Camp Poly Hacks is a multidisciplinary event dedicated to social entrepreneurship in human-centered design. This year’s event, held March 5 through March 6, consisted of students of all backgrounds working to plan, design, pitch and market a problem that San Luis Obispo County is facing. Head of merchandising for Camp Poly Hacks and graphic communications […]
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“It’s like coming home”: Looking back on the Women’s March SLO Engage for Equity rally
Audio by Torstein Rehn Women’s March SLO held the “Engage for Equity” rally at Mitchell Park in San Luis Obispo on Saturday March 5. The rally ran from 1-3 p.m. and featured speakers such as San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe member Wendy Lucas, GALA Pride and Diversity […]
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Cal Poly CubeSat earns a spot in Space Technology Hall of Fame
CubeSats, a miniature satellite technology co-created at Cal Poly, will be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame during the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs April 4-7. Jordi Puig-Suari, a former Cal Poly aerospace engineering professor, and now-retired Stanford University professor Bob Twiggs created the CubeSat together in 1999. Today, the CubeStat has […]
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Baseball splits four-game set with Harvard
Cal Poly (7-9) welcomed Harvard (6-5) to Baggett Stadium Friday, Mar. 11 through Sunday, Mar. 13 for a four-game series. The Mustangs won games one and two, while the Crimson snagged games three and four to split the series. Friday In the series opener, the Mustangs piggybacked sophomore starting pitcher Drew Thorpe to a 5-0 […]
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Softball finishes 2-2 in Mustang Classic
Cal Poly softball went 2-2 in the 2022 Mustang Classic against Pacific and Nevada on Saturday, Mar. 12 and Sunday, Mar. 13 at Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs (5-15) played each team twice, and split the matchups against both the Tigers (7-17) and the Wolf Pack (7-17). Saturday vs. Pacific Cal Poly softball narrowly lost […]
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San Luis Obispo to open pedestrian-bike trail through town this week
The City of San Luis Obispo’s new pedestrian-bicycle bridge will open on Wednesday, initiated with the City’s ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. The bridge, called the Railroad Safety Trail, will extend from Taft Street to Pepper Street. The most recent section of the Railway Safety Trail, from Phillips Lane to Pepper Street, was completed […]
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No. 11 beach volleyball wins three out of four in weekend tournament
No. 11 Cal Poly Beach Volleyball won three out of four of their matchups during their first home tournament of the season on Friday, Mar. 11 and Saturday, Mar. 12. The Mustangs (5-7) took down San Jose State (2-9), Washington (3-3) and Arizona State (7-5, 2-0 Pac-12), but they fell to No. 6 LMU (12-1). […]
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No. 67 Men’s tennis outlasts Utah State, 4-3
Cal Poly men’s tennis earned a 4-3 victory over Utah State on Saturday, Mar. 12 at Mustang Tennis Complex. The win over the Aggies (6–7) improved the No. 67 Mustangs’ (9-3) home record to 7-1 on the season. To kick off the day, Cal Poly secured the first doubles match thanks to the No. 3 […]
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Hallett sets school record, track and field ends UC Santa Barbara Invitational with 12 first-place finishes
Cal Poly track and field earned several first-place finishes at the UC Santa Barbara Invitational from Wednesday, Mar. 9 through Friday, Mar. 11 at Pauley Track. Redshirt senior Emily Hallett placed first in the hammer with a personal best and a school-record mark of 195 feet, 10.25 inches. She broke her own school record that […]
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Watch: A look at the new structure in Architecture Graveyard
Architectural engineering graduate student Will Adam said he didn’t realize how impactful his senior project would be at first glance. However, Adam had a bold idea from the get-go: construct the first experimental structure in Poly Canyon in 20 years. Mustang News Reporter Angelina Salgado gives a look at what the structure is and how […]
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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 […]