Jeremy Garza, Author at Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/author/jeremygarza/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's News Source Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mustangnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MustangNews-32x32.png Jeremy Garza, Author at Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/author/jeremygarza/ 32 32 207247591 Cal Poly Academic Senate proposes ‘sunset’ of Cal Poly time https://mustangnews.net/academic-senate-cal-poly-time-ending/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=262383

When Cal Poly switches to the semester system in Fall 2026, courses and meetings will start at the hour or half hour—ending the tradition of “Cal Poly Time.” The Cal […]

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 “P” vandalized with black paint after painted rainbow for Pride Month https://mustangnews.net/p-vandalized-with-black-paint-after-painted-rainbow-for-pride-month/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 23:42:28 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=262468

After the Pride Center team commemorated the start of Pride Month by painting the “P” rainbow colors this week, it was vandalized with black paint. 

The vandalism was reported to Mustang News this morning. San Luis Obispo visitor saw the vandalism at 9:30 a.m. this morning when the black paint was still wet.

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Weed All About It: Is there a gateway to hard drugs at Cal Poly? https://mustangnews.net/weed-all-about-it-is-there-a-gateway-to-hard-drugs-at-cal-poly/ Tue, 21 May 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=261704

The premise of the gateway theory is that when cannabis was illegal on all levels, consumers would go to a person selling cannabis who was also selling other substances.

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ASI committee votes to reverse decision to cut scholarships for undocumented and Indigenous students https://mustangnews.net/asi-committee-approves-reallocating-funds-to-underrepresented-scholarships/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=260929

A preliminary B&F budget draft recommended decreasing the ASI Dreamers and ASI Indigenous People’s scholarships by $25,000 each. An amendment reversed this decision.

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Preliminary ASI budget cuts scholarships for undocumented and Indigenous students by $50,000 https://mustangnews.net/preliminary-asi-budget-cuts-scholarships-for-undocumented-and-indigenous-students-by-50000/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 16:59:26 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=260799

The ASI Dreamers and ASI Indigenous People scholarships would each see a $25,000 cut.

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Two Cal Poly professors saw a disconnect between science and Spanish: Here’s how they’re bridging that gap https://mustangnews.net/two-cal-poly-professors-saw-a-disconnect-between-science-and-spanish-heres-how-theyre-bridging-that-gap/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:54:06 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259669

Even though these bilingual elementary schools are designed to educate students in Spanish, science is not usually included as a lesson in Spanish.

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SLO City Council ends Zoom-in public comment following hate speech incident https://mustangnews.net/slo-city-council-ends-zoom-in-public-comment-following-hate-speech-incident/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259416

In addition to addressing the public comment, Stewart gave support to the members of the community that were possibly affected by the hate speech. 

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Growing weed in a dorm room https://mustangnews.net/growing-weed-in-a-dorm-room/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=259218

Some mornings on my way to brush my teeth as a resident in Muir last year, I would walk over ceiling tile debris left from dorm partiers the night prior. […]

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ASI removes diversity statement in election candidate packet, extends personal statement https://mustangnews.net/asi-removes-diversity-statement-in-election-candidate-packet-extends-personal-statement/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=257426

The Associated Students Incorporation (ASI) Recruitment and Elections Committee plans to remove the standalone diversity statement section from this year's election candidate packet.

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Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti officially becomes Cal Poly’s Associate VP for DEI Academic Initiatives https://mustangnews.net/jennifer-teramoto-pedrotti-officially-becomes-cal-polys-associate-vp-for-dei-academic-initiatives/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:47:16 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=257422

Dr. Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti first realized the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in an unlikely place: Kansas.

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