The Cuestonian’s Voting 101 guide explains voter registration, mail-in ballots, polling locations and common voting myths ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Cuesta College’s Cougar Club Crawl will connect students with 15 campus clubs and sports teams Tuesday on the San Luis Obispo Campus.

Cuesta College’s North County campus will host a student blood drive Oct. 6 during College Hour as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Cuesta College will host a student blood drive Oct. 6 with Vitalant, offering blood donation appointments and preventive health resources.

Cuesta College’s women’s volleyball team fell to Moorpark College in three sets on Wednesday. The team stands at a 5-9 record, with its next game Friday at LA Mission College at 6 p.m.

The squeak of dry-erase markers on a dozen whiteboards at once, the smell of coffee and cake wafting through the air and the rare sight of instructors and tutors still clocked in after 8 p.m. can only...

As the nation prepares for the 2026 midterm election, Cuesta College equips its students for the voting process through participation in the College Ballot Bowl. The College Ballot Bowl is a friendly ...

The Cuesta College men’s water polo team went undefeated in its home tournament Sept. 25 and 26, hosting seven other junior colleges. Despite a campus-wide power outage, the Cougars persevered through...

Students from Cuesta College and Cal Poly came to ask California Assemblymember Dawn Addis questions on Cuesta’s San Luis Obispo campus on Thursday.  Addis, who has a personal connection to Cuesta, as...

Salsa, Sabor and Mariachi was a colorful celebration in honor of the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, filled with live music, food and connections with resources around campus. Students were prov...

The San Luis Obispo Winds will be performing “Autumn Radiance” on Sept. 27 at San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church. The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra is a 60-member group of wind and percussion pl...

As the NFL kicks off its 107th season, fans are dusting off their fan gear, firing up the barbecue for Sunday afternoon football, and getting ready for another season of rivalry and fun. Along with th...

Volunteers across San Luis Obispo County gathered to pick up trash from beaches, creeks, parks and other public spaces as part of ECOSLO’s annual Creeks to Coast Cleanup on Sept. 19. Moving inland fro...

Cuesta College’s men’s water polo went for one loss and one win in their tournament on Sept. 19, with just two games played that day. Players and coaches were full of energy and ready to go for this t...

Dawn Addis, a member of the California State Assembly, will be speaking to a student-only gathering on Sept. 24. The visit of Dawn Addis was planned and hosted by the Cuesta Democratic Club. “We hope ...

For Cuesta College students hoping to transfer to a University of California campus within the 2027 school year, starting the application process now is vital to securing your spot at the UC you want ...

As the weather changes and fall settles along the Central Coast, there are plenty of ways to get into the season without traveling far. From pumpkin patches to fall festivals and Halloween events, thi...

A few weeks into the fall semester, the cafe in the Campus Center, run by Drip Coffee, is enjoying the new facilities, according to manager Dominic Guzman. “Back at the Cafeteria building, we had to c...

As summer rolls into autumn, many begin to rewatch their favorite eerie or supernatural films. This past weekend, “Practical Magic 2” was released in theaters. A story of two sisters, Sally Owens (San...

Online classes have become a common part of college life, offering students flexibility and different ways to fit coursework into their schedules. But students can experience online learning in very d...

The Student Health Center at both the Cuesta College San Luis Obispo and North County campuses will be providing students, staff and faculty with vaccines at zero cost with insurance documentation pro...

The Cuesta women’s volleyball team fell to  Taft College in the Gilbert H. Stork Gymnasium on Sept. 11, with a final score of 3-0 and set scores of 25-12, 25-15, and 25-15 to close out the match.  The...

The elected candidates of the fall 2026 special election – Sofia Esparza Perez, CJ Simmons, Esteban Penameza, Pablo Landeros and Alma Garcia – have officially assumed their new role as senators of the...

Cuesta College’s Alpha Gamma Sigma Chapter is looking to improve internal cohesion and external visibility this semester. Despite its Greek name, AGS is not affiliated with Greek life; it is a nationw...

Downtown San Luis Obispo was filled with artwork, live music and visitors during Art After Dark on Sept. 4, offering the community a free night of exhibitions, performances and refreshments at an arra...

