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The Student News Site of Cuesta College

The Cuestonian

The Student News Site of Cuesta College

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Cuesta College men’s basketball's new head coach, Jamoni Barber, ready to start the 2025-26 season.

Cuesta men’s basketball welcomes Jamoni Barber as new head coach

Zack Alldredge, Sports Editor October 1, 2025

Cuesta College has hired Jamoni Barber as the new head coach for the 2025-26 season for men’s basketball.  Barber is from the California Bay Area and has been playing basketball his whole life. “I...

Rate My Professor also allows students to rate their colleges for things like safety, facilities, food and social life.

How does student use of Rate My Professor affect Cuesta professors?

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor September 19, 2025

With over nine million monthly users, it’s safe to say that the website, Rate My Professor, is a beloved tool for many college students across the US, Canada and the U.K. Created in 1999 by California-based...

Photo by Cuestonian Staff

Cuesta among colleges affected by Trump Administration canceling MSI funding

John C. King, Multimedia Editor September 18, 2025

The Trump Administration on Sept. 7 canceled Title 5 grants for minority-serving institutions, including Cuesta College.  “Discrimination based upon race or ethnicity has no place in the United States,”...

Filmmaker Kenny X. Hamlett speaks on the Cuesta College campus on Sept. 6.

REVIEW: Extreme outdoor sports meet mental health in ‘Black People Don’t Do That’

John C. King, Multimedia Editor September 17, 2025

A film presented by the San Luis Obispo County Library at the Harold J. Miossi Performing Arts Center “Black People Don't Do That” was screened Sept. 6 to an audience of about 100 community members...

Artist Sung Won Yun answers student questions as part of a Q&A at The Miossi Gallery on Sept. 4.

Sung Won Yun presents ‘Inner Landscape’ at Miossi Gallery

Michaela Mastache, Arts + Entertainment Editor September 17, 2025

New York City artist Sung Won Yun’s multimedia exhibit “Inner Landscape” is now showing at the Harold J. Miossi Gallery on Cuesta College’s San Luis Obispo campus until October 17. “Inner...

Students passing through the Humanities Forum during the fall 2024 semester.

Cuesta College Foundation awards historic amount to students

Michaela Mastache, Arts + Entertainment Editor September 15, 2025

The Cuesta College Foundation celebrated the largest scholarship total in the foundation's history for the 2025-2026 school year after rewarding $777,640 in scholarships as well as another $400,000 in...

Cuesta College Police Chief Jesse Herring sits aboard his campus cruising golf cart.

Riding with the chief

John C. King, Multimedia Editor September 11, 2025

Chief Jesse Herring has been with the Cuesta College Police Department for a little over a year.  He started working as a sergeant in July 2024, and the department appointed him interim chief in February...

California Congressmen Salud Carbajal (left) and Jimmy Panetta (right) engage in discussion with panelists at Cuesta College’s SLO Campus on Friday.

Congressmen Carbajal, Panetta hold forum on Medicare at Cuesta

Michaela Mastache, Arts + Entertainment Editor August 25, 2025

California State Congressmen Salud Carbajal, who represents the 24th district, and Jimmy Panetta, who represents the 19th district, held a public discussion and panel with local medical leaders to discuss...

People gather to look at the different displays of art in the Harold J. Miossi Gallery on Aug. 14.

Central Coast artists share ideas in Cuesta art exhibition

Steph Marroquin, Contributor August 19, 2025

The sound of live jazz music, a collection of driftwood sculptures situated outside the entrance and an array of food and beverages greeted guests on Aug. 14 at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery on the...

From left, Hannah Emmack, Bryan McLain and Liam Mclain film “Do sentient puppets think for themselves or is it the hand up their a**”?” in Atascadero, CA. Photo courtesy of Mindy Mclain

Lights, camera, action!

McKenna Zolty July 23, 2025

Exploring passions while in college can be a challenge for the busy schedules of full-time college students. Central Coast natives Hannah Emmack and Liam Mclain are changing that narrative by bringing...

Dr. Saber explains how spinal nerves connect to different areas of the body, a core concept behind chiropractic care. He treats patients with disc injuries, sports pain, and nerve-related issues.

Relief beyond the doctor’s office: How SLO residents are turning to alternative care

David Adams, Contributor July 15, 2025

When Julio Delgado was recovering from a motorcycle accident and chronic sports injuries, he found himself stuck in a cycle of painkillers and long wait times for follow-up care. That’s when he turned...

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