Noah Greenblatt is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News sports reporter. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. There’s really no way to say it delicately, so I’ll just come right out with it. It’s time to move on from Beau Baldwin as Head Football Coach at Cal Poly — or […]
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How Kanye’s hate speech harms the Jewish community at Cal Poly and beyond
Neta Bar is a business administration junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views reflected in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Hate speech targeted at one’s own ethnicity is, as one might surmise, invariably jarring. But when words become actions — when tweets become hate crimes — entire communities are shaken, […]
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Native American poetry and its portrayal of Indigenous reality
This article was originally published on KCPR, Cal Poly’s hub for the arts, music, culture, and entertainment of the Central Coast. The following article references sexual assault and violence. Cal Poly offers prevention education and confidential advocacy through Safer, which can be found at safer.calpoly.edu. Native American poetry brings forth a perspective that is completely […]
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Kennedy Library closing speaks to a pattern of de-prioritizing students’ needs
Shelbi Sullaway is a mechanical engineering junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. There’s no place quite like the library when you’re in college. The library is my home base when I don’t have classes. The first three floors are a go-to for studying or hanging […]
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Home for the holidays: Dealing with strained family relationships
Eden-Rose Baker is a journalism junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. As a child, I watched Disney Channel Christmas specials and looked forward to the holidays and being home. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that gathering the family together feels more like […]
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Prop 1 Passing is a win for California, but we can’t forget our neighbors
Soon after the Supreme Court overturned the right to privacy when it comes to women’s health, state politicians began arguing for and against abortion rights, birth control access and sex education for the citizens residing under their control. With abortion rights being included on some ballots, citizens could decide whether or not they wanted to […]
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Parentless Parents Weekend
Parents Weekend is a tradition at almost every college, if not all of them. There is one weekend a year devoted to college students sharing their experience with their parents and family members; showing them around campus, their favorite spots in town and introducing them to their friends are all essential parts to this monumental […]
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Why is there a bed on Dexter Lawn?
On Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cal Poly students and faculty have the opportunity to sleep on Dexter Lawn in an unusual fashion. Mustang Media Group has set up a bed on the lawn to promote their annual housing fair for students looking to connect with living complexes and realtors in the San […]
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Voting anxiety: Playing a game we don’t understand
Grace Schweitzer is a psychology junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. With just one look at a ballot, the anxiety surrounding voting starts to grow. At the age of 18, we enter the game of politics; voting becomes a new task we must […]
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The study abroad problem: an experience out of reach
There’s a common stereotype given to Americans that we think we are the center of the world. That is after all what we have been taught, even if subconsciously, in school. Our elementary schools give us skewed maps centering North America; our middle schools give us a U.S.-centric history of world events; our high schools […]
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The sports betting propositions are more complicated than they seem
In the upcoming midterm election, California has two propositions on the ballot related to sports betting. Prop. 26 titled “Legalize Sports Betting at Tribal Casinos,” and Prop. 27 titled “Allow Online Sports Betting” — Prop. 27 in particular is a lot more complicated than it seems. Prop. 26 is a bit more straightforward than Prop. […]
