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The Cuestonian

Cal Poly entrance sign. Photo by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

The price of Poly

Jennaca Ortiz May 25, 2022

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is California's most expensive public university, and the cost of attending the school will increase for new students starting in Fall 2022.  During...

Shabang attendees in front of sign. Photo courtesy of Shabang

Shabang music festival returns with a bang

Jennaca Ortiz April 14, 2022

San Luis Obispo’s exclusive music festival, Shabang, returns this May.  Shabang music festival makes its way back to Laguna Lake Park after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Shabang returns...

The stone arch at the entrance to the architectural engineering playground in Poly Canyon, the site of a recent alleged rape involving a Cal Poly student. Photo by Arthaey Angosii

What is Cal Poly doing about sexual assault?

Jennaca Ortiz November 9, 2021

Trigger warning: This story contains content regarding sexual assault. It is no secret that in San Luis Obispo, sexual assault is an issue, especially among the college demographic.  Only a few weeks...

The Cuestonian is going on hiatus

Nathan Moran May 27, 2021

Cuesta College’s Spring 2021 semester continued to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a majority of classes once again being taught online. Despite this, The Cuestonian’s team of...

Kristin Smart billboard in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Photo by Leah Monson

Cal Poly student Kristin Smart case update

Aubrie Arndt May 18, 2021

It’s been nearly 25 years since Cal Poly student Kristin Smart went missing in 1996 after last being seen walking back home from a party on campus, and the San Luis Obispo County sheriff's department...

A map showing the 84 SLO businesses that have had murals painted on. Photo by Jonathan Apelado

SLO’s 2021 May Flower Initiative

Jonathan Apelado May 17, 2021

This is the second year that downtown San Luis Obispo has participated in the May Flower Initiative, a community-driven public art project.  Restaurants and stores were asked by the nonprofit Business...

Student entrepreneurs during COVID-19

Student entrepreneurs during COVID-19

Jonathan Apelado May 6, 2021

Student entrepreneurs are those who split their time between education and running their own business.  The lockdown provided many students more time to work on their business outside of school. These...

Preparing for lift-off on a northern peak. Photo by Brett Hoffman

Chris Murphy: A man in a fish’s world

Damon Quintard April 19, 2021

Chris Murphy, 23, is a passionate surfer hailing from Encinitas, Calif., who has nothing but respect for the immense San Luis Obispo County coastline.  Murphy grew up in La Jolla, Calif., where he...

Cuesta College Parking Lot 2A. Photo by Jonathan Apelado

Cuesta College’s reopening plans for fall

Jena McCulloch April 5, 2021

Students returning in the fall could potentially sit face-to-face with teachers and peers.  According to Cuesta College Vice President of Instruction Jason Curtis, students can expect around one-third...

For many, a laptop and webcam (pictured above) have become their primary social outlet in these strange times. Photo by Nathan Moran

Netflix and zoom: 7 unique uses for online meetings

Nathan Moran May 10, 2020

With the Shelter at Home order still active in San Luis Obispo, many have had to get creative to keep their social lives afloat.  While some may be living as usual while meeting friends and loved ones...

Cal Poly entrance at California Blvd. Photo by Dillon Azarvand

Cal Poly applicants decline for second year in a row

Dillon Azarvand March 18, 2020

For the second year in a row, applications to California Polytechnic State University have declined. According to Matt Lazier, Cal Poly’s Media Relations Director, the university received more...

Students gathered in Cal Poly’s Engineering IV building for their larger quarterly tournaments. Photo by Avery Sowell

Video game tournaments in San Luis Obispo county

Nathan Moran March 14, 2020

Video games have been a competitive platform for many years, but recently they have grown considerably in both scale and frequency of competitions with the rise of eSports. Electronic sports are a form...

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