Architecture engineering sophomore Cambria Gray was seven days out from move-in when she first received the email about a reported break-in at a Poly Canyon Village apartment. In a week, Gray would move 845 miles to live in PCV. She felt afraid. For incoming and returning resident advisors, it was their fifth day of training […]
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Road to HSI: Hispanic/Latino enrollment hits 25% for the first time
Cal Poly Hispanic/Latino enrollment reached 25% for the first time.
The university has to maintain 25% Hispanic/Latino enrollment for two years to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. which eligible to receive specific grants from the federal government.
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San Luis Obispo or Hometown: How students decide where to vote
Based on Mustang News survey results, 31% of student voters planning to cast their ballots in San Luis Obispo’s elections this November. Cal Poly students tend to be highly interested in the presidential election.
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On the frontlines: San Luis Obispo’s Fentanyl crisis response is changing
On a Thursday spring morning in Paso Robles, Aurora William drives into a dirt lot by a hotel to a familiar sight: four other volunteers equipped with bags of supplies, from breakfast burritos to Fentanyl test strips. For the past four years, William and other community members from local churches have met here each week […]
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The aftermath of dorm damages: Students experience physical and financial dangers
This story was originally published in the June print issue of Mustang News. It has been updated to include details about the St. Fratty’s Day incident and the resulting damage costs. It was April 2023. Computer science junior Adi Gottumukkala descended the stairway to Estrella’s fifth floor apartments in Poly Canyon Village (PCV), excited for […]
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Why won’t the Cal Poly Foundation stop investing in fossil fuels?
As of Dec. 31, 2023, the Foundation held a $277 million endowment. Most of the money is held in mutual funds, equating to $16 million in fossil fuel investments.
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Two Cal Poly professors saw a disconnect between science and Spanish: Here’s how they’re bridging that gap
Even though these bilingual elementary schools are designed to educate students in Spanish, science is not usually included as a lesson in Spanish.
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Cal Poly is working toward Hispanic-Serving Institution status
What should the university be paying attention to? Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. When arriving to Cal Poly, Isabella Jimenez-Melendrez immediately noticed the void of the Spanish community she had grown up with in her hometown Tijuana. Since then, she’s been taking Spanish classes for her minor, but also to feel closer to home. Before her arrival, Jimenez-Melendrez didn’t […]
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Faculty union strike canceled one day of classes. Students weigh in
Mustang News surveyed 5,000 Cal Poly students to understand how the strike has affected them
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‘It’s not enough food’: Students battle food insecurity as campus meal plans exceed cost of other options
Mandatory dining plans are a rite of passage for college freshmen across the nation who have to endure powdered eggs, soggy pasta and frozen tortillas.
But Cal Poly’s freshman plans are among the most expensive of any public school in California — and prices for packaged food and items are disproportionately high compared to off-campus grocery stores.
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CalFresh helps students out of food insecurity — if they can get past the application
“I’ve kind of just been starving myself the last couple of months, not having enough money to buy decent food,” said the environmental earth and soil sciences senior. “When I do buy food, it’s because I’m so hungry and I have to go to the Campus Market because it’s the only thing I can get […]