https://johnwashington.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for John WashingtonenMon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-down-not-outThe "2-0 is the most dangerous lead" cliche was working hard to prove itself Saturday night. Philadelphia and Portland are flying. Messi is back on the field. Plus, who will be the new commissioner?Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-down-not-outhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-hell-is-realOhio rivalry gets chippy during and after game, Seattle's woes continue, Son and LAFC are finally soaring, and Portland's Mora makes sendoff game memorable.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-hell-is-realhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-moving-and-shakingPhiladelphia gets first home win in Wagner return, Orlando gets first clean sheet since last June in Grizi debut, and the Berhalter-less Whitecaps lose a thriller in Cincinnati.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-moving-and-shakinghttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-from-messi-to-freese-howThe players made a statement about the league's status on the grandest stage. Then, an update on the movement of players during the transfer window and a quick recap of a secret rivalry week.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-from-messi-to-freese-howhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-team-of-the-midseasonIt's nearly halfway through the MLS season, so let's take inventory of who the best performing players at each position are. Obviously, this won't be representative of the eventual all-star team.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-team-of-the-midseasonhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-hat-trick-of-hat-tricksIt's finally time to take a breath; there are no more MLS games until July 16. Prince Owusu, Milan Iloski, and Luis Suarez all scored three times as part of the high-scoring final pre-break weekend.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-hat-trick-of-hat-trickshttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-drunken-finishesSan Jose keeps slipping amid injury crisis, the kids in Salt Lake aren't slowing down, and Orlando/Atlanta tie the first game of their doubleheader this week. Plus, some Mukhtar magic to cap it off.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-drunken-finisheshttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-tired-legsThe West's best battle to an exciting draw despite the notable lack of Germans present. In the East, New England keeps rolling at home and Miami gets back to business.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-tired-legshttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-meltdown-centralMiami blew it. Columbus blew it. Chicago blew it. A typical matchday when every team is playing twice weekly.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-meltdown-centralhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-more-of-the-same-whichThe Whitecaps continue their dominance amid the looming threat of losing their team, Orlando and Kansas City are allowing nearly three goals a game, and San Jose wins a fifth straight road game.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-more-of-the-same-whichhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-goals-and-more-goals-andThe Whitecaps continue their dominance amid the looming threat of losing their team, Orlando and Kansas City are allowing nearly three goals a game, and San Jose wins a fifth straight road game.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-goals-and-more-goals-andhttps://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-seismic-momentThe Quakes finally win in LA, 75k watch Messi take down the Rapids, and SKC is in need of more professional soccer players on its roster.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://jgwashington3.substack.com/p/mls-weekly-seismic-momenthttps://mustangnews.net/uncertain-future-for-cal-poly-swim-recruits-amid-program-cut/While riding the bus to a high school field trip on March 7, Kale Lozano received a text message saying the college swim team he committed to no longer existed. The text came from another signed recruit who was visiting Cal Poly’s campus at the time.  Athletic Director Don Oberhelman had suddenly announced that Cal Poly cut the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs, effective immediately. CONTEXT: Cal Poly Swim and Dive athletes battle for reinstatement after team cut “I kind o...Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mustangnews.net/uncertain-future-for-cal-poly-swim-recruits-amid-program-cut/https://mustangnews.net/music-streaming-algorithms-opinion/Too often, I learn that people I know find all of the music they listen to through streaming algorithms and social media. This disappoints me, and I can’t help but wonder why people would so carelessly cede control of the art they interact with. Listening to music is one of the great joys of life, something we can do ev...Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mustangnews.net/music-streaming-algorithms-opinion/https://mustangnews.net/antisemitism-hearing-opinion/On Wednesday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong testified in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce as part of a hearing titled “Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses.”  Testifying alongside him were the presidents of Haverford College and DePaul Univer...Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mustangnews.net/antisemitism-hearing-opinion/https://youtu.be/ZOaz1gpe9FgFri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://youtu.be/ZOaz1gpe9Fghttps://edsource.org/2025/future-farmers-grow-real-world-skills-at-cal-states-working-farms/730768In the heart of California’s bountiful Sacramento Valley lies Yuba City, a small town of about 68,000 people that is rich in agriculture and community.   This is where Taryn Chima, a fourth-year animal science major at California State University, Chico, grew up.   