Cal Poly is housing more students than any other Cal state with about 4,500 students living on campus this month, according to a Mustang News review of university housing plans within the California State University (CSU) system.
2020: Year in Photos
2020 YEAR IN PHOTOS Kyle Calzia, Kylie Kowalske 2 weeks ago 0 From a pandemic to racial unrest, 2020 has been a year that few will forget. 2020 is the year that the coronavirus took the lives of over 1.5…
Meet the first owner of a cannabis storefront in San Luis Obispo
A bright white building with red pinstripe window shades sits at the corner of High Street and South Higuera Street. At first glance, a visitor might mistake it for a candy shop — until they see the security guard checking…
Cal Poly is isolating COVID-positive students in Cerro Vista — but officials haven’t told residents
Cal Poly is using Cerro Vista’s Romauldo building to isolate COVID-positive students and residents in quarantine who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The university has not communicated its use of Romauldo to the 649 residents living in the…
“My voice does matter”: Cal Poly students get ready to vote
In a survey Mustang News distributed randomly to 850 students, 102 students responded, detailing how they plan to vote this year.
96.1 percent of students that were surveyed planned on voting during this election season.
“They teach us how to love again”: Inmates train service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD
Luis Venegas was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison when he was 15 years old. He was moved to the California Men’s Colony (CMC) in San Luis Obispo in 2016, where he began volunteering with New Life K9 — an organization that trains service dogs for veterans and first responders who suffer from PTSD.
Who are Cal Poly students voting for in the presidential primary?
Bernie Sanders is the leading presidential candidate among Cal Poly students, according to a Mustang News poll. Mustang News polled Cal Poly students in the weeks leading up to the March 3 primary election to find out who Cal Poly…
Inconclusive data led to the sophomore housing requirement
President Jeffrey Armstrong and top administrators have argued for years that living on campus improves student’s retention rates. However, University Housing Director Jo Campbell said data she presented at an Academic Senate meeting Feb. 11 did not prove second-year housing causes…
Cal Poly reached most, but not all, of its zero emission goals by 2020
In spite of 100 percent growth in building square footage and on-campus housing in the past three decades, the university managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.
A legacy to hang your hat on: Swimming & diving head coach Tom Milich’s impact
Twenty individual conference titles, 28 program records, 157 conference all-academic honors, a state-of- the-art facility renovation and five NCAA Championships appearances are all part of Milich’s achievements.
Where exactly does your money go? Breaking down the ASI and UU fees
Students at Cal Poly pay nearly $10,000 in tuition, but not all of their money goes toward academic and facilities services.