Rebecca Caraway is a journalism junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I loved my community college experience. Despite it being moved online, community college taught me a lot. I grew up in a very small and sheltered (but loving) world. While that world was just […]
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Posted inBeach Volleyball
No. 13 beach volleyball ends regular season with three wins at University of Utah Invitational
No. 13 Cal Poly beach volleyball won three of their four matchups to close out the season at the University of Utah Invitational on Friday, Apr. 22 and Saturday, Apr. 23. The Mustangs (19-16) defeated No. 17 Arizona (18-9), Salt Lake Community College (1-2) and Utah (9-17), but fell to Boise State (20-9). The matchup […]
Posted inSports
Track and field sets 17 personal bests at Mustang Invitational
Cal Poly track and field had a strong outing at the Mustang Invitational on Friday, Apr. 22 at the Miller and Capriotti Athletics Complex. Three athletes added themselves to the Mustangs’ Top 10 list of all-time marks while 17 individuals set their personal bests. Freshman Elliot Payne placed first in the javelin throw, throwing for […]
Posted inMen's Tennis
No. 65 Women’s tennis falls to No. 25 UC Santa Barbara 4-1 in regular-season title matchup
No. 65 Cal Poly women’s tennis fell to No. 25 UC Santa Barbara by a score of 4-1 in the last match of the regular season to decide the Big West regular-season title on Saturday, Apr. 23 in Mustang Tennis Complex. This is the Mustangs’ (15-6, 8-1 Big West) first Big West loss and first […]
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No. 55 Men’s tennis swept by No. 56 UC Santa Barbara 4-0, finishes second in regular-season standings
Cal Poly men’s tennis dropped its first Big West match of the year to Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara 4-0 on Saturday, Apr. 23 inside the Mustang Tennis Complex. The Mustangs (15-5, 5-1 Big West Conference) came into the day on a six-match winning streak, while the Gauchos (16-5, 5-1 Big West Conference) came in […]
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Performing Arts Center offers free documentary viewing about the program’s creation
The Foundation for the Performing Arts Center (FPAC) is premiering its new documentary film Playing In Unison on Saturday in the PAC. The evening is planned to begin with a pre-reception on the plaza with a red carpet and in the lower lobby of the Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m., which will proceed with […]
Posted inGolf
Men’s golf ends El Macero Classic with 10th-place finish
Junior Adil Bir Singh matched his career-best round at the El Macero Classic on Friday to lead the Cal Poly men’s golf team to a top 10 finish in a tournament spanning from Wednesday, Apr. 20 through Friday, Apr. 22. Bir Singh carded a final-round par 72 to jump 12 spots up on the leaderboard, […]
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San Luis Obispo’s Earth Day fair returns after two-year hiatus
Earth Day Alliance, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to protecting the environment, is hosting its annual Earth Day Fair on Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The fair will take place at Laguna Lake Park from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free and open to all ages. The purpose of the fair is […]
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Pilipino Cultural Exchange hosts 33rd annual Pilipino Cultural Night
Cal Poly’s Pilipino Cultural Exchange (PCE) is hosting their annual Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN) on Friday from 7-10 p.m. More than 100 Cal Poly students will participate in the play, which is titled “Maglalago,” meaning “to grow” in Tagalog. The show follows the storyline of a college student navigating their Filipino and American identities. The […]
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Cal Poly Mock Trial goes to national championship for the second time in club history
The Cal Poly mock trial team competed against 48 other teams in the National Championship Tournament — one of only six California universities to qualify. This was the first time the program made it to the National Championship since 2017 and was only the second time Cal Poly made the tournament in the team’s 15-year […]