The No Kings: Vote Early event, hosted by Indivisible San Luis Obispo County, educated and engaged with voters on Oct. 17. The event was split into two parts: an educational presentation titled “What’s on the Ballot” from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and a sidewalk rally from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Indivisible San Luis […]
Category: Opinion
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Don’t shop Shein this Halloween
Shein may seem cheap up front, but it has hidden costs. Before you click deliver, check out a few other places. The perfect accessory can often be as nearby as your own closet. You’ll avoid exposing yourself to cancer-causing chemicals and that awkward moment when you realize you’re wearing the exact same mermaid net skirt as everyone else.
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A day in the life of Jeffrey Armstrong: Halloween edition
Jeff woke up with a headache. Things weren’t going well. The students and staff hadn’t loved the lemon grove idea like he thought they would. He didn’t understand — his plan involved everything students could possibly want. The super mall was even going to have Hooters and In-N-Out.
He got out of bed, disgruntled, and tried to put these distressing thoughts aside. He had bigger things to contemplate.
Halloween was coming up, and he still hadn’t picked a costume.
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The conservative roots of ‘skinny culture’
We are in a time where the far right has become increasingly mainstream. I am not saying all thin people are conservative, or that every conservative person promotes thinness. Rather, skinny culture fits into conservative gender norms treating bodies, especially women’s, as something to be controlled and disciplined. Deeper than that, skinny is a system, a market. Women idealize thinness, so they diet, then they try weight loss drugs, eventually they are thin and weak, exactly the ideal woman for conservative men.
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Campus rape culture demands action, not just awareness
Rape culture treats sexual violence as inevitable, excuses harmful behavior, doubts survivors and protects reputations instead of people. It is not reversed by a single training or an awareness exhibit. The normalcy of sexual assault cannot be dismantled through isolated reform but through sustained cultural transformation. We need to commit to facilitating a culture that doesn’t just hear about sexual violence and move on.
Posted inSeptember Print ’26
Dear Malia Monday
In a satire column titled The Manure, Malia Mundy provides humorous and absurd advice to various Cal Poly students regarding relationships, academics and campus dining.
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I listened to the Campus Preacher for an hour. Here are my thoughts
The campus preacher’s goal is not genuine conversation. He is making a very loud and hateful attempt at fearmongering college students into listening. His message depends on conflict, and every person who engages becomes part of the performance. Choosing not to engage does not mean agreeing with him; sometimes, it means refusing to give a provocative person the audience reaction they depend on.
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Caught in the crossfire: The Disability Resource Center
You have debilitating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Not the funny, Facebook-meme, cleaning-and-organizing your bedroom “OCD.” The real OCD. The ugly OCD.
I work hard both in and out of school to live a normal life, but sometimes, I just can’t do it. On those days, I would love to know that my school will be compassionate and advocate for me when my accommodations aren’t met.
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The Sex.E show is good, but not for the reasons you might think
For Cal Poly students, Week of Welcome or “WOW” week, is one of the most memorable parts of their freshman year. In the sea of mandatory presentations required of new students, I was reminded of the unconventional approach that the Sex. E Show takes in presenting its content. In the weeks following my experience as a WOW leader, I still think it might be one of the only shows I’ll ever watch where the performers asked the audience to boo them.
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Student reported to have fainted in Cal Poly classroom during heatwave
Extremely high temperatures in San Luis Obispo caused one student to faint in class on Wednesday, Sept. 9. University spokesperson Keegan Koberl confirmed to Mustang News that only one student was reported to have fainted due to the heatwave. However, other students still struggled in the heat, due to many of Cal Poly’s classrooms and […]
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Professors weigh in on Meta’s $17 billion settlement
Meta reached a $17 billion settlement with dozens of U.S. states to address claims regarding the harmful effects of Facebook and Instagram on young users while implementing new safety policies for minors.