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You are what you wear

by Erin Yarwood

There are few times in a person’s life where they are given the opportunity to recreate themselves and stray from the persona they have formed, to become something new. Leaving home for the first time is the moment in most people’s lives where they take hold of this chance, when they feel drawn to redesign.

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Is Gen Z losing meaning, or finding it?

by Claudia Munoz

Claudia Munoz is a junior English major and Mustang News opinion columnist. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. Over the summer, I inadvertently took a deep dive into the source of every anxious person’s nightmares: self awareness. (A.K.A. I started reading more philosophy). I’ve dipped a […]

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The Hoof: Seven alternative study locations offered by Cal Poly

by Caroline Kelleher

Caroline Kelleher is an anthropology and geography sophomore and Mustang News opinion and satire columnist. The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily represent the opinions of Mustang News.  With the Kennedy Library renovation beginning over the summer, students have found themselves lacking a consistent place to study. Although the school is providing study […]

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Celebrities Aren’t Actually Your Friends: The Truth about Parasocial Relationships

by Liz Nancett

Since the advent of the arts as a career, people have turned to glorifying artists to a religious extent, and 1956 marked the categorization of this phenomena with the term “parasocial relationship.” According to Oxford’s Dictionary of Media and Communication, parasocial relationships are “a kind of psychological relationship experienced by members of an audience in their mediated encounters with certain performers in the mass media.”

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Letter from the Editor

by Chloe Lovejoy

Dear reader, I am currently headed into my senior year at Cal Poly. Over these past three years I’ve worn many hats: student, barista, research assistant, sales associate, intern. Trust me when I say I’ve run through the laundry list of possible part time jobs.  In September 2021 – the start of my sophomore year, […]

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