Your best friend is a good person. They are funny, they are hot, they are smart. You have spent months, maybe years, telling them how much of a catch they are, motivating them to be brave with romantic prospects and offering your sympathies when it doesn’t work out. Until one day it does. It’ll happen, […]
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Reconnecting to your inner-child through nature: A how-to guide
I have distinct memories of being outside as a child. Growing up in San Diego, my family and I had the pleasure of having the mountains and the beach at our disposal whenever we felt antsy from a week of working and going to school. I loved spending time in my garden after school because […]
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Letter to the editor – A Student’s Perspective: Empathy and Advocacy Amid the Strike
Bella Slosberg is a journalism senior at Cal Poly. The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Sometimes I find myself staring at a blank screen hoping that I’ll be able to find words strong enough to encapsulate the message I want to convey. Today was one of those […]
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Graduating into a medically-challenged world
Post-graduation, my friend’s reality becomes the reality for a lot of people in Gen-Z; we are getting entry-level jobs with high living costs. The rate of our earnings isn’t matching the rate of inflation.
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2023 Fall Film Roundup
Whether the movies have been decent or terrific or dreadfully second-rate, it has been a bountiful season, with many a movie to deliberate.
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Mustang News opinion columnist vs. Barbenheimer
Destroyer of worlds, savior of cinema. Two starkly different films, one fateful release date. Grossing a combined $368 million in their first week, Barbenheimer will go down in history as the catalyst of the movie theater attendance renaissance.
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How not to exploit children on the internet 101
There is no way for children to refuse being in the content based around them, especially when there is pressure coming from a parental figure who they respect and feel attached to.
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Opinion: The historical costuming in “Bridgerton” isn’t exactly accurate – and that’s okay
Marcela Bonet is an economics freshman and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. I fell in love with historical fashion my freshman year of highschool. Seattle is cold and rainy, which contributed to my pre-existing inclination to stay inside and spend hours pouring over lengthy historical […]
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Opinion: El Niño 2023, decoded
Caroline Kelleher is an anthropology and geography freshman and Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. June marks the beginning of what is usually a hot California summer, which should be a welcome break from the gloom we’ve had for the first half of […]
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Opinion: Journals of a part-time student
Eden-Rose Baker is a journalism junior and a Mustang News opinion columnist. This article does not reflect the views of Mustang News. Last quarter, everything made me anxious. It got to the point where I was afraid to come back to school because I was afraid of everything around me. So, I’m only in five […]
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Opinion: Why the Writers Guild of America is on strike and why you should care
Erin Yarwood is a journalism sophomore and a Mustang News Opinion Columnist. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike since May 2, 2023. The strike is in protest to the small pay that writers receive for composing work […]