Cole Pressler

San Luis Obispo

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In KINE 307, students give back to the community. But they say it changed their lives, too.

Jan 27, 2025 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Paige Rightmire thought that she was in charge of directions. Her partner was blind, after all. But on the front half of the tandem bicycle, Rightmire was lost. She had led them both onto Los Osos Valley Road, as cars whizzed past them. As she panicked, her partner stayed calm and encouraged her. “I was struggling and he was helping me through it, and I thought the entire time that I would be helping him through it,” Rightmire said.
Locals register to vote on Election Day at San Luis Obispo polling locations

Nov 5, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Katy Clark |Cole Pressler

Community member Will Sani arrived at the Ludwick Community Center polling station on the morning of Election Day knowing he still had to register to vote. Sani lived in Oakland, California previously. He found out he was not registered to vote in San Luis Obispo County when he did not get sent a mail-in ballot last month. Sani said the in-person registration process at Ludwick Community Center was easy. “It took like five minutes,” Sani said. “Last time I voted was in Oakland, and it was a zoo.
Cal Poly extends Credit/No-Credit deadline to Week 8

Oct 20, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Cal Poly’s new Credit/No-Credit (CR/NC) grading deadline took effect this quarter, with students now able to select this grading option until the end of Week 8. The Academic Senate voted in August to extend the deadline, which was formerly the eighth day of instruction typically during Week 2 of each quarter.
San Luis Obispo is in a housing crisis. Cal Poly’s agriculture college has had their own solution for years.

Jun 24, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Luke Somma didn’t think he’d spend his junior year at college living in a trailer. But unlike most trailers, this one has an official name: Cal Poly Building 18-L—the Dairy Science Residence Trailer. And Somma, the dairy unit’s student maintenance manager, can’t beat the 30-second commute to work. “I just roll out of bed and I’m there,” Somma said. The Dairy Trailer is part of the school’s Agriculture Housing Program, which will house 50 students across campus as of Fall 2024.
WATCH: Local festival brings craft beer, Cal Poly alumni to Central Coast

Apr 3, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

The San Luis Obispo craft beer fest has been held for more than a decade, bringing the regions best brewers—and a slew of Cal Poly grads who treat the event like a reunion—to the Madonna Expo Center. Reporter Cole Pressler visited the festival to learn more. Support Cal Poly's student-run local news source.
How a Cal Poly math professor creates art through the perfect slice

Mar 18, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Jonathan Shapiro’s backyard over-looks the grass fields at the school where he’s taught math for more than a quarter-century. On a table in that backyard, he’s laid out several tools for his task ahead — flour, bowls of ingredients, a clean cutting board, a pizza shovel and a handheld cutter. All of these are crucial instruments for a man who leaves friends and coworkers awestruck at how he uses them to transform dough, sauce and cheese into something magical.
WATCH: Butterfly sanctuary provides shelter to insects, community for humans

Feb 20, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

The Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove is a popular winter breeding spot for a monarch butterfly population that’s been increasingly at risk in recent years. Reporter Cole Pressler visited the sanctuary at the end of the season to learn more. Support Cal Poly's student-run local news source.
On the killing floor: Watching a cow slaughter for the first time

Jan 19, 2024 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Cole Pressler is a journalism junior and reporter for The Hill. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. This story contains descriptive language of animal slaughter that some readers may find unsettling. The idea came to me on a September day in my kitchen. I was about to toss some ground beef into a tofu stir fry. Suddenly, the beef felt like a foreign substance in my hands, almost alien.
‘It’s not enough food’: Students battle food insecurity as campus meal plans exceed cost of other options

Nov 15, 2023 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

Mandatory dining plans are a rite of passage for college freshmen across the nation who have to endure powdered eggs, soggy pasta and frozen tortillas. But Cal Poly’s freshman plans are among the most expensive of any public school in California — and prices for packaged food and items are disproportionately high compared to off-campus grocery stores. Many upperclassmen skip meals rather than pay for food on campus.
Cal Poly Cross Country takes home Big West Championship for second consecutive year

Oct 28, 2023 | mustangnews.net | Cole Pressler

With a kilometer to go in the Big West Championship race Friday in Nipomo, Cal Poly Women’s Cross Country was several points behind UC Davis in the team standings. The last stretch of the course required runners to climb a hill before looping around a tree and before hitting a downhill straightaway to the finish line. “Every point matters!” screamed the crowd to junior Carissa Buchholz as she began to make her final push up the hill.