In February, City Council decided to move forward with installing pickleball courts at Mitchell Park despite concerns from the community. Now, the City is reversing this decision, instead voting to install “chess/checker tables, bocce ball courts, shade structures and stage installation at the social gathering area, additional benches, interactive educational signage, and pathway lighting,” according […]
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Transfer students navigate college social life post-COVID-19
Transfer business administration junior Samuel Dea-huang sat down on his first day of classes, anticipating meeting new people. However, looking around the classroom and seeing numerous students talking with friends from previous years, Dea-huang said he realized being a transfer student might be harder than he expected. Dea-huang said he could only imagine what meeting […]
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Ten COVID-19 deaths reported in San Luis Obispo County within one week
On Friday, San Luis Obispo County Public Health reported that four more county residents died from COVID-19 recently. By Tuesday, six more community members had died. These community members ranged in ages from 50 to 90. The county has now seen a total of 349 deaths due to COVID-19. Since Friday, 117 people have tested positive […]
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Men’s soccer ends season with loss in quarterfinals of Big West Tournament against UC Riverside, 1-0
No. 3 seed Cal Poly men’s soccer fell by a score of 1-0 and were eliminated by No. 6 seed UC Riverside in the opening round of the Big West Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 3 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of these guys who were really unfortunate […]
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Men’s basketball handles Cal State LA in exhibition matchup, 87-70
Cal Poly men’s basketball defeated Cal State LA by a score of 87-70 in an exhibition matchup on Wednesday, Nov. 3 inside Mott Athletics Center. The game was the first and only exhibition for the Mustangs before they begin non-conference regular season play on Nov. 9. Cal Poly jumped out early in the first half […]
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Scout Coffee on campus to soft open on Thursday
On a rainy Sunday evening in 2013, while driving through San Luis Obispo, Jon and Sara Peterson pulled over on Garden Street to take their newborn daughter on a walk through town. On the hunt for the perfect location to launch their coffee shop, the sight of a storefront with a “for lease” sign in […]
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Cal Poly students celebrate Día de los Muertos
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. Papel Picados waved through the air as music filled the University Union (UU) and colorful ofrendas transformed concrete steps into a vibrant celebration of Dia de los Muertos. Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that is celebrated across multiple regions of Mexico and Latin America and […]
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Proof of negative COVID-19 test not required to return to campus after Thanksgiving break
Cal Poly students will not be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return to campus after Thanksgiving break, according to an email from President Jeffrey Armstrong on Tuesday. The university’s seven-day positivity rate has remained below 1% since September, lower than San Luis Obispo County’s positivity rate of about 3.5% and […]
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What Type of Man He is Based on His Favorite Movie
Neta Horesh-Bar is a business administration sophomore and opinion columnist for Mustang News. Her views reflected in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. From Myers-Briggs personality assessment results to zodiac signs, there are a myriad of ways to make judgments about someone’s entire character in a matter of seconds. Oh, you’re a […]
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Mustang Shuttle services available starting Monday
The seven-nights-a-week Mustang Shuttle campus service is back starting Monday, Cal Poly Transportation and Parking Services announced. In efforts to enhance student safety, Transportation and Parking Services partnered with SLO Safe Ride to provide the shuttle service for all Cal Poly students, staff and faculty. Two shuttles will run in a loop route to seven […]
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Startup Launch Weekend to return Nov. 5-7
Like every other successful business, Intego Technologies started out as an ephemeral idea. But unlike most businesses, Intego Technologies was launched from concept into reality over the course of 54 hours. Business administration junior and founder of Intego Technologies, Alexandra Joelson, wasted no time as she and her team competed in Startup Launch Weekend 2019 […]