I’m sharing what happened after our team was cut not just to look back, but to show what it feels like when the university takes away the place that felt like home. As a team, we thought we had standing with the university based on our performance this season. As it turned out, we were wrong.
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Women and nonbinary focused gym, Kismet Fitness, was 17 years in the making
Kismet Fitness is a gym in San Luis Obispo specifically designed for women and nonbinary people, offering a safe and inclusive space to prioritize physical and mental health without the pressure of the male gaze.
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Cal Poly to build $3M AI Factory with NVIDIA partnership
Cal Poly is opening a $3 million AI Factory on campus, equipped with four NVIDIA supercomputing systems, to provide students and faculty with advanced computing resources to train artificial intelligence models and complete projects in days.
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Cal Poly expands 2+2 pathway to include new degree options at Cuesta College and Allan Hancock College
Cal Poly’s 2+2 program is expanding to include liberal studies at Cuesta College and business administration at Hancock, providing more degree options for local students and working adults with flexible schedules.
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Trump administration to withhold SNAP funding from 21 states, including California
The Trump administration is withholding federal SNAP funds from 21 mostly Democratic states that have not complied with the USDA’s request for data on SNAP recipients, a federal effort to combat fraud in the system.
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Cal Poly student Arwen McCullough drafted into new Women’s Professional Baseball League
Arwen McCullough was drafted to the unnamed team in San Francisco with the fifth pick of the sixth and final round of the first WPBL draft.
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From ideation to creation: capturing culture, identity, and ingenuity in art
In ART 466, Liliana Monge and Maya Benham are among around a dozen students taking creative strides to develop their craft. They utilize techniques ranging from traditional oil painting to the use of physical models. Discover how they blend culture, identity and ingenuity into their works as reporter Kimber Draughon brings us more.
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The Housing Hunt: Becoming an RA comes with free housing, but also real responsibilities
Residential advisors or community advisors (which is the RA role for continuing or transfer students) benefit from free on-campus housing and a dining plan. This job is a great way to secure an entire room to yourself for no cost, while being able to connect with other students and shape the campus community.
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One big family party: Sequoia hall’s Friendsgiving brings students together
This is a cross-published piece with KCPR, more information can be found here. The sounds of clattering pans, opening oven doors and students weaving around one another filled the communal spaces of Sequoia Hall on Nov. 9. What started as a simple idea between roommates quickly evolved into a full dorm-wide Friendsgiving — one that brought together […]
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After 40 years, Cal Poly Poly Reps are finally getting paid for their work
For more than 40 years, Cal Poly’s Poly Reps have volunteered their time to represent the university, leading campus tours, assisting with admissions events and welcoming prospective students to campus. For the first time, Poly Reps are getting paid for their work. The change marks a historic shift for the student organization, which has transitioned […]
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For many, the taste of home is missing in SLO
Ash Pickett is a Business Administration Senior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group.The summer after my senior year of high school, I visited Cal Poly for PolyCultural Weekend – Cal Poly’s multicultural, student-led welcome for admitted students. It was my […]