Our highest administrators are not the ones who need a 20% pay raise. They don’t feel the squeeze of the affordability crisis affecting the Cal State community, especially at Cal Poly. This money should instead be focused on direct student services and base level faculty: two fundamental aspects of the Cal State system that often go overlooked and undervalued.
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Inside the Cal Poly Creamery
At the Cal Poly Creamery, students are gaining hands-on experiences during every step of the dairy production processes. They begin with picking up the milk and then turn it into cheese or ice cream that’s sold right on the Cal Poly campus. Their weekly schedule rotates though milk pickup, cheese make, ice cream make, and […]
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El simple ha ido
Addie Uhl es una estudiante de estudios interdisciplinarios del tercer año y reportera bilingüe de Mustang News. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo no reflejan necesariamente las de Mustang Media Group. Necesitamos mudarnos de un lugar a otro. Es parte de la vida. En Cal Poly, mudamos clase a clase, clase a casa, deportes a […]
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Proposition 50 remains in effect following federal Texas map ruling
A three-judge federal panel ruled to deny Texas’ new congressional map, citing issues with racial gerrymandering, while California’s Proposition 50 was overwhelmingly passed, in response to Texas’ redistricting efforts.
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Campus Dining is serving international students’ recipes from home this week
Campus Dining and the Cal Poly International Center have collaborated to bring five new international meals to campus, featuring recipes from international students, in celebration of International Education Week.
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Cal Poly President Armstrong will get $100,000 more per year following Board of Trustees vote
The Cal State Board of Trustees voted to increase Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s salary by over $100,000 to $611,203 in the next two years, with some presidents potentially seeing up to a 15% salary increase after a performance review, despite a recent $144 million budget cut.
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Cal State Board of Trustees to decide on Cal State presidential pay today
The Cal State Board of Trustees will vote on an amendment to raise the compensation of university presidents, which would allow them to earn up to 15-percent of their base salary if they reach performance-based incentives, despite a recent budget cut of $144 million.
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Cal Poly’s latest rankings beg the question: do students care?
Cal Poly earned three major endorsements from Money Magazine, U.S. News and World Reports and Forbes, with Money Magazine giving it a five-star ranking, U.S. News and World Reports ranking it as the best overall master’s-level university in the West, and Forbes placing it in the top 25 public colleges of its 2025-26 list of America’s Top Colleges.
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Learn baah doing: a look at Cal Poly’s Goat Enterprise
Even though Cal Poly has sizable agriculture and animal science programs, seeing a group of goats walking around campus is still a surprise. These furry friends belong to the Goat Enterprise, a class where students get hands-on experience caring for and working with goats. Student Managers Matt Habib and Rachel Colby describe what the duties […]
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Mustangs learn by doing in new makerspace on campus
A new makerspace on campus invites students of all disciplines in to turn ideas into reality with a variety of machines. Reporter Parker Cinque takes a look inside to see what’s on offer.
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Squidgate: Custodian found a squid in Red Bricks light fixture after foul smell
A squid was found inside a light fixture in a Red Bricks residence hall, causing damage and an unpleasant odor, and was removed by a Cal Poly custodian.