arredondo
Eyasu Betwos

The design team is dedicated to creating a cohesive visual brand identity for Mustang News. This is reflected in the layout design of each print issue, as well as in the graphics featured on our website and social media platforms.

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Brandon Schwartz
Julia Hazemoto
Jolina Chen
Audrey Walch
Aviv Kesar
Elizabeth Ridley
Kennedy Ray
Isa Cordovez

Mustang News’ bilingual team aims to bring language and culture to Cal Poly campus with bilingual reporting. They report on topics and events that involve the Hispanic and Latinx community. This team is also in charge of the Spanish translations for English Mustang News articles.

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Kathryn Hutchinson
Diego Puga Escobar