Students make plans for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in San Luis Obispo as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back, but safety enhancement zones and health concerns remain. As Cal Poly rolls back COVID-19 related regulations on campus with plans to drop the mask mandate in classrooms and labs starting in spring quarter, students wonder whether […]
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Sociology students use Easter eggs on Dexter Lawn to protest Cal Poly COVID-19 policies
Groups of students walked across Dexter Lawn between classes and asked one another which color they should grab. After choosing, students popped open colorful plastic eggs to reveal a Hershey’s Kiss chocolate and a QR code. The 200 eggs to choose from and a sign that called for students to “grab an egg” were a […]
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Former Chancellor Joseph Castro has a guaranteed faculty position — at Cal Poly SLO
Several Cal State University employee contracts include a policy that guarantees them a backup job somewhere in the CSU system. For resigned CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro, that position is a tenured faculty role in Cal Poly’s very own Orfalea College of Business. Castro resigned as Chancellor in February after USA Today published an investigation into […]
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“My family is in the middle of it”: Students express fear, hope at Russian Student Association discussion on Russia-Ukraine War
One week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cal Poly’s Russian Student Association gave students the opportunity on Thursday to share their reactions to the war and how they or their families are being affected. About a dozen students gathered on March 3 for the hybrid discussion, which was open to all students, regardless of […]
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Editorial: Cal Poly’s communication is failing us
Cal Poly’s administrative staff has repeatedly blocked Mustang News from receiving vital and basic information — even when it’s pertinent to the public safety and health of their own campus community. The Mustang News staff works diligently to provide information and clarity on everything from COVID-19 policies and ASI elections to breaking news on emergency […]
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President Jeffrey Armstrong approves Cal Poly’s College Based Fee increase
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong approved the Cal Poly College College Based Fee Student Aid and Learn by Doing Plan, according to a campus-wide email sent Monday morning. Academic Affairs first submitted this proposal in fall 2021. The fee only applies to future students who are starting in Fall 2022, not current students. This is […]
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Meet the Dunkles: Women’s tennis’ sister duo
While Cal Poly women’s tennis sisters and teammates Delanie and Peyton Dunkle have varying differences such as age, dominant hand and height, their relationship has been integral to their performance on the tennis court. “Being sisters is just another connection that we have that is even stronger than being a teammate,” Delanie said. Their close […]
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Cal Poly postpones semester conversion to fall 2026
Cal Poly extended its deadline to switch to semesters amid a change to Cal State’s General Education (GE) system, Academic Affairs announced Wednesday. Cal poly’s semester system will now start fall 2026 after originally being scheduled to start fall 2025. Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, the university’s provost and the Academic Affairs executive vice president, said that a […]
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California lifts mask mandate in schools and for unvaccinated residents
Unvaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks in public settings as of March 1, according to updated health guidance from Gov. Gavin Newsom, less than a month after the state removed the mask requirement for vaccinated people. This announcement came after a series of efforts to reduce pandemic restrictions. With declining cases and […]
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City & Regional Planning department moves some courses permanently online
It was sunny due to the midafternoon sun, but cold. Kay Choe, along with the other students in her environmental planning class, were bundled up in sweatshirts and jackets as they walked up Cerro San Luis in the early autumn of 2021 not to hike, jog or bike, but to examine the terrain. They took photos […]
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The cost of self-care
Zoie Denton is an English sophomore and the views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. The narrative surrounding self-care today is one of consumption: go buy a face mask and a bottle of wine or treat yourself to that gift you’ve been saving up for. There is not a lot […]