Cal Poly Wrestling racked up two more Pac-12 wins against CSU Bakersfield, 22-12, and Little Rock, 25-10, on Friday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Icardo Center and Mott Athletics Center, respectively. The weekend wins kept the Mustangs (6-6, 3-0 Pac-12) atop the conference standings with two Pac-12 duals left in the season. […]
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Woodstock’s Pizza agrees to $1.5 million settlement, denies labor violations
Woodstock’s Pizza has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit and will pay $1.5 million to former employees if a court approves the lawsuit next month. The lawsuit, filed by former employee Shelby Lowry of Woodstock’s Davis location, claimed the company violated 21 different labor codes, including failing to “properly and timely” pay all wages, […]
Men’s Basketball struggles from deep in 69-56 loss to Hawaii
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped its 11th straight game by a score of 69-56 to the University of Hawaii on Saturday, Feb. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. Both the Mustangs (7-17, 1-11 Big West) and the Rainbow Warriors (17-7, 8-4 Big West) shot 39.6% from the field, however, Cal Poly went an icy 2-for-13 from […]
Cal Poly Graphic Design department struggles with a lack of resources, says students and faculty
Cal Poly’s Art and Design major offers three different concentrations: graphic design, photography and video and studio art. The largest of these is the graphic design concentration, yet students and professors say that the graphic design department is struggling to work under limited staff and resources. “Right now, we have fewer full-time professors than when […]
“We’re students too”: navigating power dynamics and student life as a Cal Poly RA
There are few certainties in residential life for university students, but something that is guaranteed is having Resident Advisors, or “RAs.” Every residence hall and apartment at Cal Poly has a team of student workers who manage dozens of their peers. One of them is biochemistry junior Jordan Ford, an RA for the yakʔitʸutʸu College […]
‘It’s a signature win’: Women’s Basketball upsets UC Santa Barbara, 69-64
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball snapped its four-game conference losing streak against UC Santa Barbara with a 69-64 win on Thursday, Feb. 2 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (6-13, 3-8 Big West) didn’t trail for the entire game as the Gauchos (14-6, 7-3 Big West) couldn’t figure out the Cal Poly defense. Cal Poly set […]
Men’s Basketball has losing streak hit double digits in 68-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell short in a 68-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Feb. 2 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (7-16, 1-10 Big West) have now lost 10 straight games, while the Gauchos (18-3, 9-1 Big West) currently sit atop the conference standings after winning their fifth game in a row. Early […]
‘Shut the Sash’ campaign raises awareness of on campus energy waste
Cal Poly Green Campus created the Shut the Sash campaign, encouraging students who work with fume hoods during chemistry labs to close the sash when not in use. The goal is to effectively slow down the energy consumed in the Baker Science building. A fume hood is a piece of equipment used in chemistry classes […]
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Chinese Student Association to celebrate Chinese New Year with annual banquet
Cal Poly’s Chinese Student Association (CSA) will be holding its 65th annual Chinese New Year Banquet at the Chumash Auditorium this Saturday. This event has been a tradition on campus, open for both Cal Poly students and local community members to attend. This year, the Chinese New Year Banquet will be heavily influenced by the […]
TikTok about SLO bar snapping 23-year-old’s ID goes viral
A TikTok about a local downtown bar, Mother’s Tavern, snapping a 23-year-old’s ID has amassed over 14 million views and 2 million likes since it was posted on Jan. 23. The video was posted by user @kristen_nicoles, who was visiting San Luis Obispo from about five hours away. In the video, Nicoles talked of an […]

