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The flyer for the Cuesta College Short Film Festival on May 9. Courtesy of Hannah Emmack
Cuesta College students host short film festival
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 8, 2025

Second-year English major Hannah Emmack, and first-year music major Liam McLain are hosting their own short film festival at Cuesta College on...

Wallows lead singer Dylan Minnette performs the final set at the Laguna Lake Stage at Shabang Music festival on day two, May 3.
REVIEW: Shabang was an unforgettable festival experience
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 6, 2025

Shabang, the annual spring two-day music festival, ended year 11 with a bang. The classic festival includes Indie-alternative and house-EDM performers...

Cuesta College students host short film festival
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 8, 2025
REVIEW: Shabang was an unforgettable festival experience
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 6, 2025
The flyer for the Cuesta College Short Film Festival on May 9. Courtesy of Hannah Emmack
Cuesta College students host short film festival
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 8, 2025

Second-year English major Hannah Emmack, and first-year music major Liam McLain are hosting their own short film festival at Cuesta College on...

Wallows lead singer Dylan Minnette performs the final set at the Laguna Lake Stage at Shabang Music festival on day two, May 3.
REVIEW: Shabang was an unforgettable festival experience
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 6, 2025

Shabang, the annual spring two-day music festival, ended year 11 with a bang. The classic festival includes Indie-alternative and house-EDM performers...

Briston Maroney performing new music from his latest album “JIMMY” at the Laguna Lake Stage at Shabang Music Festival on day two, May 3.
Shabang: Day 2 in photos
Lindsay McKee and McKenna Zolty May 4, 2025

On the final day of Shabang Music Festival, the annual anticipated alternative and house music in San Luis Obispo opened doors at 2 p.m. Three...

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...

Bobby Salazar's salsa at Show n Shine 2025 with the fiery hot Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and a free sample station to sample salsa at Morro Bay Car Show 2025.
Cruisin’ Morro Bay car show returns for 28th year
Zack Alldredge, Reporter • May 8, 2025

The 28th annual Morro Bay Car Show just passed by on May 3. The night cruise started on May 2 at 6 p.m. Cruise participants drove through Cambria...

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...

Wallows lead singer Dylan Minnette performs the final set at the Laguna Lake Stage at Shabang Music festival on day two, May 3.
REVIEW: Shabang was an unforgettable festival experience
McKenna Zolty, Arts + Entertainment Editor • May 6, 2025

Shabang, the annual spring two-day music festival, ended year 11 with a bang. The classic festival includes Indie-alternative and house-EDM performers...

The town hall audience cheers for California Senator Adam Schiff (left) and Congressman Salud Carbajal (right) after answering audience questions on April 22.
OPINION: Hosting a dinner party without being invited
Lindsay McKee, Multimedia Editor • April 23, 2025

My evening on April 22 started with driving to campus at 5 p.m. after receiving a breaking Slack message from The Cuestonian team about a town...

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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...

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