President Jeffrey Armstrong announced Thursday afternoon the Year-Round Operations (YRO) are delayed to Summer 2027. YRO aims to increase enrollment and expand resources like the availability of beds, labs, classrooms and student opportunities. This would allow students to take part in various educational opportunities that are “critical elements” of Learn by Doing. How it works: […]
Year-Round Operations delayed again to Summer 2027
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Reaching New Heights: Cal Poly Student Becomes Youngest to Conquer Washington’s 100 Peaks
Along the Bonanza Dark Traverse route, Andrew Okerlund hung in the air with nothing below. A rope was tied between him and a crack in the wall of rocks. Suddenly, he heard his climbing partner, Kevin Hsu, yell. His eyes widened as he saw his partner quickly slipping from the snow and falling backward. Fortunately, […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball needs a fresh start: How Mike DeGeorge is the right fit
Jonathan Sze is a journalism junior and Mustang News sports reporter. The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily represent the opinions of Mustang News. After two historically bad seasons, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball gets a much-needed fresh start. Hired on March 26, new head coach Mike DeGeorge represents the potential new era of […]
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Cal Poly Academic Senate proposes ‘sunset’ of Cal Poly time
When Cal Poly switches to the semester system in Fall 2026, courses and meetings will start at the hour or half hour—ending the tradition of “Cal Poly Time.” The Cal Poly Academic Senate approved six resolutions on Tuesday, including one that will end “Cal Poly Time.” “Cal Poly Time” refers to classes and meetings beginning […]
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Empowering Latinx Voices: Inside Cal Poly’s Spanish-Speaking Debate Program
Alejandro Valentin comes from a family of migrant workers. He himself has spent some time under the beating sun, working the fields. Valentin grew up in Salinas to descendents of the Bracero program, a now-extinct migrant farm worker program that facilitated the migration of Mexican farm laborers into the United States from 1942 to 1964. […]
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Cal Poly senior launches podcast, ‘Learn & Listen: A Latine Podcast Mini Series’
For communication studies senior Liliana Rivas, she was unsure of what a senior project entailed, but knew she wanted to center it around Latine culture and the experiences of Latine people.
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer head coach Alex Crozier to retire following 2024 season after three decades
Alex Crozier, the only coach in Cal Poly Women’s Soccer Division I history, announced his retirement on Sunday through GoPoly.com after the 2024-2025 season. Crozier has been head coach of Cal Poly’s women’s soccer program since 1979, when it was a club sport. He led the team through its transition from Division II to Division […]
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How Cal Poly Handles 200,000 Packages a Year
Ever wondered how your packages reach you at Cal Poly? Join reporter Jessica Carp for an exclusive look at Cal Poly’s award-winning mail delivery process.
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Alternative to Violence Program paves new paths and fosters connection among inmates
AVP is a worldwide phenomenon, but has a strong network though the prison system in California. According to their website, “Through an international network of local chapters, AVP facilitators — all trained volunteers — offer workshops in prisons as well as in the community for all who would like to reduce the level of unresolved conflict in their lives and the lives of those around them.”
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Making music and making friends: How the Mustang Band blends socialization with a learning opportunity
On a warm, Saturday evening in Sept. 2023, then-freshman Taylor Smith took in the energy of 1,000 pairs of feet rumbling the metal bleachers of the Mustang Memorial Field student section for the 2023 Homecoming football game against UC Davis.
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The price of conservation: One community’s long battle to save Cuesta Inlet
It wasn’t until the “for sale” sign was posted that many people realized public access was threatened.