Cal Poly will now begin offering student storage for their belongings in its three residential package centers this summer. For $220, Distribution Services will store students’ items in Canyon Post Mail Center, Pacheco Post Package Center or Sequoia Package Center. Prior to a student’s on-campus move-in this fall, their storage items will be delivered to […]
Cal Poly now offering students on-campus summer storage
Baseball ends regular season with series win over Hawaii
Cal Poly baseball capped off the regular season with a series win over Hawaii from Thursday, May 26 through Saturday, May 28 at Les Murakami Stadium. The Mustangs (37-21, 22-8 Big West) end the season in second place in the Big West, while the Rainbow Warriors (28-24, 19-11 Big West) finished in third. Thursday Cal […]
Swastika drawn on free speech wall, Jewish students denounce hate speech
It took less than three days for someone to draw a swastika on the free speech wall on Dexter Lawn. The wall — which the Cal Poly College Republicans install on campus every year — has historically been a platform for hate speech at Cal Poly. Mustang News became aware of the swastika on the […]
COVID-19 cases spike, dorm residents told to isolate in place
Cal Poly officials have begun telling students with COVID-19 who live in on-campus dorms to isolate in place, even if they live with roommates in the same room and live on residence halls with over 20 people on the same floor, President Jeffrey Armstrong told Mustang News. Until now, the isolate-in-place policy was limited to […]
Headstrong Inside and Out: How this Local Gym is Spotlighting the Importance of Mental Health
On March 30, 2022, the San Luis Obispo Community was shaken when two once local business owners were accused of sexual misconduct by more than 30 women. When the news first broke, Headstrong Fit founder Robby McLaughlin said he was appalled. As a business owner and prominent local figurehead himself, McLaughlin felt a strong responsibility […]
Things To Do On a Friday Night If You Don’t Want to Go Out
Neta Bar is a business administration sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. Her views reflected in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. As fulfilling as sloppily jumping around and attempting to make depthless small talk with people whose names you won’t remember over blaring music undoubtedly is, there are nights where […]
Vice President for University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Finalist to speak at open forum today
One out of three finalists for Cal Poly’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Vice President will speak at an open forum on Friday, according to a President’s Office email sent on Thursday. The finalist, Angela Locks, will be at the Yakʔitʸutʸu Welcome Center from 3:10 p.m. to 4 p.m. to hear comments and questions from the […]
Leadership and performance of twin sisters help spark Cal Poly softball success
The bases were loaded with no outs in a 0-0 ballgame in the third inning. Then, senior shortstop Maddie Amos stepped to the plate. Amos battled through the entire at-bat until there was a full count. She took a deep breath as she stepped into the next pitch, and this time she hit a hard […]
Cal Poly professor writes album based on his work as a psychotherapist
When a patient told him “I smoke with God,” psychotherapist Kelly Moreno didn’t think much, rather he just listened. Today, Moreno, a Cal Poly psychology professor, is using music and literature to share stories and concepts from his work as a psychotherapist, giving others a chance to listen as well. “The arts – music, fiction, […]
Meet Joe Yorke: Cal Poly Baseball’s big bat with an even bigger personality
When potential No. 1 overall pick Brooks Lee steps into the batter’s box, kids, families and college students clap. However, when the 6-foot-3, 270-pound first baseman Joe Yorke follows him in the three-hole, fans cheer and chant: “Joe! Joe! Joe!” “He’s great; infectious personality, just overall good person, good human being,” assistant coach Ben Greenspan […]
Internationally recognized disability activist Judy Heumann speaks at Cal Poly
Judy Heumann, world-renowned disability activist, was seated in the foyer of the apartment she shares with her husband when she spoke to Cal Poly students via Zoom webinar on May 10. She wore a purple t-shirt, red glasses and made sure to point out that she’d applied lipstick for the occasion as she gave a […]

