A federal judge has denied the City of San Luis Obispo’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by five unhoused community members as well as a local nonprofit, Hope’s Village of SLO. Federal judge Cormac Carney ruled on Wednesday that the case should go forward. The plaintiffs allege the city has disproportionately dealt with the […]
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“Eating just to be alive”: Cal Poly students share meal situations in isolation
For students isolated in off-campus hotel rooms, it costs $30 a day to eat. Returning to on-campus from winter break resulted in a sudden omicron spike among Cal Poly students, leading to the administration moving students who tested positive to off-campus hotel rooms for isolation. To add to the list of struggles of being isolated […]
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Track and field sees all-time performances at Arkansas Qualifier
Redshirt senior Emily Hammlet smashed her own women’s weight throwing record by seven inches in Track and Field’s latest indoor meet on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Arkansas Qualifier inside the Randal Tyson Track Center. Hallett’s mark of 54 feet, 4 3/4 inches shattered her own school record of 53 feet, 9 1/2 inche that […]
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Women’s tennis takes down UC Davis 4-3
Cal Poly women’s tennis defeated the UC Davis Aggies 4-3 at Mustang Tennis Complex on Sunday, Feb. 20. The Mustangs (4-3, 2-0 Big West) started off by securing the doubles point over the Aggies (5-4, 2-2 Big West). The duo of freshmen Eliza Bates and Peyton Dunkle won against Olive Maunupau and Carly Schwartzberg 6-1 […]
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Baseball opens up season with one win in series against Washington
Cal Poly baseball (1-2) recorded one win and two losses in their season-opening series against the University of Washington (2-1) from Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21 at Baggett Stadium. Friday Cal Poly baseball opened their season with a 6-5 game one loss to Washington on Friday, Feb. 19 inside Baggett Stadium. After two […]
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Classic Feminist Literature Your GE Class Won’t Cover
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and the views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Virginia Woolf, Silvia Plath, The Bronte Sisters and Emily Dickison — hopefully you’ve heard of them, but I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t read any of their works. It’s saddening to see such beautiful […]
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Women’s basketball loses tight matchup with UC Riverside, 59-53
Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 59-53 to UC Riverside on Saturday, Feb. 19 inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly (3-17, 2-9 Big West) failed to have any starters score in double figures in the game, but freshman point guard Annika Shah and senior power forward Zoe Stachowski both scored 11 points off the bench to […]
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Men’s basketball falls 78-58 to UC Riverside despite Koroma’s career-high
Cal Poly men’s basketball concluded their season series with UC Riverside with a 78-58 loss on Saturday, Feb. 19 at SRC Arena in Riverside. The loss extended the Mustangs’ (5-18, 1-10 Big West) six-game losing streak, while the Highlanders (14-9, 7-4 Big West) won their second straight, continuing their solid play this season. During the […]
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Wrestling falls 23-14 in Pac-12 matchup with Stanford
Cal Poly wrestling (4-3, 2-3 Pac-12) dropped a 23-14 decision against Stanford (5-3, 3-1 Pac-12) in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 19. Even with the loss, the Mustangs celebrated completing their dual meet portion of their 2021-2022 schedule with a winning record for the first time since the 2010-2011 season. In celebrating […]
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Masks no longer required for fully vaccinated individuals in Rec Center, PAC, other facilities
Cal Poly students who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask in specific facilities including the Recreation Center and Performing Arts Center. The university will not check the vaccination status of students to determine whether they should be wearing a mask or not. “For students, it will be self-attestation — […]
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Yosemite Residence Hall floor reopens to students one week after electrical fire
Students living in Yosemite Residence Hall tower 6 are allowed to return to their dorm rooms one week after an electrical fire on their floor caused them to evacuate, according to messages obtained by Mustang News. University Housing notified students living on the second floor of the building, where the fire broke out, that they […]