Communication studies senior M.W. Kaplan leaned against the wall as they sat on their bed for a study session, laptop perched on their lap. A robotic feminine voice emanated from their computer to read aloud an assigned reading. The screen was dimmed and each word was highlighted as it was read. In another tab they […]
Cal Poly students, faculty share importance of assistive technology: ‘Challenges should be voluntary.’
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Cal Poly is hosting summer workshops on achieving student research. A recent CSU competition exemplified those achievements
Biomedical engineering grad Tanvi Gehani was a first-place winner at the annual CSU Research Competition during spring quarter, where only 10 Cal Poly students qualified to attend. Gehani was rewarded in the Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences category for her presentation and research on the “Effect of Coconut Oil Intake in a Pig Model of […]
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Mental health, housing, DEI & more: Mustang News breaks down the State of the City Address
San Luis Obispo’s mayor and city manager formally addressed community members at the 2022 State of the City Address for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were not without our hardships over the past few years,” San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica A. Stewart said in a video presentation at the event. “Despite the […]
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Mask mandate, COVID-19 testing and more: A guide to Cal Poly’s rules for summer, fall quarters
Cal Poly lifted its indoor mask mandate Monday, as masks won’t be required for summer and fall quarters as of now, according to a university email that outlined COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming quarters. For Summer Institute, Quarter Plus and fall quarter, students not fully vaccinated will be required to upload a negative COVID-19 test […]
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Letter from the Editor: We did the damn thing
Holy shit, Class of 2022 — we did it. While most of us knew we would eventually get here — graduating, I mean, I’m sure none of us were quite sure what that would look like. If you asked us three, four or five years ago, we would’ve rolled our eyes at the thought of […]
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Previously on… Survivor: How one Cal Poly club is recreating a television series on campus
This quarter, students started the new club Cal Poly Survivor, based on the hit TV show of the same name. Club members can be a part of the action or produce the show itself, competing in different challenges to win immunity and avoid being voted off the show. The Cal Poly Survivor show is set […]
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2021-2022 best of photo
The Mustang News photo team has worked tirelessly to show you what is going on in our community. Whether it’s a photo assignment or a personal project, the photo team has put their all into the work they do. From Week of Welcome (WOW), to concerts, to film festivals and the rodeo, the photo team […]
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A Living Nightmare: More Lives Lost to Another School Shooting
Gracie Schweitzer is a psychology sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. In the United States, the number of K-12 school shootings since 1970 is 1,924. K-12 school shootings average 37 per year; that’s three shootings per month, not including shootings that take place […]
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BEACoN Mentors and Disability Alliance propose Disability Cultural Program for student belonging and academic success
The Disability Alliance, a student-run club focused on creating a community for students with disabilities on campus, alongside a research team from the BEACoN Mentors program have created a proposal for a Disability Cultural Program at Cal Poly that currently has more than 200 signatures. The Disability Cultural Program is a stepping stone toward one […]
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Mustang News Sports Team’s highlights of the year
It was quite the year for Cal Poly Athletics. From women’s soccer winning the Big West regular season title for the first time since 2013 to beach volleyball securing their third straight Big West title and appearance in the NCAA tournament, the Mustangs competed at the highest of levels. Despite not being a university known […]
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Central Coast Girl Scouts work with Cal Poly Engineering Students
Engineering students have collaborated with The Central Coast Girl Scouts in order to make a lego robot. Reporter Ava Kershner has more on how this project came together.