The Cal Poly Creamery beat some of the nation’s top cheesemakers in an esteemed competition that attempts to find the perfect cheese. Cal Poly was one of the only colleges to enter the 2019 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, which happened this March in Green Bay, Wisconsin, according to Creamery Operations Manager Tom Johnson. Facing off […]
Cal Poly is gouda making cheese: Student-run creamery takes home 2 national awards
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It’s been one year since the blackface incident. Where is Cal Poly’s campus climate now?
“Disappointed, but not surprised.” When sociology and psychology senior Olivia Gore’s phone lit up with messages regarding a photo of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity member Kyler Watkins donning blackface next to another fraternity member in a bandana and a drawn-on teardrop last April, she said she felt jaded; that it was not the most outlandish […]
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The Cal Poly Experience survey opens today as part of Damon Williams’s action plan
Cal Poly’s second step in a two-part initiative to learn more about the state of diversity and inclusivity on campus.
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Tau Kappa Epsilon disaffiliated for two years, found in violation of hazing
The Cal Poly Rho Omicron chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity has been disaffiliated from the university for at least two years for violating the student code of conduct and state laws during its pledge process for several years. The violating acts included forcing underaged pledges to drink alcohol and do push-ups. The […]
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Meet the Cal Poly student with Asperger’s whose side hustle is being a pro wrestling referee
It is a cloudless, bright Saturday morning in Pismo Beach and psychology sophomore Matt Reed is headed right to his car. However, the Pismo Beach native is not going to the beach. Instead of going to the coast and soaking up the sun, Reed is driving two and a half hours to Fresno for his […]
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Cal Poly swim club ranks No. 24 in College Club Swimming National Championship
The Cal Poly club swim team dominated at the College Club Swimming National Championship (CCS) this past weekend, ranking No. 24 out of 118 other collegiate swim clubs. Established in Spring 2017, the Cal Poly swim club has come a long way. Starting with just 12 members, they now have more than 100 members this […]
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Your guide to see Southern California’s super bloom
Blanketing the surrounding mountains in Southern California are beautiful, bright flower species. In the past, Super Blooms have occurred around once a decade, but just occurred in 2017 due to favorable temperatures, heavy rainfall and a lack of damaging winds, according to the California Department of Parks & Recreation. Cooler temperatures have extended the opportunity […]
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With ASI sustainability resolution, Campus Dining will offer reusable dishes in new dining complex
The ASI Board of Directors has unanimously passed a sustainability resolution Feb. 20, strongly urging Campus Dining to use reusable dishes in their future dining locations.
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Cal Poly students severely injured in head-on fatal collision, one student in critical condition
Three Cal Poly students were injured in a fatal head-on collision Saturday, April 6 at 12:30 p.m. One is in critical condition. Art and design juniors Erica Kemp, Mariana Silverman and Keilani Waxdeck were traveling east on Highway 166 in Santa Maria when a 1992 Honda Accord with a driver and passenger rounded a blind […]
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ASI president and San Luis Obispo mayor reflect on diversity and inclusion a year after blackface
San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon and Associated Students, Inc. President and political science junior Jasmin Fashami sat down with Mustang News for a Q&A about the blackface incident one year later. The questions and responses have been edited for brevity and clarity. Mustang News: Is the blackface incident something that you could have seen […]
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Mustang Gameday: Cal Poly vs Cal State Fullerton
On the first Mustang Gameday of baseball season, anchors Sydney Finkel and Brian Truong preview Cal Poly baseball’s home game versus defending Big West Conference Champions Cal State Fullerton.