Cal Poly is working with the City of San Luis Obispo to provide a safe and positive St. Fratty’s event this year, while also addressing the need for more event space for students.
Tag: St. Patrick’s Day
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Cal Poly spent over $1 million on St. Patrick’s Day
Cal Poly spent over $1 million on St. Patrick’s Day weekend, while the City of San Luis Obispo spent $115,000.
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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% […]
Posted inFeb Print 2025
Cal Poly to host on-campus St. Patrick’s Day event in place of St. Fratty’s block party
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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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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WATCH: Students clean up neighborhoods after St. Fratty’s Day
The Cal Poly Center for Service and Action hosted a neighborhood clean up the Sunday after St. Patrick’s day. Students volunteered to help clean up remaining trash and litter around the neighborhoods near campus after the annual ‘St. Fratty’s Day’ celebration. About 4,000 people gathered in the streets during the event. Mustang News reporters Gabrielle […]
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Cal Poly students plan on celebrating ‘St. Fratty’s’ weekend amid lifted COVID-19 restrictions
Students make plans for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in San Luis Obispo as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back, but safety enhancement zones and health concerns remain. As Cal Poly rolls back COVID-19 related regulations on campus with plans to drop the mask mandate in classrooms and labs starting in spring quarter, students wonder whether […]