The university will enforce stricter COVID-19 restrictions, which includes increased testing of students, according to a campus-wide email sent by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Thursday.
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Cal Poly remembers Lecturer Douglas Pierce
Political science Lecturer Douglas Robert Pierce taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Cal Poly, some of his favorites being political psychology, politics and popular culture and political communication, according to a Dec. 8 email sent to University employees. Pierce died by suicide in his San Luis Obispo home on Dec. 5. Pierce, 43, is […]
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Congressman Salud Carbajal wins re-election
Democrat incumbent Rep. Salud Carbajal secured re-election against Republican candidate Andy Caldwell for representing the 24th Congressional District. Carbajal garnered 58.8% of votes, according to the US Secretary of State website. Carbajal will continue representing San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties and a portion of Ventura County as he begins his third two-year term […]
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SLO County to implement new stay-at-home order Sunday
A stay-at-home order will take effect in San Luis Obispo County tomorrow, Dec. 6, at 11:59 p.m., County Public Health announced in a press release today.Â
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Cal Poly outlines winter quarter move-in plan
Cal Poly laid out the winter quarter move-in plans and COVID-19 testing requirements in an email sent to students on Dec. 3. To reduce potential spread of COVID-19, move-in dates for the first week of winter quarter will be staggered, Student Affairs Vice President Keith B. Humphrey wrote in the email. The first priority is […]
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SLO Food Bank adapts holiday fundraising to pandemic as food insecurity grows
The month of November in San Luis Obispo County would typically mean refrigerated trucks stationed outside grocery stores and San Luis Obispo (SLO) Food Bank volunteers gathering turkeys from holiday shoppers willing to donate. “Really, the excitement of the Turkey Drive is going to your store, purchasing the frozen turkey, taking it out to the […]
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University adopts new COVID-19 testing methods for winter quarter
Cal Poly is adopting new COVID-19 testing methods that will help increase testing for winter quarter amid a spike in virus infections, President Jeffrey Armstrong announced Tuesday, Nov. 10.  Armstrong wrote in a campus-wide email that on-campus experts created a SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Lab, which will take saliva samples rather than the “more invasive” nasal […]
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Cal Poly community responds to presidential election
The Cal Poly community, along with the rest of the country, is waiting in suspense for the results of the 2020 presidential election — but some obstacles are expected to lie ahead. In what Cal Poly political science professor Michael Latner described as a “nail-biter” election race, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe […]
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Mayor Heidi Harmon leading in mayoral race
This story will be updated as results come in. This story was updated at 9:20 p.m. to clarify that 61.9% of registered voters had ballots counted, not 61.9% of total votes. Incumbent Mayor Heidi Harmon is leading ahead in the San Luis Obispo mayoral race, garnering 53.9% of the votes. Cherisse Sweeney is trailing behind […]
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Four Years of Heidi Harmon
Heidi Harmon was elected for mayor in 2016, and is running for a third term this election. In San Luis Obispo, the mayor has equal voting power as the rest of the city council, and they’ve worked together to manage the city’s pandemic response, address the Black Lives Matter Movement, pass policies to protect the environment and more. […]
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Cal Poly students consider affirmative action
This year, California voters have an opportunity to revive affirmative action in the state. With the growing push for diversity on campus, the Cal Poly community is weighing whether or not it’s an opportunity worth taking. In 1996, Californians passed Proposition 209 — a ban on affirmative action in public employment and education, which prohibited […]