Over $1 million was spent on this year’s St. Fratty’s day music festival Morning on the Green, a decrease from last year’s expenses. The event, which was first held in March 2025 as an alternative to off-campus block parties, cost the university $1,167,157 last year, according to past Mustang News coverage. This year, the event […]
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San Luis Obispo City Council debates fraternity and sorority regulations
The San Luis Obispo City Council discussed code enforcement priorities for safe and livable housing, with a focus on reforming regulations around fraternities and sororities, and discussed possible solutions such as an “Overlay Enforcement Zone” and hiring more code enforcement officers.
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Assemblymember rundown: Who is running to represent the Central Coast?
The 2026 primary election for California’s District 30 Assemblymember has three front-running candidates, Dawn Addis, Shannon Kessler and Susannah Brown, who are all focused on affordability, housing and environmental issues for the local community and Cal Poly students.
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Students transform 1988 Corvette in Cal Poly club project
The loud roar of an LS engine inside the body of a 1988 Corvette echoes off a storage container in Cal Poly’s Research Development Center. The car is a project built entirely by Cal Poly students in the Performance Automotive Communications, Engineering and Design club, also known as PACED. The club was founded by mechanical […]
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San Luis Obispo City Council rejects AEPi fraternity’s permit appeal
Cal Poly fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi’s permit to operate its house as a fraternity was revoked due to noise complaints, and the city council unanimously rejected their appeal, leading to a growing trend of Cal Poly fraternities losing their conditional use permits.
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Cal Poly students targeted by scammers using fake profiles and offers
Scammers have found a new hunting ground at Cal Poly, and they’re hiding in plain sight. Fraudsters are infiltrating GroupMe chats and digital spaces that students rely on to connect with clubs and organizations, impersonating their peers with convincing fake profiles designed to fly under the radar. Annika Bullock, the Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) officer […]
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Cal Poly’s HSI pursuit raises broader questions about underrepresented student enrollment
Encuentre la versión en español aquí. Cal Poly is on its way to becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), but as it moves to boost Latino student enrollment, other underrepresented student groups are questioning whether similar efforts exist for them. Since the creation of the HSI Task Force in 2022, Cal Poly has been aiming to […]
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La búsqueda de HSI de Cal Poly plantea preguntas más amplias sobre la inscripción de estudiantes subrepresentados
Find the English version here. Cal Poly está compitiendo para convertirse en una institución que sirva a los hispanos, pero mientras se esfuerza por aumentar la matrícula de estudiantes latinos, surgen preguntas sobre si otros grupos subrepresentados están recibiendo el mismo trato. Desde la creación del Grupo de Trabajo HSI en 2022, Cal Poly ha […]
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Meet the club helping raise guide dog puppies
Students at Cal Poly are participating in the Poly Pups club to socialize and train puppies before they move on to formal guide dog instruction, while also gaining hands-on experience working with service animals and understanding accessibility needs.
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Cal Poly students hold vigil for victims of San Diego mosque shooting
The Muslim Student Association organized a vigil on Dexter Lawn on Tuesday to honor those killed in the recent San Diego mosque shooting. On May 18, two teenagers fatally shot three people outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, the largest mosque in the county. The three victims were Amin Abdullah, 51, the mosque’s security […]
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Cal Poly named 2025-2026 Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup champions
For the second time in three years, Cal Poly was awarded the Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup.