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Opening night of a new exhibition “Before These Witnesses” gallery, attendees were engrossed in the art. Shown is an unltiled piece of a family in a wedding along with orange vines, flowers and various textiles.
Cuesta CPAC welcomes new spring exhibition
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • February 7, 2025

“Before These Witnesses,” an exhibition created by Daisy Patton, is currently being displayed at The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery at Cuesta...

REVIEW: Taste-testing Cuesta's campus vending machine food
REVIEW: Taste-testing Cuesta’s campus vending machine food
Lia Pagel, Lindsay McKee, and McKenna Zolty February 5, 2025

Social Media Editor Lia Pagel, Multimedia Editor Lindsay McKee and Arts + Entertainment Editor McKenna Zolty tried the vending machine foods...

Opening night of a new exhibition “Before These Witnesses” gallery, attendees were engrossed in the art. Shown is an unltiled piece of a family in a wedding along with orange vines, flowers and various textiles.
Cuesta CPAC welcomes new spring exhibition
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • February 7, 2025

“Before These Witnesses,” an exhibition created by Daisy Patton, is currently being displayed at The Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery at Cuesta...

Actors cheering during a full run-through rehearsal of a “A Midsemester Night’s Mashup” on Sept. 27.. Photo by Lindsey McKee
Cuesta’s ‘A Midsemester Night’s Mashup’ takes the stage
Lindsay McKee October 3, 2024

The Cuesta College Drama Department will present its debut student production titled “A Midsemester Night’s Mashup.” Created in collaboration...

Artist DADA posing in front of his mural “Danzante” in the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery. Photo courtesy of Alejandro Zacarias
Cuesta is redefining borders with new art exhibition
Abigail Olson September 25, 2024

"The Outsider From the Other Side" is a complete in-person mixed-media art installation at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery located on the San...

Madeline Fletcher (#163) races opponents at the Western State Conference Finals in Oxnard, CA on Oct. 25, 2024.
Meet Cuesta’s star athlete and coach, Madeline Fletcher
Colby Love, Sports Editor • December 10, 2024

Madeline Fletcher finished up her 2024 cross-country campaign with a 13th-place finish at the CCCAA State Championship on Nov. 23, helping propel...

Women’s Basketball player Reese Pasternik (#5) drives to the basket against the Hartnell Panthers on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Natalie LaMalfa
Cuesta women’s basketball wins home opener against Hartnell
Colby Love, Sports Editor • November 6, 2024

The Cuesta College women’s basketball took home their second consecutive win of the season on Tuesday after beating the Hartnell College Panthers,...

Cuesta women’s wrestling club team members Ayten Elbarbary (left) wrestling Aubree Kooren (right) at practice on Oct. 24, 2024.
Women’s wrestling has made it to Cuesta
Colby Love, Sports Editor • November 1, 2024

Girls’ wrestling has become the fastest-growing high school sport in the nation, and it is now impacting Cuesta College. Women’s wrestling...

Cuesta History Instructor Billy Keniston's book "Apartheid Spies and the Revolutionary Underground" is available at most major book retail outlets. Image courtesy of Billy Keniston
Cuesta history instructor publishes book about social change
Sarah Harvey, News Editor • January 22, 2025

Cuesta College History Instructor Billy Keniston recently wrote a book about South African apartheid and the activist movements that assisted...

Jaime Pierce in the cat lounge while her friends visit for the first time Dec. 12, 2024
The Central Coast’s first cat cafe opens in Grover Beach
Abigail Olson, Contributor • January 17, 2025

Jaime Pierce, owner and creator of The Caffeinated Cat Cafe, has opened San Luis Obispo County’s first cat cafe in Grover Beach. Proving a...

Cuestonian Contributor Kimber Draughton (left) speaks with Cal Poly student Beth Motta (right).
VIDEO: Cal Poly student offers advice for Cuesta transfers
Kimber Draughon, Contributor • December 11, 2024

REVIEW: Taste-testing Cuesta's campus vending machine food
REVIEW: Taste-testing Cuesta’s campus vending machine food
Lia Pagel, Lindsay McKee, and McKenna Zolty February 5, 2025

Social Media Editor Lia Pagel, Multimedia Editor Lindsay McKee and Arts + Entertainment Editor McKenna Zolty tried the vending machine foods...

OPINION: To voters who are undecided or disengaged, please cast a vote for empathy
OPINION: To voters who are undecided or disengaged, please cast a vote for empathy
Sarah Harvey, News Editor • November 2, 2024

As the presidential race comes to an apex, people all over the country are digging their heels in to back up a candidate. News feeds are drenched...

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OPINION: Students say they aren’t going to vote, but they should
Lia Pagel, Social Media Editor • October 31, 2024

Voting is a really hot topic right now as we are less than one week away from the election. Because of this, Lindsay McKee and I decided to film...