Smooth and Snappy. Nine Ball Wild Card. Cowboys Fancy Sage. Wednesday Corona. WW Colonel Hawkinson. Hes All Wright. Miss Jackson. Smooth Jaguar. Bullet Proof Boon. Willie Was Colonel. Call Me A Pepto. What could all of these words have in common? These are the official registered names of some of the horses that will be […]
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Cal Poly students plan on celebrating ‘St. Fratty’s’ weekend amid lifted COVID-19 restrictions
Students make plans for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in San Luis Obispo as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back, but safety enhancement zones and health concerns remain. As Cal Poly rolls back COVID-19 related regulations on campus with plans to drop the mask mandate in classrooms and labs starting in spring quarter, students wonder whether […]
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Sociology students use Easter eggs on Dexter Lawn to protest Cal Poly COVID-19 policies
Groups of students walked across Dexter Lawn between classes and asked one another which color they should grab. After choosing, students popped open colorful plastic eggs to reveal a Hershey’s Kiss chocolate and a QR code. The 200 eggs to choose from and a sign that called for students to “grab an egg” were a […]
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Cal Poly lab works to understand students’ perception surrounding Sexually Transmitted Infections and what it means to be “clean”
Cal Poly students are researching students’ perceptions around Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) – exposing a lack of awareness and knowledge about reproductive health on campus. The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Lab is a research lab focused on sexual and reproductive health issues that affect women, with a specific goal of working with women of […]
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New Instagram account sharing Cal Poly COVID-19 concerns says student health is not ‘negotiable’
A new Instagram account is sharing anonymous posts written by Cal Poly students who have had negative experiences with COVID-19. These posts criticize Cal Poly’s testing centers, isolation policies and the administration’s response to the omicron surge. The account also urges Cal Poly to change their COVID-19 policies. The account, @covidcalpolyslo, first posted on Jan. […]
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“Hidden history”: Cal Poly student leads tour of San Luis Obispo’s WWII Black history
A Cal Poly history graduate student is leading a presentation and tour this Friday about a Black artillery regiment that resided in San Luis Obispo during World War II. “They Faced the Rising Sun: The 54th Coast Artillery Regiment on the Central Coast in WWII” is going to be a lecture, slideshow and walking tour. […]
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What is stalking? Cal Poly Safer Community Panel explains
Safer, Lumina Alliance, Cal Poly Police Department and the Civil Rights & Compliance Office at Cal Poly defined what each of their groups consider to be stalking during a Jan. 20 Safer community panel for Stalking Action Month. “I am surprised that we have so many available resources for students and yet there still are […]
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The University Union Market is now open
A fourth campus market is now open, this one in the University Union. “It’s super convenient as an off-campus student who spends most of their time at the [Multicultural Center],” psychology sophomore Angelo Lozano said. “It’s going to start burning holes in my pocket.” The other three markets are Campus Market, located near Highland Dr., […]
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Cal Poly’s COVID-19 saliva testing to be brought to market through local partnership
Cal Poly faculty developed saliva-based COVID-19 testing technology that students have used on campus since February 2021. Now, those saliva tests will be brought to market. Nathaniel Martinez, associate professor of biological studies, and Andres Martinez, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, developed microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (microPADs) for low-cost and portable diagnostic applications, according to […]
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Two more COVID-19 deaths and 41 hospitalizations reported in San Luis Obispo County
Two more San Luis Obispo County residents have died from COVID-19, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported on Tuesday. This brings the county’s total number of COVID-19 deaths to 375. Of the two community members whose deaths were announced, one resident was in their 50s while the other resident was in their […]