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The Cuesta College SLO Campus Center sits near completion on Nov. 13. Despite the delays, the building is still an active construction site with limited personnel access.

SLO campus center completion date now uncertain

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor November 14, 2025

Cuesta College’s newest building, named the Campus Center, originally expected to open in spring 2025, has now had its completion date removed due to construction and supply chain delays.  “The...

The Santa Lucia Mountains rise through the fog above the Cuesta College campus in fall 2025.

Cuesta College honored in Aspen Top 200 community colleges

Vivian Morgan, Reporter November 6, 2025

The Aspen Institute has chosen Cuesta College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The 200 colleges were selected based on...

Co-curator of "Not Enough Future" and artist Connie Martin Treviño, with one of her ceramic works. Image courtesy of Connie Martin Treviño.

An exploration of time, ‘Not Enough Future’ exhibition coming to Cuesta

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor October 27, 2025

Los Angeles-based artist Connie Martin Treviño and Cuesta College’s Gallery coordinator, Tim Stark co-curated the newest exhibition, "Not Enough Future” coming to the Harold J. Miossi Gallery on Cuesta’s...

Canvas visitors from Cuesta College and others around the globe are receiving error messages due to the AWS outage on Oct. 20. Screenshot by The Cuestonian.

Canvas down due to global internet outage

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor October 20, 2025

Due to an Amazon Web Service (AWS) shutdown that began Monday around midnight, systems around the world are at a halt. Flights are delayed, workers stalled, and for Cuesta College faculty and students,...

Cuesta community members lined up to order on Tiny Cafe’s opening day on campus on Oct. 15, 2025.

New locally owned coffee service now open on Cuesta campus

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor October 15, 2025

Tiny Café, a local pop-up mobile coffee shop, began service on Wednesday in Cuesta College’s SLO campus cafeteria located in building 5100. The café offers everything from classic drip coffee, cappuccinos,...

Cuesta College student Luna Lua and her rabbit, Thumper.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Luna Lua

John C. King, Multimedia Editor October 10, 2025

What's up, Doc? Answer: The moon, or in this case, Luna Lua and her pet rabbit, Thumper, who loves interacting with the ladies and his favorite food, Cilantro, not necessarily in that order. Lua and Thumper...

“James and the Giant Peach” will be showcased at the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center’s Experimental Theater. Directed by both Cash Costango and Kasady Riley, the show will run from Oct. 9 to Oct. 19.
Photo courtesy of Cuesta CPAC

Cuesta presents ‘James and the Giant Peach’

Vivian Morgan, Reporter October 8, 2025

Editor's Note: The original version of this story was altered to correct multiple issues. The Cuestonian regrets these errors.   Cuesta College’s Drama Department has invited audience members...

The current state of the building at 1650 E. Grand Ave in Arroyo Grande that was acquired for Cuesta College's South County Center.

Cuesta South County Center expected to open in 2028

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor October 6, 2025

After more than a decade of searching, the Cuesta College Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the purchase of a property in Arroyo Grande for a new South County Cuesta Center.  “The property...

Drip Coffee’s Cabrillo College location. Photo courtesy of Drip Coffee

Cuesta Board of Trustees approves contract to open new cafe on campus

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor October 3, 2025

The Cuesta College Board of Trustees has approved a contract with Northern California coffee provider Drip Coffee to open a café in Cuesta’s newest building, which is expected to be finished by January...

Cuesta College men’s basketball's new head coach, Jamoni Barber, ready to start the 2025-26 season.

Cuesta men’s basketball welcomes Jamoni Barber as new head coach

Zack Alldredge, Sports Editor October 1, 2025

Cuesta College has hired Jamoni Barber as the new head coach for the 2025-26 season for men’s basketball.  Barber is from the California Bay Area and has been playing basketball his whole life. “I...

Rate My Professor also allows students to rate their colleges for things like safety, facilities, food and social life.

How does student use of Rate My Professor affect Cuesta professors?

Casey Lieberman, Features Editor September 19, 2025

With over nine million monthly users, it’s safe to say that the website, Rate My Professor, is a beloved tool for many college students across the US, Canada and the U.K. Created in 1999 by California-based...

Photo by Cuestonian Staff

Cuesta among colleges affected by Trump Administration canceling MSI funding

John C. King, Multimedia Editor September 18, 2025

The Trump Administration on Sept. 7 canceled Title 5 grants for minority-serving institutions, including Cuesta College.  “Discrimination based upon race or ethnicity has no place in the United States,”...

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