“It was traumatizing,” environmental management and protection senior Scott Shaffer wrote.
Wild turkeys on the attack this month
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Looking at the Cal Poly Experience with the help of Damon Williams
The next time Damon Williams visits campus, from March 12 to 14, the first phase of the 12-month long Cal Poly Experience plan will begin.
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The University Art Gallery is empty. So students are invited to draw on the walls
Instead of the photo display, paintings or sculptures that usually decorate the walls of the University Art Gallery, long sheets of paper are taped to the walls. Students are now taking their creative visions and putting them on display for the campus to see. Cal Poly’s first Draw-A-Thon is a chance for students to come and […]
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Women’s Golf’s Elizabeth Scholtes talks about handling frustration on and off the course
The freshman from Alameda has a 74.1 scoring average with four rounds of par or better.
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Poly Playbook: Men’s Basketball upsets Hawaii, Baseball swept in home opener by UC Berkeley, and Swimmer Zach Allen sets four School Records
Poly Playbook anchor Francisco Martinez has all the Cal Poly sports updates for this week.
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Letter to the Editor: The City of San Luis Obispo responds to lack of street lights
Daryl Grigsby is the public works director for the City of San Luis Obispo. This letter has been edited for clarity. Today, Mustang News published an article titled, “Despite city goal, only one new street light is to be installed in 2019.” The article accurately pointed out the need for additional street lighting in areas […]
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This student is making a surfboard out of recycled wood from Pismo Pier
In Summer 2018, during the reconstruction of the Pismo Beach Pier, old wooden planks from the original pier were put up for sale. Aerospace engineering junior Malachi Edland did not want to put these good resources to waste. Already having an old foam surfboard at home, Edland decided to upcycle the board using those wood […]
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The PAC gives back: Matinee performances offer arts engagement for local students
When organist Joshua Stafford took the stage in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Jan. 14, 2019, he sat before a very large, yet very small, audience. Stafford’s performance was a part of a long running community-sponsored event — the PAC’s School Matinee Performances program — and his audience was primarily composed of […]
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Baseball swept by California in home opener
The Cal Poly Baseball team lost all three weekend games to California in the Mustangs’ first games of the season in Baggett Stadium. Friday night The Mustangs (1-6) lost the series opener against the Bears (4-6) on Friday, Feb. 22 by a final score of 10-2. Despite the final score, senior right-hander Jarred Zill broke […]
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Way to Wellness: Unusual hiking spots in San Luis Obispo
Here are three new trails from ASI Fitness and Wellness Student Manager and kinesiology senior Emily Werner, a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM): Bob Jones Trail This paved, 5-mile trail starts at Ontario Road where you can park at the park-and-ride lot. Along this walk or run to the […]
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Despite city goal, only one new street light is projected to be installed in 2019
It was 8:03 p.m. Dusk had settled in, but not so much that one’s eyes could adjust to the darkness. Industrial technology and packaging juniors Ben Simon and Ryan Meffert stood on Hathway Avenue talking on the sidewalk. As they were talking, a biker rode by on the other side of the street. The […]