PHOTOS: Spring semester begins: Cuesta students return to campus

Tia Edwards, Ayssa Garcia, Malik Green, John C. King, Kennedy Lyman, Shae Mansfield, Steph Marroquin, Michaela Mastache, Ryder Mederos, Phillip Quady, Alphons Rawson, Kayla Zemaitis, Casey Lieberman, Vivian Morgan, and Ethan Alexander

January 21, 2026

Ethan Alexander

Lots of laughter as friends are reunited on campus at Cuesta College on the first day of the spring 2026 semester.

Cuesta College students returned to campus Tuesday for the first day of spring semester. From crowded parking lots to packed classrooms, campus life resumed with students expressing both excitement and nervousness about the semester ahead.

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story misspelled Michael Pascual’s name. This has been corrected. The Cuestonian regrets the errors.

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Tia Edwards, Reporter

Tia is a reporter for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Ayssa Garcia, Social Media Editor

Ayssa is a social media editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Malik Green, Reporter

Malik is a reporter for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

John C. King, Reporter

John is a Reporter for The Cuestonian.

Kennedy Lyman, Social Media Editor

Kennedy is a social media editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at The Cuestonian.

Shae Mansfield, Sports Editor

Shae is a sports editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism and communications major at Cuesta College.

Steph Marroquin, Opinions Editor

Stephanie is the opinions editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Michaela Mastache, Multimedia Editor

Michaela is the multimedia editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Ryder Mederos, Sports Editor

Ryder is a sports editor for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Phillip Quady, Features Editor

Phillip is the features editor for The Cuestonian and a chemistry major at Cuesta College.

Alphons Rawson, Reporter

Alphons is a reporter for The Cuestonian and a theater arts major at Cuesta College.

Kayla Zemaitis, Reporter

Kayla is a reporter for The Cuestonian and a biology major at Cuesta College.

Casey Lieberman, Editor-in-Chief

Casey is the editor-in-chief for The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Vivian Morgan, Reporter

Vivian is a reporter at The Cuestonian and a journalism major at Cuesta College.

Ethan Alexander, Arts + Entertainment Editor

Ethan is the Arts + Entertainment Editor for The Cuestonian.