Marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Title IX, Cal State University Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester sent a university-wide letter on June 23 regarding the CSU’s “systemwide assessment” of Title IX policies and practices. Title IX is a federal…
Cal Poly students, faculty share importance of assistive technology: ‘Challenges should be voluntary.’
Communication studies senior M.W. Kaplan leaned against the wall as they sat on their bed for a study session, laptop perched on their lap. A robotic feminine voice emanated from their computer to read aloud an assigned reading. The screen…
Cal Poly is hosting summer workshops on achieving student research. A recent CSU competition exemplified those achievements
Biomedical engineering grad Tanvi Gehani was a first-place winner at the annual CSU Research Competition during spring quarter, where only 10 Cal Poly students qualified to attend. Gehani was rewarded in the Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences category for her…
Mental health, housing, DEI & more: Mustang News breaks down the State of the City Address
San Luis Obispo’s mayor and city manager formally addressed community members at the 2022 State of the City Address for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were not without our hardships over the past few years,” San Luis…
Mask mandate, COVID-19 testing and more: A guide to Cal Poly’s rules for summer, fall quarters
Cal Poly lifted its indoor mask mandate Monday, as masks won’t be required for summer and fall quarters as of now, according to a university email that outlined COVID-19 guidelines for the upcoming quarters. For Summer Institute, Quarter Plus and…
BEACoN Mentors and Disability Alliance propose Disability Cultural Program for student belonging and academic success
The Disability Alliance, a student-run club focused on creating a community for students with disabilities on campus, alongside a research team from the BEACoN Mentors program have created a proposal for a Disability Cultural Program at Cal Poly that currently…
City Of SLO plans to adopt New Water Conservation Rules Following Gov. Newsom’s Statewide Order
The city of San Luis Obispo will implement new California Statewide water conservation rules as soon as June 10. The upcoming rules will include regulations limiting irrigation on residential properties between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and…
Lindyhoppers slowly return to dance floor after pandemic
Mark Fletcher’s wife came home from the Thursday farmers’ market one evening, grabbed him by his collar and said, “We were born to Lindy Hop!” She met some dancers from the Cal Poly Swing Club at the market and the…
The past, present and future of the San Luis Oriental Market
Meng Gau and Sim Khoy opened the first Asian market in San Luis Obispo back in 1992. They owned a local donut shop previously, but the idea of opening a store that specializes in Asian products sparked after they weren’t…
How San Luis Obispo communities are impacted by the California drought
San Luis Obispo County has had its driest year in 128 years with having dropped over nine inches of average precipitation, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. For local communities, the drought has challenged agricultural industries and has…
Map: Here’s where to cast your vote in SLO for the California primary election
On Tuesday, June 7, registered voters can drop off their ballots or vote in person at several San Luis Obispo County locations for the primary election any time between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. For the Primary Election, ballots contain…