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The Cuestonian

The Student News Site of Cuesta College

The Cuestonian

Cuestonian staff members (left to right) Lia Pagel, Lindsay McKee, McKenna Zolty and Faculty Adviser Dr. Jeremy Shermak attended the Associated College Press/Journalism Association of Community College Spring Student Media Conference in Long Beach March 6-9, 2025. Photo courtesy of The Cuestonian.
The Cuestonian returns to JACC, captures awards
Cuestonian Staff March 9, 2025

The Cuestonian, the official student newspaper of Cuesta College, returned to the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) after a...

The Cuesta Jazz ensemble performs at Cuesta’s CPAC. Photo courtesy of Jamie Soja and Joan Hurwit
Andy Martin returns to CPAC for 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • March 6, 2025

Cuesta College’s Performing Arts Center (CPAC) kicks off its 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival with a concert on Friday at 8 p.m. The festival...

The Cuesta Jazz ensemble performs at Cuesta’s CPAC. Photo courtesy of Jamie Soja and Joan Hurwit
Andy Martin returns to CPAC for 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • March 6, 2025

Cuesta College’s Performing Arts Center (CPAC) kicks off its 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival with a concert on Friday at 8 p.m. The festival...

The Human Library event features “readers” listening to the “human books” experience at Cuesta College Library on March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy of Cuesta College
Human Library returns to Cuesta College
McKenna Zolty March 4, 2025

The Human Library returns to Cuesta College Library on March 5 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Human Library is a non-profit organization that...

Sunroom performing at Shabang’s Laguna Lake Stage on May 3, 2024 at Dairy Creek Golf Course.
Shabang 2025 lineup released
McKenna Zolty and Lindsay McKee February 22, 2025

Shabang Live Arts and Music Festival has released the lineup for the two-day festival on May 2 and 3 at Dairy Creek Golf Course in San Luis Obispo.  Shabang...

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Cuesta men’s, women’s basketball defeated in 3C2A playoffs
Zack Alldredge, Reporter • February 27, 2025

The Cuesta College men’s and women’s basketball teams were both defeated on Wednesday on the road in the 2025 3C2A Regional Playoffs.  Men’s...

Sophomore guard Reese Pasternik taking the ball up the court for the Cougars on Feb. 12, 2025.
Basketball: Cuesta men, women defeat Oxnard at home
Zack Alldredge, Reporter • February 14, 2025

The Cuesta College men’s and women’s basketball teams defeated Oxnard College at home on February 12. Women’s basketball took an extended...

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...

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...