Event security collapsed before sunrise as thousands of students overran checkpoints and barricades at Cal Poly’s Morning on the Green – A Mustang Music Festival. What began as a highly anticipated, university-organized music festival quickly unraveled into a morning of security failures, crowd surges and multiple off-campus block parties — demonstrating the ongoing challenge of […]
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LIVE: St. Patrick’s weekend celebrations
On-campus concert ends 8:50 a.m. Morning on the Green – A Mustang Music Festival officially ends. Event staff begins cleanup of the area. ZHU leaves stage early; block party disperses 8:45 a.m. The off-campus block party came to an end due to strict law enforcement presence demanding students leave the area. Meanwhile, the on-campus concert has nearly […]
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What you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day 2025
With St. Patrick’s Day weekend approaching, Mustang News compiled an all-encompassing guide to the happenings, closures and resources available to students. Morning on The Green: A Mustang Music Festival A free concert event with headliners ZHU and Galantis will take place from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Door open at 3:45 a.m., with student opener […]
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Letter to the Editor: Cal Poly president urges responsible St. Patrick’s celebrations
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong submitted a letter to the editor before St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. The Mustang News column referred to in this story can be found at ‘Did Cal Poly and SLO just set the stage for another […]
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Did Cal Poly and SLO just set the stage for another St. Fratty’s disaster?
Unfortunately, it’s looking like Cal Poly blew their golden opportunity to reform St. Fratty’s day.
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Cal Poly’s St. Patrick’s music festival sold out in less than three minutes
Less than three minutes after going on sale, tickets sold out for Cal Poly’s Morning on the Green – A Mustang Music Festival. The event is intended to drive students away from the illegal street partying that has destroyed neighborhoods for over a decade. The university limited the concert to 5,000 tickets, or roughly 22% […]
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Galantis, Zhu to headline Cal Poly’s St. Patrick’s Day on-campus event
Swedish EDM opening act Galantis and American EDM artist Zhu are set to headline Cal Poly’s Morning on the Green – A Mustang Music Festival, according to the Cal Poly ticketing website. The free event will take place from 4:00 to 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, at the Cal Poly Sports Complex Lower Fields […]
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Cal Poly cracks down on ‘St. Fratty’s Day’ with guest ban, doubled fines and on-campus concert
After the city reported record-high criminal offenses at last year’s St. Fratty’s Day block party, Cal Poly is moving the event onto campus.
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St. Fratty’s 2024 Recap: Property Damage, DUI’s and unruly gatherings
Cal Poly students and visitors stormed the streets on Saturday morning dressed in festive green outfits for St. Fratty’s Day.
The third weekend of San Luis Obispo Police Department’s (SLOPD) St. Patrick’s Day safety enhancement zone (SEZ) began at 12:01 am on Friday, March 15 and ended at 7 a.m. on Monday. During SEZ, fines for noise violations, unruly gatherings, open containers and public urination are doubled.
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St.Fratty’s damages left 300 Muir Hall residents temporarily displaced
Inside, broken ceiling tiles blanketed the second floor’s green carpet in grey soot. Elliot said the bathroom had remnants of Lucky Charms cereal from people getting ready earlier that morning.
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As St. Fratty’s approaches, SLOPD prepares to ramp up activity; students share frustrations
On Saturday, the San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) will enact its new Safety Enhancement Zone for St. Fratty’s Day; Cal Poly students living on Hathway St. have mixed reviews about the block party itself and the city’s policing of the event.