When shopping in markets on campus and even in grocery stores around San Luis Obispo, you’ll find a variety of Cal Poly products ranging from unique chocolate bar flavors to a lineup of BBQ sauces. One of the most well known products you can find on the shelf is Cal Poly’s assortment of Jams all […]
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WATCH: Cal Poly Space Systems tests new liquid rocket engine
Cal Poly Space Systems tested their new liquid fuel rocket engine, Dulcimer 1, in hopes of proving valid engine model. The club is working on demonstrating a proof of concept for their liquid rocket engine so that they can scale up the project in the coming years. Mustang News reporter RJ Pollock shows us how […]
WATCH: Cal Poly Amusement Park Engineers win first prize in nationwide contest
Inside the Bonderson Center at Cal Poly, a club is hard at work designing the theme park rides of tomorrow. Cal Poly Amusement Park Engineers and Designers, or CAPED, is a club where students share their passion for themed entertainment. CAPED’s roller coaster prototype, the ‘Jammin’ Jungle Ride,” won first prize at this year’s Ride […]
WATCH: ‘Disco Opera’ comes to Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center
Opera San Luis Obispo transformed Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center into a 1970’s themed house for their disco-themed opera, Die Fledermaus. The extravagant production featured on theme decor including lots of disco balls, velvet couches and flare pants. Mustang News reporter Madison Vernon shows us how 1970’s disco and opera mix.
WATCH: Community gathers for Cal Poly’s 11th Annual Mustang Mile
Cal Poly hosted the 11th annual Mustang Mile, a 5k run which is dedicated to former Cal Poly student Carson Starkey who passed away in 2008 due to a fraternity hazing accident. The run aims to bring awareness to alcohol and drug abuse issues with the goal of bringing the community together to rally behind […]
MN Now: May 25, 2023
Mustang News reporter Ari Lopez brings you the top stories from this week…
WATCH: Longstanding Cal Poly BRAE BBQ threatened by Campus Dining privatization
Every Thursday, you can be sure to hear the sounds of students gathering and burgers frying on the grill behind the BRAE building. That is the sound of the longstanding BRAE BBQ, which serves hot burgers and chili to students, faculty and alumni weekly and has been doing so for over 50 years. At the […]
Bringing Thrift to Campus: How Cal Poly Students Guide Sustainability Efforts to Campus
Filled with vintage clothes, hand-made products, and roughly 500 students,Thrift Cal Poly hosted their sustainability market on April 22 in celebration of Earth Day. Starting at the Sequoia Lawn and expanding to the recently-opened Plant Conservatory, Thrift Cal Poly brings sustainability efforts to campus. Journalism sophomore and founder and president of Thrift Cal Poly, Eve […]
MN Now: May 18, 2023
Mustang News reporter Liv Collom brings us the top stories from this week…
WATCH: William and Linda Frost Center opens to host classes for the spring quarter
After over six years of planning, design and construction, the William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation is complete and is hosting students in classes for the first time during the spring 2023 quarter. The four level building features three university scheduled classrooms, 46 faculty offices and 22 lab spaces including a variety […]
WATCH: Cal Poly’s Reservoir Gains Multiple Years of Water from Winter Storms
Cal Poly receives its water from the Whale Rock Reservoir in Cayucos. The recent rains over winter filled the reservoir to its max and it spilled for the first time since 2005. Mustang News report Matthew Bornhorst went to the reservoir to see what the reservoir being full means for Cal Poly.

