Cal Poly men’s soccer made a 3-2 second-half comeback against UC Davis to lock up a top-4 spot in the Big West Conference standings on Sunday, Oct. 24 in the final home game of the regular season inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. “It was a game of two distinct halves,” head coach Steve Sampson said. […]
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Football falls in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe, 24-13
Cal Poly lost to rival UC Davis 24-13 on Saturday, Oct. 23 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium in the annual matchup of the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe, extending their losing streak to five against the Aggies. Cal Poly (1-6, 0-4 Big Sky) dropped their sixth straight game, but this was their smallest margin of […]
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The End of an Era: The Shotwell Family Reflects before their last Family Weekend
The Shotwell name will take the field for the Mustangs this Saturday, Oct. 23 for the last family weekend game in their family’s distinguished 18-year football career at Cal Poly. Since 2003, Cal Poly has seen the four brothers, oldest Kyle, middle brothers Ryan and Troy and current player Matt play at Alex G. Spanos […]
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Safer hosts dating violence action month during October
Throughout the month of October, Safer has been hosting “Dating Violence Action Month 2021: Our Vibrance Breaks the Silence.” The action month itinerary includes a variety of booths on campus, Instagram Lives with campus partners and events for the Cal Poly community. Safer is Cal Poly’s resource for addressing sexual assault, intimate partner violence, domestic […]
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Students petition for women and nonbinary Recreation Center hours
Cal Poly students are petitioning to create Recreation Center workout hours for women and nonbinary students only — a fight against “feeling uncomfortable and over-sexualized on campus,” according to the petition. The petition, started by business administration senior Lydia Dasari, interdisciplinary studies senior Shauna Sweeney and biomedical engineering senior Melissa Martinez, became an idea after […]
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Women’s soccer stays in first place with 2-1 victory over UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly women’s soccer got their fourth straight win in Big West play by a score of 2-1 against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Oct. 21 inside Harder Stadium The win, which was the first for the Mustangs (11-6, 7-1 Big West) against the Gauchos (7-7-3, 5-2-1 Big West) since 2014, solidified Cal Poly in […]
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“This event is for everybody”: Dream Center to host fourth annual Undocu-week
Cal Poly’s Dream Center will be hosting its fourth annual Undocu-week in person this year, packed full with new and interactive events. Undocu-week, which will be held Oct. 25-29, has events and activities for undocumented students, individuals who come from mixed status families and allies who support and stand with them. “This event is […]
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New San Luis Obispo county clerk appointed
On Oct. 12, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors selected Elaina Cano to fill the role of county clerk after Tommy Gong resigned from the role in June. Supervisors Lynn Compton, John Peschong and Bruce Gibson voted for Cano while Dawn Ortiz-Legg voted for Deputy Director Helen Nolan, who served as acting county […]
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Men’s soccer’s defensive battle with UC Riverside ends in 1-1 draw
Cal Poly’s men’s soccer ended a hard-fought matchup with a 1-1 overtime draw against UC Riverside on Wednesday, Oct. 20. The Mustangs (5-5-4, 3-1-3 Big West) now sit in third place in the Big West, while the draw placed the Highlanders (8-5-2, 3-2-2 Big West) in fifth place. Riverside wasted no time getting on the […]
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FDA approves all three vaccines for booster shots
Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines are now all approved for booster shots, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday. The single-dose booster shots are authorized with certain limitations for each vaccine. People 18 and older can receive the Johnson & Johnson booster shot at least two months after their intitial vaccine […]
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San Luis Obispo County Public Health says they’ll lift mask mandate if these two standards are met
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department announced new criteria for lifting the current indoor mask mandate for the county. While the indoor mask mandate hasn’t yet been lifted, the health department now plans to do so when the county meets two standards. San Luis Obispo County must maintain the moderate (yellow) transmission tier […]