College is crazy. Some of you will be getting a ring before spring and others still have not had a first kiss. The art of crafting the perfect post of your boyfriend or girlfriend or fiancé or “partner” can be challenging. Publicly associating with them can be nerve-wracking. Posting your lover is basically like saying, […]
Category: February Print ’26
Posted inFeatures
‘Pay the farmer now or the pharmacist later’: How RAD Juice built a business around being health-conscious
RAD Juice has never drifted from the simple philosophy that shaped owner Jason Plough’s raw juice company from the start. “You could pay the farmer now or the pharmacist later,” Jason Plough said. The San Luis Obispo-based beverage business focuses on raw, cold-pressed juices made from organic fruits and vegetables, intentionally avoiding pasteurization, preservatives and […]
Posted inWrestling
A fresh start: Behind Ceasar Garza’s transfer to Cal Poly Wrestling
After three seasons of wrestling at Michigan State, Ceasar Garza was in need of a fresh start. He accumulated a 38-34 overall record as a Spartan and competed in the Big Ten Championships twice, but there were moments in his final year where Garza felt lost. “I was pretty unhappy with the culture and how […]
Posted inOpinion
Valentine’s Day gifts should be more specific: something to fit your partner’s preferred love language
Madeline Kuhns is a journalism senior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. It’s that time of year again! Time to equate our love into a plastic box of chocolates and a last-minute card bought from Walgreens. Or not! We’re adults now, […]
Posted inVolleyball
After historic Sweet 16 run, Women’s Volleyball seniors leave Mott Gym
Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball will have big shoes to fill come next fall. After capturing two upset wins in the NCAA Tournament and reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2007, the graduating class of setter Emme Bullis, outside hitter Annabelle Thalken, libero London Haberfield and medically retired Brooklyn Burns will all be […]
Posted inNews
Learn By Adapting: recent federal funding cuts reshape student research work
Cal Poly history lecturer Cameron Jones waited nearly six months to receive the $150,000 federally-funded research grant awarded to his team’s project, AfricanCalifornios.org, when a two-sentence email hit his inbox and changed everything. Federal officials stated in the email that the grant was “administratively withdrawn,” canceling the grant and preventing Jones from filing a complaint. […]
Posted inen Español
En vanguardia: los estudiantes de Cal Poly hacen campaña de los estudios con el trabajo de defensa de los inmigrantes locales
Find the English version here. Traducido por Suri Moreno. Un estudiante de ingeniería amaneció con el zumbido de su teléfono un miércoles por la mañana. El mensaje de texto que vio le hizo salir rápidamente de casa y dirigirse a la cárcel del condado de San Luis Obispo. Le dijeron que los agentes federales de inmigración tenían […]
Posted inNews
On the front line: Cal Poly students juggle school and local immigrant advocacy work
An engineering student woke up to his phone buzzing one Wednesday morning. The text message he saw sent him quickly out the door and over to the San Luis Obispo County Jail. Federal immigration agents, he was told, were planning to detain someone. Around the time he and other volunteers for the Central Coast immigrant […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
From Doha to Division I: Hamad Mousa’s basketball journey
At the age of 15, when Hamad Mousa left his hometown of Doha, Qatar, he was unsure how to navigate an airport. The only certainty was his goal: to play collegiate basketball before eventually reaching the NBA. That leap of faith resulted in Mousa being one of two Qatari players to ever reach NCAA Division […]
Posted inFebruary Print '26
February 2026 print edition
Dear readers, If you’re reading this, chances are you may know a thing or two about what has happened across the country or the world over the past few weeks. No matter where you lie on the political compass or how you consume news, it is draining to consume major news stories, like the recent […]