English musician Paul McCartney will play at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Sept. 26 to kick off his highly anticipated Got Back North America Tour 2025, which will begin three days after his surprise visit to the Central Coast. According to the Santa Barbara Bowl website, the former member of The Beatles is doing an […]
Paul McCartney to play surprise show at Santa Barbara Bowl
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‘Everybody feels like it’s their place’: Ebony Ethiopian Cuisine turns sustenance into connection
In Ethiopia, coffee starts with pale green coffee beans. The beans are washed in preparation to be roasted as neighbors and friends gather in whatever house is making coffee that day. Over coffee, life is discussed. Within this daily community gathering, people talk about what they need to do and problems to be solved. Feben […]
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Michael Briscoe explodes for four touchdowns as Cal Poly football scores 56 in home opener
Michael Briscoe was untouchable on Sunday, Sept 14. The senior receiver caught six passes and took four of them to the house for touchdowns, single-handedly contributing 24 of the Mustangs’ points in their 56-7 rout of Western Oregon in their home opener in San Luis Obispo. Last season’s affair between these two teams was a […]
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Men’s Soccer draws No. 20 San Francisco in home opener
Cal Poly men’s soccer team extended their home undefeated streak to nine matches with a 0-0 draw against No. 20 ranked University of San Francisco, led by senior goalkeeper Nicky McCune and junior defender Parker Owens.
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Campus dining to open a new, cheaper grocery store in PCV
Campus Dining opened a new campus grocery store in Poly Canyon Village named Hilltop, alongside Cal Poly Partners. The goal is to give students a closer and more affordable option for groceries, said Russell Monteath, the director of commercial services. Complete with fresh produce, deli meats, and other toiletries, Hilltop joins other spots on campus […]
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Cal Poly Kennedy Library returns after completion of two-year transformation
Cal Poly’s Robert E. Kennedy Library is nearing the end of its two-year, $78 million transformation that will reopen the campus hub for fall quarter 2025. When the library doors open on Sept. 15, students will find more seating options, new study zones and upgraded technology throughout the building. Expanded 24-hour hubs on the first […]
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Men’s soccer is back in SLO: Reigning Big West Regular Season Champs return to Mustang Memorial Field
In nearly every way, Cal Poly Men’s Soccer jumped in the deep end to start its 2025 season. The team began its campaign with four road matches, including two against top-ranked teams in the nation. While Cal Poly finished the road trip with a 1-3 record, their end results hide one of the most dangerous […]
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Move In: Welcome to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Each back-to-school season, the air stirs with a familiar mix of change and anticipation. Whether it’s reconnecting with friends to compare class schedules or simply feeling those ‘Sunday Scaries’ that last all of September, the start of school can be daunting. As you enter the unknown of being a college student, be sure to use […]
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Inside the brotherhood
For the dignified, resolute and tradition-honoring frat men at Cal Poly, summer seemed to drone on. Without a situationship to terrorize in person (don’t worry– they still left her on delivered for 16 hours at a time), or pledges hoping to join the brotherhood to bring them endless refills of room temperature beer and Zyns, […]
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Failure: The first time I bombed
No one starts college expecting failure. In fact, what you find is almost the complete opposite. The sheer number of young and ambitious students all packed together in the same rigorous environment only heightens everyone’s primal urge to be at the very top. Like many of my peers, I wanted college to be the fresh […]
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Your first quarter as a Mustang
It’s your first day of classes. You exit your dorm at 7:45 a.m., ready to begin life as a college student. Stepping out into the golden sunlight of late September, you are greeted by the tall mountains surrounding your new home and begin the walk to your 8:10 a.m. class, too excited to be bothered […]