This story is featured in the Jan. 2025 print edition. Kaylie Wang is a English freshman and Mustang News opinion columnist. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang Media Group. I never heard of Yerba Mates before coming to Cal Poly. Once school started, the yellow cans surrounded me everywhere: in […]
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Professor keeps community alive with 50+ person Zoom tea parties
The first time Nishi Rajakaruna was forced to live in isolation he was just a teen, living in Sri Lanka during the civil war. The second time is now, following shelter-in-place orders from his apartment in yakʔitʸutʸu. Rajakaruna is a biological sciences associate professor and a faculty-in-residence at Cal Poly. Faculty-in-residences live on campus to […]
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Poly Pals helps international students transition to life at Cal Poly
International students get to know Cal Poly students through the Poly Pals Program
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Mustang Minute: International Education Week
Lisa Diaz Mustang News reporter Lisa Diaz shows you how Cal Poly is celebrating International Education Week.
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VIDEO: What’s growing in San Luis Obispo’s Secret Garden
Mustang Daily Staff Report mustangdailymultimedia@gmail.com The Secret Garden Organic Herb Shop owner Kirstin Sherritt went “farm-hopping” in Central America before opening her own tea shop in San Luis Obispo. Now, she provides unique tea to residents of the Central Coast. Watch the video below for her full story. Spencer Sarson contributed to this staff report.
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Guayaki Yerba Mate shares a taste of fair trade and culture
In South America, long days take pause as people stop to enjoy the cultural tradition of sharing a yerba mate gourd (a cup made of dehydrated vegetable shells) with friends.
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New coffee shop Kreuzberg, Ca brings a little Berlin to town
New coffee lounge Kreuzberg, Ca seeks to give students and community members a unique hangout place where books and drinks are perfectly paired.
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A different kind of brew
It is no secret that I like a good brew. I mean, I practically threw a party at Spikes when I finished my “Around the World” card. But there are several other spots around San Luis Obispo that craft a nice brew too. This may come as a shock, but I spend more time out […]