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A Cuesta College graduate walks across the stage to receive their diploma during the 59th Commencement Ceremony on May 17, 2024. For many of Cuesta’s staff and administration, commencement is considered to be one of the best events that happens each year. “Something magical happens when you put on that cap and gown and you walk across the stage and staff and faculty are there,” Interim Division Chair and Academic Counselor Heidi Webber said. Photo by Owen Main Photography and courtesy of Cuesta College.
Cuesta College commencement: Everything students, families need to know before attending
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • April 10, 2025

Cuesta College’s 60th annual commencement ceremony will take place on May 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. on the San Luis Obispo County campus.  “It's...

A rendering of the new instructional building at Cuesta College North County Campus. The new instructional building will provide hands-on learning opportunities for Cuesta College students. The facility will include specialized classrooms for the Kinesiology Department, trade programs will have covered workspaces, and more traditional classrooms. Photo courtesy of Cuesta College
Cuesta College expands hands-on educational programs at North County
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • April 9, 2025

A new instructional building at the Cuesta College North County Campus is now under construction. This endeavor is going to open new opportunities...

REVIEW: Toad wins Battle of the Bands SLO
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • April 8, 2025
PHOTOS: Third-annual Battle of the Bands SLO
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • April 8, 2025
A fierce performance by Cuesta College’s Pride Club
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • April 7, 2025
Toad receives their $1,000 in the Fremont Theater stage after winning the majority vote at the end of the night for Battle of the Bands.
REVIEW: Toad wins Battle of the Bands SLO
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • April 8, 2025

Shabang Music Festival held the third-annual Battle of the Bands at Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo on April 4. Five bands performed for the...

Tiny Plastic Everything performs first at the Battle of the Bands at the Fremont Theater.
PHOTOS: Third-annual Battle of the Bands SLO
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • April 8, 2025

Drag queen Princess Rose Toad performs to “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan during Cuesta College annual Pride Drag Show at CPAC on April 3. Audience members were seated in general admission alongside performers. “I’m really proud of this performance and what I did. It’s so much fun and I love Chappell Roan ‘Pink Pony Club,’” Princess Rose Toad said.
A fierce performance by Cuesta College’s Pride Club
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • April 7, 2025

The Cuesta College Pride Club showcased local drag queens in its spring semester Cuesta Pride Drag Show on April 3 on Cuesta’s CPAC main stage....

Freshman first baseman Tristan Usher bats during game two of the series against Allan Hancock College on March 15, 2025.
Cuesta baseball defeats Allan Hancock in conference series
Zack Alldredge, Reporter • March 17, 2025

Cuesta College baseball defeated Allan Hancock two out of three games in their three-game series.  The Cougars took the first game by a score...

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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...

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

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OPINION: Cuesta Campus Climate: lacking trust, transparency, communication
McKenna Zolty and Lia Pagel March 24, 2025

The general consensus among Cuesta College faculty is that the administration is corrupt, uses a talk-down approach and doesn't seem to trust...

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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