Update Oct. 14: DeVico died early Tuesday morning after a skateboarding accident on Monday afternoon. DeVico lost control of his motorized skateboard and fell off on Grand Avenue around 1:50 p.m., according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. The Cal Poly Police Department and San Luis Obispo Police Department investigated the accident. No pedestrians or vehicles were […]
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Eleven students test positive for COVID-19
Six students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 72 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated Monday afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing, which has performed 291 COVID-19 tests in the last 72 hours. The dashboard does not account for positive COVID-19 […]
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Ten students test positive for COVID-19 in one day
Two students living on-campus and eight students living off-campus have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to Cal Poly’s coronavirus dashboard updated this afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing. Campus Health and Wellbeing has performed 203 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours — 4.9 percent of […]
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More than one-third of county’s new COVID-19 cases are Cal Poly students
Thirteen more students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated this morning. One of the students lives on-campus and 12 live off-campus. This is the second day in a row that 13 students have tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 26 students who have tested […]
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More than 200 University Housing residents are quarantined-in-place
Three students living on-campus and ten students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated this afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing. The dashboard does not account for positive COVID-19 results identified at off-campus testing locations. Following potential coronavirus exposure in […]
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Eight students test positive for COVID-19 in one day
Three students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard. Thirty-eight University Housing residents were ordered to quarantine-in-place within the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of students quarantined-in-place to 173, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated this morning. […]
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University conducting investigation after more than 40 students identified at a Pirate’s Cove gathering
More than 40 Cal Poly students are identified in a video of people not wearing face coverings or social distancing at Pirate’s Cove this weekend, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier.
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A closer look at on-campus quarantine
One hundred thirty five students living on-campus are quarantined-in-place following potential COVID-19 exposure in the dorms, according to Cal Poly’s COVID-19 dashboard as of Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29.
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Students hope to promote sustainability in fashion with new club
Cal Poly’s new Sustainable Fashion Club is calling all lovers of fashion, social and environmental justice and community. With plans for the upcoming virtual quarter, the club will provide ecological integrity and social justice education via Zoom webinars and other various events.
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Community-centered restaurants adapt to COVID-19 restrictions
For San Luis Obispo restaurants SLO Provisions and Mint + Craft, food is at the heart of community building. Despite social distancing restrictions, the two restaurants learned to adapt to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to continue to serve the San Luis Obispo community. SLO Provisions co-owner Dwyne Willis said the restaurant’s adapted business model began […]
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GoFundMe created for a student’s immigration fees
A GoFundMe was created for the immigration fees of an undocumented Cal Poly engineering graduate student. The fundraiser’s goal is $11,000. So far, $2,523 has been raised. This student immigrated to the United States from Mexico at the age of thirteen. Now, he has an opportunity to pursue legal status as a permanent United States […]