Cuesta College’s new student lounge has opened, allowing students a new space where they can relax, study and spend time between classes.  For student Lannaiah Zales, the lounge is already helping stu...

For people who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, the attacks are more than something they learned about in school. They remember where they were, what they were doing and how quickly life changed. For you...

Cuesta College welcomed a new full-time drama instructor to campus for the fall semester.  Noah Lucé discussed his experience, goals, and fall show with the Cuesta Drama Department on Sept 2 and 3 dur...

After two weeks of preparation, the Harold J. Miossi Gallery will host its biannual faculty artist exhibition. The five-week exhibition, starting Sept. 10, will include an opening ceremony, and will b...

The Cuestonian, like many newspapers, has an opinion section where people can contribute to discussions about our community. Most of our opinion pieces are written by The Cuestonian staff, but any stu...

Cuesta College women’s water polo started its season by hosting the Central Coast Classic tournament from Sept. 3 to Sept. 5. Coming off a 22-11 season, many players and coaches were excited to start ...

The Cuesta College women’s soccer team continued its strong start to the 2026 season Tuesday, defeating Taft College 4-3 in a high-scoring matchup at Cuesta. The win moved the Cougars to 2-0-1 and gav...

Students were alerted by the sound of drums and a conch call on Tuesday, signaling the start of the Danza Azteca. The performing group, Calpulli Yaocuauhtli, is based in Salinas and performed a collec...

A landmark of San Luis Obispo’s culinary and cultural history is coming to an end. Mee Heng Low Noodle House, which has anchored Palm Street for nearly a century, will close its doors permanently on S...

With a yet-to-be-named jazz ensemble drawing visitors and the curious to the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery, the “Not-For-Sale” exhibition closed Thursday evening. On display from July 17 to Aug. 27, th...

Cuesta College students received an email through their school accounts on Friday at 9 a.m. that allows them to vote in the Associated Students of Cuesta College’s special election. Eight candidates w...

Cuesta’s summer art exhibition gallery “Not For Sale,” located at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery, will host its closing ceremony on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The gallery’s nature has drawn a lot of inte...

Cuesta College kicked off the fall semester Tuesday as students streamed back to campus. Parking lots filled and classrooms crowded with returning and first-time students carrying a familiar mix of ex...

Early mornings at The Luffa Farm in Nipomo usually begin under layers of Central Coast fog as rows of luffa plants stretch across the property. Like many specialty crop farms in San Luis Obispo, the f...

Katy Pankey spent weekends making cheese with the milk from a single cow. Her first cow, Patience, was a Christmas gift from her husband. Because equipment stores were closed for the holidays, Pankey ...

The sound of typing fills the classroom as students switch between tabs and submit assignments on their screens. At the front of the room, the teacher pauses mid-instruction to remind students to stay...

For many students in San Luis Obispo, visiting friends or staying out late can come with a cost. Residential parking restrictions near Cal Poly are intended to protect resident access, but because man...

Kayla Cecena knew returning home to San Luis Obispo would mean more than just returning to school. It meant balancing college classes with work, finances and rising costs of living.  After attending B...

Recently paroled, Byron Williams began serving a life sentence at California Men’s Colony at 19 years old. He was there for 23 years. When Cuesta College’s Rising Scholars program began offering educa...

On November 4, 2014, San Luis Obispo County voters approved Measure L, a $275 million general obligation bond measure that allowed Cuesta College to address longstanding infrastructure, technology and...

Following a complex past, the Cuesta College Culinary Arts program has been equipping students with the tools of the trade for nearly a decade. Offering classes at both the SLO and North County campus...

If you drive out to the Carrizo Plain today, the landscape looks almost untouched. Green grasses and wildflowers stretch across hillsides that burned less than a year ago, framed by the surrounding mo...

When Ryder Gangemi walks into the Cougar Pantry, she is not just looking for a quick snack between classes. Sometimes she is looking for the start of dinner. If she finds tortillas, she can buy meat l...

The path of a queer person is unique in our society. Unlike skin color, where trying to hide one’s ethnic background borders on the absurd to the point of it being the premise of comedy movies, it is ...

What are the students of Cuesta College’s purposes and overall goals? The majority of Cuesta College students, at the time of registration, express that they are here to transfer to a four-year colleg...