All California State University (CSU) campuses are set to receive federal funding that would ease financial strain for students and universities, CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro announced on March 11. A product of the American Rescue Plan Act, the U.S. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, will provide nearly $40 billion to higher education institutions in response […]
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Sprinkle, a student-run journal for feminist and queer studies, is accepting submissions
A student-run journal is currently accepting both scholarly and creative submissions surrounding the topic of feminist and queer studies. “Sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies” is in the early stages of its 14th volume, and is accepting submissions until Apr. 5. Haven’t studied feminist and queer studies before? Not a problem. Editors […]
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Health advocates for Mixteco community navigate COVID-19
A Cal Poly alumna founded a health advocate agency for the Central Coast’s Indigenous community — but she didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a pandemic. On the Central Coast, the pandemic’s frontline workers included not only healthcare professionals, but Mixteco interpreters as well. Assisting hospital patients who primarily speak the Indigenous […]
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R.A.C.E. Matters SLO offering free events on diversity and social activism
This spring, local grassroots organization R.A.C.E. Matters SLO is offering multiple virtual events for the community that explore social activism and local Black experiences. Despite current COVID-19 restrictions preventing the organization from gathering, R.A.C.E. Matters SLO has been working to make their upcoming events as accessible and impactful as possible this spring. This time last […]
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Bill reintroduced to protect public lands and rivers across the central coast
The bill, known as the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, proposes protection for lands in Los Padres National Forest and the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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County residents may wait longer than expected for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Due to a low COVID-19 vaccine supply, San Luis Obispo County residents who received the first dose of the vaccine may have to wait longer for the arrival of their second dose. A Jan. 28 press release from the City of San Luis Obispo said that people who received their first dose of the vaccine […]
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Students and Faculty Respond to New COVID-19 Testing Requirements
Cal Poly implemented a new testing requirement and after the first two weeks, students and staff share their thoughts on the process. Wait times during the first week of the quarter were upwards of 40 minutes, but are now about 10 minutes. Appointment times are every 15 minutes from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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San Luis Obispo residents 75 and older can receive COVID-19 vaccine
San Luis Obispo County Public Health announced that residents 75 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine which began Monday, Jan. 18 — and appointments for the week are already filled. According to County Public Health Information Officer Michelle Shoresman, the phase two of vaccine distribution opened on Friday, Jan. 15, and the […]
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Student-run Subaltern Magazine returns for a second volume
Two Cal Poly students have teamed up to produce a second volume of The Subaltern Magazine to give a platform for student stories that often go unheard.
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Cal Poly Men’s Soccer faces an uncertain season
If this were any other year, Cal Poly’s Men’s Soccer players would have made their way back to San Luis Obispo in August to prepare for another season. Practices would have begun in the summer and games would be planned for the fall. Due to COVID-19, however, all 45 Men’s Soccer players, along with many […]
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Charter fishing during a pandemic
For companies offering various fishing charters and excursions based out of Morro Bay, COVID-19 restrictions meant having to shut down from March 15 to May 30, according to John Fox at Patriot Sportfishing at Morro Bay Landing. Fox is in charge of booking excursions, which range from sportfishing and whale watching to private charters and […]