Kismet Fitness is a gym in San Luis Obispo specifically designed for women and nonbinary people, offering a safe and inclusive space to prioritize physical and mental health without the pressure of the male gaze.
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Posted inOpinion
The perfect illusion: why we spend hours on makeup to look like we spent minutes
Every morning, I spend 45 minutes in front of my mirror achieving the perfect I just rolled out of bed looking this pretty face. The goal? To have someone say, “You look so good without makeup!” while I’m secretly wearing at least ten different products.
It’s like we are all participating in a collective delusion. The beauty standard isn’t just to look perfect, it’s to look perfect without trying. Not a chance someone catches you putting effort into your appearance! That would be embarrassing. Better to pretend you just happened to wake up with poreless skin, a smooth complexion and naturally flushed cheeks.
Posted inFeatures, Top Stories
Meet the women taking on the male-dominated music scene in SLO
Electrical engineering junior Abby Neal grew up with music, surrounded by her dad’s collection of over 500 vinyl records. When Neal was a child, she would pretend to play a guitar cut out of cardboard, using her family’s dining room table as a stage. Now, Neal is no longer pretending. She’s on-stage nearly every weekend […]
Posted inNews
Cal Poly Standing with Survivors Event
Outrage from the recent on-campus sexual assaults and frustration against Cal Poly itself was the topic of text conversation between seniors Grace Battles and Maggie Freadman that eventually evolved into an upcoming campus-wide event — CP Standing with Survivors. The event will be held in the University Union on Wednesday Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. […]
Posted inTop Stories
Original Women’s Narrative 2021 continues to empower stories of womxnhood throughout COVID-19
The Gender Equity Center plans to host Original Women’s Narrative (OWN) to share the stories and experiences of womanhood through a fully digital format.
Posted inFeatures
The 26.6%: Women in Engineering
In 2014, Mustang News explored the 19 percent of women in the engineering department at Cal Poly. Six years later, Mustang News explores what has changed during that time, if anything at all.
Posted in2020 Election
Women at Cal Poly respond to Kamala Harris’ election: “We can finally be a part of politics”
Kamala Harris made history this election as the first woman and the first woman of color to be elected as Vice President in the United States.
Posted inFeatures, Top Stories
Building a support network: new club makes space for womxn of all identities
What do Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an anonymous Instagram account and Cal Poly share in common? Together, they inspired public health sophomore Tanya Patil to establish a new club on campus —“Womxn Empowered” (WE).
Posted inFeatures, News, Top Stories
Surfrider to screen student films at first original “Make Waves” film festival
Armed with just a 16-millimeter camera and more than 700 feet of film, art and design sophomore Jo Anna Edmison spent her summer recording strangers surfing and skateboarding. On the sunny boardwalks of Venice Beach, Edmison began to piece together her original film, “Stoke Chasers.” In each dreamy, sun-kissed frame, not only does she hope […]
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San Luis Obispo swears in historic majority-female city council
About 100 people gathered at City Hall Monday, Dec. 3 to see San Luis Obispo history in the making as the first-ever majority-female city council was sworn in. Mayor Heidi Harmon and Councilmembers Erica Stewart and Carlyn Christianson were sworn in by City Clerk Teresa Purrington, making the San Luis Obispo City Council four-fifths female […]
Posted inFeatures, Sports, Top Stories
Meet the nationally-ranked freshman powerlifter who self-trained online
She picked up powerlifting as a hobby just a year and a half ago. Now, she is nationally-ranked.