As the summer hiking season begins, San Luis Obispo’s trail system is drawing more residents and visitors outdoors while continuing to expand to meet growing demand. Known for the amazing views said hikes have to offer, the city offers a range of hikes that vary in difficulty, scenery and accessibility. Not only that, but the […]
Category: May Print ’26
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Meet Hercules, the four-legged beach volleyball ‘Director of Player Morale’
Hercules, an Irish setter golden retriever mix, has become the heart of Cal Poly’s Beach Volleyball team, providing morale and companionship to his owner, Ella Connor, and the rest of the team.
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Probando cinco taquerías en San Luis Obispo: ¿Los resultados?
Alexa Soto-Rios es una columnista de opinión de Mustang News. Las opiniónes expressadas en este artículo no necesariamente reflejan las de Mustang Media Group. Tacos. Son satisfactorios, consoladores y, en general, una comida rápida y confiable para cualquier momento del día. San Luis Obispo no es ajeno a los camiones de tacos ni a los […]
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JDAWG SAYS: Stay unemployed
I have written 20-some cover letters and optimized my resume with AI and have stacked my Linkedin and have gotten nowhere. At this point, who gafs? I think I was never meant to have a job. “The future is bright!” “You’re so talented!” “You have such good experience!” Okay. So, where do I go from […]
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Final testing underway for Cal Poly Racing ahead of international competition
On Monday and Wednesday nights inside Cal Poly’s Aero Hangar, the sound of machinery rarely stops. One group fine tunes the design’s aerodynamics, while another adjusts the suspension on a half-built frame nearby. Across the mechanical engineering shop, students take on specialized roles to design, build and test Cal Poly Racing’s Formula car so it […]
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San Luis Obispo’s warm winter is fueling a hoverfly surge downtown
San Luis Obispo may soon see a surge of unexpected guests making a home in the airspace in front of downtown businesses as summer approaches. Swarms of hoverflies, named aptly for the way they “hover” in flight, have become a familiar sight in downtown doorways and storefronts in recent years. This year, however, an unseasonably […]
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Luna Cafe champions diverse suppliers with unique brews in San Luis Obispo
Luna has always liked coffee. Growing up in a Mexican household, the psychology senior has fond memories of her parents drinking café de olla, and her first job was fittingly at a coffee shop in her hometown. When Luna moved to San Luis Obispo for college, she realized how prevalent coffee culture was here. Out […]
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How Victor Glover’s dual-sport career at Cal Poly shaped his path to space
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, a 1999 Cal Poly Wrestling alum, recently piloted the Artemis II mission around the Moon, inspiring his former teammates and coaches with his success and humility.
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May 2026 print edition
Dear Readers, Congratulations, you made it to May. Ahh scary, scary. We all have post-Shabang depression in the newsroom. Graduation is incoming. There are like three Thursdays left before being a college student is a behavioral excuse. That’s basically how we’re feeling. We have a long laundry list of vain things to accomplish over the […]