Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. On February 1st, 2021 the anti-abortion student group Students for Life organized a protest on Dexter Lawn. The protestors planted pink crosses in the grass, each of which represented an aborted fetus. This […]
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What Kind of Down Bad Are You?
Neta Bar is a business administration sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. Her views reflected in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Indiscriminate in nature, music is an art that fits into our lives in an eclectic variety of ways. We use it to define ourselves, connect with others, scream along […]
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California Has to Learn to Coexist with Nuclear Power
Owen Lavine is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Nestled only a few dozen miles from Avila Beach is California’s only surviving nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon. Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant is under threat of closure in 2025, as the wishes […]
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The housing hunger games
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Congrats! You managed to sign a lease on a house — you just had to sell everything you own to live within a mile of campus. It’s either that, or you […]
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How Cal Poly Men’s Basketball Can Build Upon the 2021-22 Season
Kyle Har is a journalism senior, Matthew Ho is a journalism freshman and they are Mustang News sports reporter. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. This season’s 7-21 record wasn’t a desirable outcome, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball team is close to making a turnaround. There were flashes of what […]
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Fighting FOMO in college
Rebecca Caraway is a journalism junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. College is physically and mentally exhausting. We spend the weekdays running to and from classes and trying to turn in assignments by 11:59 p.m. We work in between so we can actually afford to […]
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How Euphoria Trauma Bonds Their Audience
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. How does one keep our generation’s attention? Develop a thoroughly thought out storyline? Create complex characters with semi-realistic personalities? Hire actual actors instead of porn stars? No hate to sex […]
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Streaming Wars: Which one is the best?
Rebecca Caraway is a journalism junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I remember when my parents first canceled cable TV and got a Netflix subscription. Streaming services were supposed to be a cheaper alternative to cable, but now that’s not necessarily the case. The list […]
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Excuse My Absence: Broken After a Breakup
Neta Bar is a business administration sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. Her views reflected in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Allow me to paint you a quick picture of my first quarter of college: in the span of three glorious months, I was diagnosed with a sizable liver tumor […]
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The Hoof: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry changes name to Cal Poly – Hogwarts
The Hoof is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not it. If you’re looking for sports, this is kind of it, because we’re having a ball. Ha. Puns. Elijah Winn is an environmental earth and soil science sophomore […]
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An unexpected ending: A pandemic reflection
Rebecca Caraway is a journalism junior and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Just two months ago, we were all worried about the Omicron variant. Everyone was waiting in line for tests and ordering KN95 masks. Apparently, that’s all over now. On Feb. 24, President Jeffrey Armstrong […]