Everyone in San Luis Obispo knows it. It’s the shiniest jewel on the Cal Poly crown – the unforgettable highlight of many of our students’ college careers – and one of the most well thought out and over-the-top orientation programs in the nation. Week Of Welcome (WOW), nationally ranked and rightfully so, epitomizes the idealized […]
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Academic Senate discusses university funding and vaccination rates at first meeting of school year
At the first Academic Senate meeting of the school year on Tuesday, President Jeffrey Armstrong and senate members discussed COVID-19 figures and new financial policies that can expand scholarship and student aid. The Academic Senate is the faculty governing body at Cal Poly. Armstrong said the university will “begin the process this fall” to increase […]
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Cal Poly hosts first in-person career fair since Fall 2019
The Fall Career Fair is back in-person today with 120 companies featured until Friday, Oct. 8 in the Multi-Activity Center. The Career Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and interviews by invitation will be held after each session from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students can expect to […]
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Homecoming Weekend: Cal Poly Football faces off against Weber St. as alumni visit
After dropping three out of their first four games, the Cal Poly football team will look to get back on track with a win against Weber State during the team’s homecoming game tonight. The game will start at 5:35 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Along with the football game, Cal Poly’s alumni community is […]
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Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience to host inaugural event this weekend
The Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience (ICLR) at Cal Poly is hosting their inaugural Climate Solutions Now Conference this weekend, Oct. 2-3, for students who are interested in engaging in climate change solutions. Rather than focusing on personal choices and home improvements that can reduce a person’s carbon footprint, the conference is focusing on […]
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“No mention” of COVID-19 precautions at large Cal Poly events, students say
Large campus events with unclear COVID-19 precautions and guidelines kicked off Cal Poly’s reopening for the 2021-22 school year – revealing a gray area around how the university is following public health recommendations. On Sept. 18, Cal Poly Football sold out the Alex G. Spanos Stadium for their first home football game since the pandemic, […]
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ASI’s KYLE concert sparked safety concern before classes began
Associated Student Inc. (ASI) Events hosted guest artist KYLE at a concert in the University Union plaza on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 18. Coinciding with the Week of Welcome (WOW), the large attendance of the concert was met with concern involving COVID-19 precautions and other general safety issues. KYLE has amassed 1.4 million followers […]
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The unspoken loneliness in college
Declan Molony is a 2021 Cal Poly graduate. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. My senior year of high school I attended the Cal Poly Rodeo. It was filled with horseback jumps, obstacle courses, drunk college students stumbling about the ring, and an incredible half-time show with motorcycle flips off of massive […]
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Rite Aid hosts flu vaccine clinics on Cal Poly campus
Rite Aid hosted a flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Cal Poly Recreation Center Friday amid the approaching flu season and ongoing pandemic. Cal Poly traditionally provides flu vaccinations on campus every year. However, this year University Spokesperson Matt Lazier said students and employees returning to campus has “raised concerns about a potentially significant […]
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Paul and Ruben Flores to go to trial for murder of Kristin Smart
Editors note: the story was edited to restructure the paragraphs and a few language modifications were made. After a weeks long preliminary trial, it was decided this morning that Paul and Ruben Flores will be tried for the murder and accessory to murder, respectively, of Kristin Smart. Presiding Judge Craig van Rooyen said that the […]
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Meet the Cal Poly transfer student who appeared on your California recall ballot
California’s upcoming special election Tuesday, Sept. 14 presents voters with 46 candidates — the youngest being 20-year-old college student John Drake, who will be joining Cal Poly this fall as a transfer student. The recall made it to the ballot after months of active petitioning to remove California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. On the […]