Mustang News surveyed a random sample of 422 students and an overwhelming majority of respondents selected Pfizer as their first choice for the COVID-19 vaccine, Moderna as their second choice and Johnson and Johnson as their third choice. Out of the 422 Cal Poly students who were surveyed, only 36 of those students (8.6%) chose […]
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Spilling trauma: Students from marginalized backgrounds feel pressured to write about hardship
Isabella Carrera remembers not having nearby space to run around or enjoy the outdoors growing up in Panorama City, California. The lack of green space — which includes parks and outdoor community areas — is an accessibility issue that heavily impacts urban, low-income communities. One day, Carrera wants to own a landscape architecture firm to […]
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COVID-19 testing requirements reduced to once every seven days
This story was updated May 12 at 7:15 p.m. to clarify that testing is once every seven days. An earlier version had stated that testing was once a week. Cal Poly will be reducing COVID-19 testing requirements beginning Thursday, May 13, according to an email sent to students. Instead of testing twice a week, students […]
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Cal Poly students want to get vaccinated, Mustang News surveys find
Cal Poly students are overwhelmingly in support of getting vaccinated for COVID-19, according to surveys conducted by Mustang News in April. Mustang News sent Cal Poly students a random survey on April 22, in which 384 of 422 respondents — 91% — indicated they want to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or have already been vaccinated. […]
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Annual SLO Triathlon cancelled again due to pandemic
San Luis Obispo’s annual triathlon has been canceled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. City Parks and Recreation Director Greg Avakian said officials were concerned they would not have enough resources and time to plan the July event which also led to its cancellation. That’s because the triathlon is […]
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Cal Poly’s COVID-19 cases are spiking again. Officials don’t know why
In the last two weeks, 199 students in the Cal Poly community tested positive for the coronavirus, signaling another spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Cal Poly’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Since Monday, April 12, San Luis Obispo County recorded 284 new COVID-19 cases. Cal Poly students comprise 70% of those cases. Of the 199 students who […]
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California plans to fully reopen by June 15, Newsom says
California plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15 if the spread of COVID-19 continues to decline, Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference Tuesday. The announcement comes after a decline in COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization rates across the state. Among U.S. states and territories, California has the second-lowest positivity rate, only […]
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Cal Poly Recreation Center reopens some indoor facilities a year into the pandemic
The Cal Poly Recreation Center opened for limited indoor use on Monday, March 29, almost a year after its initial closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release. San Luis Obispo County moved back into the red tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy guidelines on March 3 for the first […]
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In six weeks, 469 students got COVID-19. Cal Poly’s coronavirus dashboard won’t tell you that
Update Feb. 14: The 469 students who have tested positive for the coronavirus during the winter quarter include those living on campus as well as off-campus in the San Luis Obispo community. Since the beginning of the winter quarter, 469 students tested positive for the coronavirus, Cal Poly Spokesperson Matt Lazier told Mustang News. Cal […]
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MN Exclusive: Cal Poly is housing more students on campus than any other Cal State
Cal Poly is housing more students than any other Cal state with about 4,500 students living on campus this month, according to a Mustang News review of university housing plans within the California State University (CSU) system.
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Cal Poly is isolating COVID-positive students in Cerro Vista — but officials haven’t told residents
Cal Poly is using Cerro Vista’s Romauldo building to isolate COVID-positive students and residents in quarantine who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The university has not communicated its use of Romauldo to the 649 residents living in the other five Cerro Vista buildings. University Housing officials have also instructed residential advisors — who […]