Growing alongside her were orchards of peaches, walnuts and almonds. Born into a third-generation farm family, Chima knew she wanted to pursue a career in agriculture from a young age. In 2021, Chima began her animal science educati...Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://edsource.org/2025/future-farmers-grow-real-world-skills-at-cal-states-working-farms/730768https://mustangnews.net/asi-president-scholarship-opinion/From Tuesday through Thursday this week, students can vote for next year’s ASI president and Board of Directors through the Cal Poly Portal. Although I’m graduating this June and don’t have much incentive to vote, I still wanted to hear out these student government candidates. Quickly, I realized I was not especially...Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mustangnews.net/asi-president-scholarship-opinion/https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=f958dc914b&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f:1830030571075300619NOTE: I headed the team of three people in writing this newsletter with 3,000+ subscribers three times per week. This is one edition of it from April 2025.Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=f958dc914b&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f:1830030571075300619https://mustangnews.net/poly-canyon-village-rent-prices-spike-by-82-in-8-years/Molly Mejia didn’t learn she could apply for a financial exemption from Cal Poly’s two-year housing program until it was too late. The deadline had already passed, so Mejia, a business administration junior, was required to live on campus her second year because of her status as a Cal Poly Scholar, a program designed to help low-income students succeed via scholarships and resources.  If given the choice, Mejia said she would have lived off-campus to avoid the high rental pricing. Instead, sh...Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://mustangnews.net/poly-canyon-village-rent-prices-spike-by-82-in-8-years/https://edsource.org/2025/what-do-you-miss-when-your-college-doesnt-have-a-library/729121When I arrived at campus at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, ahead of the 2023-24 school year, I decided to walk around and get the lay of the land. As a transfer student from a community college, I was wildly impressed with the facilities and started feeling energized for the heavy workload ahead of me that quarter. That was, until I walked by the library. It was completely fenced off, so I checked online, hoping to find out it was off limits during some summer construction. I shortly figured out it...Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://edsource.org/2025/what-do-you-miss-when-your-college-doesnt-have-a-library/729121https://mustangnews.net/cal-poly-sports-culture-opinion/As a sports-obsessed kid constantly looking forward to the next time my dad would bring me to a local college sporting event, I always thought college just meant going to football games all the time. Now that I’m four years in, I can say with the utmost certainty that it is not. But maybe it should be? The sports fan...Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://mustangnews.net/cal-poly-sports-culture-opinion/https://mustangnews.net/slo-bike-safety-opinion/At a meeting earlier this month, San Luis Obispo City Council spent more than three hours discussing the plans of the Higuera Complete Streets project, which is an effort to encourage more people to walk and bike throughout San Luis Obispo.  City staff expect to begin the project’s implementation later this year. Cal...Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://mustangnews.net/slo-bike-safety-opinion/https://mustangnews.net/student-renters-yes-on-33/Over 60% of the population rent their homes in San Luis Obispo, according to the city. A large chunk of that rental population is college students living off-campus, who often have to reach out of their price range to secure housing. Renters have been protected from annual price hikes exceeding 10% of their rate since...Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://mustangnews.net/student-renters-yes-on-33/https://mustangnews.net/riley-gaines-trans-people-belong-in-sports/In 2022, collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender NCAA Division I national champion when she won the 500-yard freestyle. Riley Gaines, who tied with Thomas for fifth in another event at those championships, made her own headlines by speaking out against sharing a changing room with Thomas. She then parl...Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://mustangnews.net/riley-gaines-trans-people-belong-in-sports/https://www.dvcinquirer.com/top-stories/2023/03/22/symphonic-band-and-wind-ensemble-honor-female-composers-with-limitless-concert/When Dr. Kaitlin Bove received the DVC Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble’s concert date of March 2, she quickly set on a theme. Aware that March is Women’s History Month, the director of the bands decided to feature female composers with every song performed. “I think it’s important to highlight women’s contributions,” said Bove, “because when a lot of people think about band, they think about this old-timey marching music, show tunes or stuff from the classical era that would have all been wri...Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.dvcinquirer.com/top-stories/2023/03/22/symphonic-band-and-wind-ensemble-honor-female-composers-with-limitless-concert/https://www.dvcinquirer.com/af/2023/02/15/you-cant-use-it-to-plagiarize-dvc-teachers-prepare-to-adapt-to-life-with-chatgpt/Students have abundant resources at their fingertips with the new technologies available to them, some of which can pose threats to teachers concerned about their students cheating on papers or exams. Now, the new generative conversational chatbot ChatGPT is raising fears of new-era plagiarism in schools across the country—but surprisingly, many instructors at Diablo Valley College don’t seem all that worried. “I hope [students] use it,” said John Fogli, a business professor at DVC. “I think i...Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.dvcinquirer.com/af/2023/02/15/you-cant-use-it-to-plagiarize-dvc-teachers-prepare-to-adapt-to-life-with-chatgpt/