SLOcalized breaks down the nation’s top stories for Cal Poly students. Learn about what’s going on and why it matters with each episode hosted by Mustang News reporter Kallyn Hobmann. The new decade began with consequential events that have kept American and Iranian citizens on edge. Tensions rose between the U.S. and Iran after an […]
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MN Now: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020
Mustang News reporter Sydney Brandt brings you this week’s top stories: Smart family says there is no timeline for an announcement on their daughter’s case Montaña de Oro is now open for fracking, and the State of California is suing Council votes to ban all e-cigarette sales in San Luis Obispo
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Council will vote to determine if San Luis Obispo should ban all e-cigarette sales
The City of San Luis Obispo will vote to determine if they will ban the sale of all flavored and unflavored electronic cigarettes at the Feb. 4 city council meeting. If passed, the ordinance will have a 90-day grace period before it takes effect. Staff presented the ordinance to city council at their Jan. 21 […]
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MN Now: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020
Mustang News reporter Sabrina Pascua brings you this week’s top stories: Automatic textbook purchase program deadline extended Thousands advocate for broad spectrum of causes at Women’s March Connecting disaster zones from 40,000 feet: Club members team up with Project Owl to measure weather data
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MN Now: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020
Mustang News reporter Sydney Brandt brings you this week’s top stories: Two decades later, Supreme Court upholds death sentence for the sexual assault and murder of two college students Storm forecasted to bring heavy rain and wind to San Luis Obispo What is fintech? New club helps prepare students for digitizing business workforce
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MN Now: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020
Mustang News reporter Sam Spitz brings you this week’s top stories: An intruder forced his way into City Hall: leaders are calling attention to the increased risks government officials face San Luis Obispo “flipped the switch” to Monterey Community Power, a renewable and carbon-free energy provider Students shooting hoops on unicycles go viral on social […]
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Students shooting hoops on unicycles go viral on social media
A recent video of the unicycle club has circulated around the Cal Poly community, showing unicycle club members playing basketball while atop the single-wheeled cycles.
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Mustang Gameday: Men’s Basketball vs CSUN
On the first Mustang Gameday of the basketball season, anchors Sydney Finkel and Sam Spitz preview Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s home game versus CSUN. Cal Poly will look to bounce back from its Blue-Green Rivalry defeat against UC Santa Barbara last Wednesday while CSUN will enter the game with winning momentum.
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Trans students couldn’t get hormone replacement therapy on campus. Now they can
“[HRT] is primary care. It’s not specialty care, and some voices in the community will like to say oh that’s specialty care,” Pride Center Coordinator Samuel Byrd said. “This is allowing people to feel comfortable in their skin and allowing them to navigate our community, that’s primary.”
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Climbing Cal Poly: Why some students find their passion on the rocks
San Luis Obispo’s scenic landscape and sprawling hills make a perfect hub for a bustling rock climbing community. But, one of the most crowded climbing spots in San Luis Obispo is not tucked away in a wooded grove or atop a ridge — it lies right on Cal Poly’s campus.
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Word On The Street (WOTS): New Year Resolutions
Mustang News reporter Sofia Silvia talks to Cal Poly students about their New Year resolutions for 2020.