Ani Nazarian is an English sophomore and satire columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. The Monday Manure is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not […]
Student drops out after seeing professor at Frog and Peach Pub
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From Dorm Room to Deal Maker: How a Cal Poly freshman is attacking the NIL landscape
Logan Raven’s dorm room doesn’t look like the headquarters of a sports marketing agency. Textbooks are scattered across his desk, a basketball sits in the corner, and his laptop hums quietly as he juggles homework and endorsements. At 19, most freshmen are figuring out the dining hall schedule. Raven, an experience industry management major, is […]
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Cal Poly should rethink its messaging with ChatGPT Edu
In their school-wide emails, nowhere has Cal Poly warned students about the implications that AI usage has on the environment.
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Sequel Tea to replace Campus Market Starbucks next fall
Sequel Tea, a cold brew boba tea concept founded by a Cal Poly biological sciences major, is expanding to a second storefront on Cal Poly’s campus, replacing Starbucks at Campus Market in September.
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Cal Poly Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman announces retirement
After 14 years serving as Director of Athletics at Cal Poly, Don Oberhelman announced his retirement on Monday, according to a university-wide email. He will stay on as Director of Athletics until the end of summer or when a new hire is made. In his time, Oberhelman saw success in student-athlete graduation rate as well […]
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Drunk driving is too normal in college towns, including SLO. Here’s one solution
In San Luis Obispo, a college night out downtown or at a house party often ends with a decision between an expensive Uber, trying to bike or walk home after drinks or just driving carefully. As much as it’s ingrained in college students to make the smart choice, impaired driving is happening in San Luis Obispo, and it’s unfortunately not always seen as a big deal.
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There’s construction everywhere I turn on campus. Is it really necessary?
I’m graduating very soon, and all those hopes were affirmed. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and don’t regret coming to Cal Poly at all.
But if I’m allowed to complain about one thing that soured my experience, it’s the construction. When one project finishes, a new one starts. And it feels like the school has to have ten projects going at a time or else they won’t hit their quota.
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In a foggy coastal town, Cal Poly marine research forecasts harmful algal blooms
A Sunday morning stillness washed over the quaint, foggy town of Avila Beach. Working in an unassuming, gray building at the end of the 3,000-foot-long Cal Poly Pier was lead sampler and biology junior Sydney Yium. She was absorbed in her work, collecting weekly phytoplankton and water samples for the California Harmful Algal Blooming Monitoring […]
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Pro-Palestinian protesters vandalize financial aid office
Five pro-Palestinian protestors stormed Cal Poly’s Financial Aid and Student Accounts office, vandalizing the space.
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From the furnace: Harmony’s once-abandoned barn now shapes glass, and artists
At Harmony Glass Works in Harmony, California, a once-abandoned barn now serves as a working space for glassblowers and visiting artists from around the world. Founder Eric Dandurand and longtime apprentice Devon Babcock reflect on the studio’s growth, its role in artist development, and the community it fosters. Mustang News reporter Dylan White visited the […]
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Local SLO property managers are planning future leasing terms around semester conversion
Cal Poly students will need to adapt to new leasing dates and semester conversion planning, which will change the competitive process of finding housing, but will provide more flexibility for students and property managers in the long run.