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The Fremont Theatre, pictured here on Feb. 14, 2025, will host Battle of the Bands on April 4.
Battle of the Bands returns: Get to know the bands competing
Lindsay McKee and McKenna Zolty February 17, 2025

The Battle of the Bands is returning to Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo on April 4 at 7 p.m.  For the past three years, in three cities...

Now former Cuesta College Director of Public Safety Rich Randolph (right) greets graduates at a November 2024 pinning ceremony.
Cuesta’s chief of police leaves college
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • February 15, 2025

Cuesta College’s Chief of Police and Director of Public Health and Safety Rich Randolph has stepped down from the Cuesta College Police Department....

VIDEO: Did a Shabang burner account hint at the festival bill?
VIDEO: Did a Shabang burner account hint at the festival bill?
McKenna Zolty February 19, 2025

Shabang Music and Arts Festival releases its 2025 lineup on Thursday. An account, "notshabangslo," released 10 "without context clues" to musical...

The Fremont Theatre, pictured here on Feb. 14, 2025, will host Battle of the Bands on April 4.
Battle of the Bands returns: Get to know the bands competing
Lindsay McKee and McKenna Zolty February 17, 2025

The Battle of the Bands is returning to Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo on April 4 at 7 p.m.  For the past three years, in three cities...

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...

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...

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 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...

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