The walk home for many students got a little brighter earlier this month with the installation of two new street lights near campus. The City of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Works has installed one at Hathway Avenue and Via Carta near the Recreation Center’s beach volleyball courts and another at Grand Avenue and […]
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Restaurant roundup: Here are the new eateries that opened downtown in 2019
A total of 20 new businesses — including restaurants, bars and thrift stores — opened up in downtown San Luis Obispo in 2019. All stores have either filled vacant lots or replaced old businesses, such as Forever 21 and Chipotle.
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Proposed quantitative math requirement could impact CSU admissions, but not Cal Poly’s
The California State University (CSU) is considering requiring applicants to take an additional course in quantitative reasoning in high school, but critics say it would disproportionately affect underrepresented student populations. Currently, the CSU only requires incoming students to have a minimum of three years of math. The proposed requirement would mean high school students, beginning […]
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MN Now: Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Mustang News reporter Lauren Walike brings you this week’s top stories: Aliso in PCV evacuated after fire breaks out in apartment kitchen Academic Senate proposal would reduce office hours requirement for tenure-track professors Late comeback effort falls short for Women’s Basketball in defeat to Pepperdine
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With nearly 3,000 plants, the Cal Poly Poinsettia Project is in full bloom
Two students, two teachers and a few horticulture unit employees are growing 2,500 to 3,000 poinsettias to sell in mid-December.
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Cal Poly hosts first annual celebration for first-generation students
Cal Poly celebrated first-generation students on Nov. 8 at the inaugural celebration for first-gen students on campus. “We have a lot of things that are kind of against us and it’s kind of hard to even go to a four-year university or any higher education in that case,” political science sophomore Adrian Torres said. “To […]
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MN Now: Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
Mustang News reporter Lauren Brown gives a look at the week ahead.
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SLOcalized Episode 1: STD’s on the rise?
SLOcalized breaks down the nation’s top stories for Cal Poly students. Learn about what’s going on and why it matters with each episode hosted by Mustang News reporter Kallyn Hobmann. Episode 1: According to a CDC report, sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high in the United States, and they’re continuing to rise. […]
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Longstanding weekly campus barbecue will raise funds for California wildfire relief
Behind the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (building 8) every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon is a lively community gathering, country music and, most importantly, burgers. The Agricultural Engineering Society has hosted a weekly barbecue for at least the last 50 years, according to agricultural systems management junior Ethan Jones. “It’s a long-standing tradition, everyone […]
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MN Now: Friday, Nov. 8, 2019
Mustang News reporter Sofia Silvia brings you this week’s top stories: Chumash Auditorium will not re-open until Fall 2020 Men’s Soccer falls 2-0 to Cal State Fullerton in opening round of the Big West Tournament Here are the restaurants opening in the new Vista Grande dining complex
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SubSessions didn’t waste the daylight savings hour and danced the night away at 25-hour event
Local creative platform SubSessions hosted its second annual Nightlife Savings event Nov. 2, complete with 25 hours of nonstop live music from 12 p.m. to 12 p.m. the next day.