After over a year and a half of online instruction, Cal Poly students and faculty have become familiar with asynchronous coursework, scheduled Zoom lectures and everything in between. But with approximately 87% of all classes being held in-person for the…
California keeps stricter COVID-19 mask mandate despite new CDC guidelines
On May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased masking guidelines for fully-vaccinated people. However, California plans to keep stricter masking requirements in place until the state’s economy is fully reopened on June 15. This is the…
Comfort in numbers: students support fall vaccine mandate
Cal Poly will require vaccinations for all who plan to return to campus in fall 2021 if the FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine. While the return to in-person instruction remains highly anticipated, the campus community holds mixed opinions on the…
A look into the Cal Poly saliva testing lab
As the university begins to release information regarding a fall quarter that is “as close to normal as possible,” it appears that frequent testing will play a large part in these plans.
Police enforce city tent camping ban despite CDC homelessness guidelines
A recent increase of houseless residents living in public squares like Mitchell Park spurred San Luis Obispo city government to ban camping-style tents on park grounds. According to Greg Avakian, Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of San…
The COVID-19 vaccine, explained
After a year of social distancing and stay-at-home orders, vaccines for the novel coronavirus are finally being distributed at an unprecedented rate. As more people are inoculated and cases continue to fall in the U.S., excitement is growing around vaccines.…
University provides peer support for students in isolation
In the midst of the country’s largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, some Cal Poly students have found themselves on the front lines of the university’s pandemic response. At the beginning of winter quarter, Cal…
Cal Poly says layoffs are a “last resort”
In a Jan. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Joseph Castro announced he will not support a proposed system wide furlough program for university employees in 2021. This diversion from previous tactics to cut spending comes…
Tianna Arata court case further delayed due to appeals
A San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, Jan. 19 to delay the proceedings of several ongoing criminal cases related to local Black Lives Matter protestors while the California appellate court decides whether the local district attorney can prosecute the cases.
Lockdown Literature: How Students are Rediscovering Reading During COVID-19
Sitting in her backyard, mid COVID-19 lockdown, English junior Abby Edgecumbe recognized that her current read, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, was a little on the nose. She swears the theming was unintentional but she might…
Students struggle to adjust as indoor study spaces remain closed
Before the shelter-in-place order that radically changed the course of the college experience, Allison Polmar was at a popular haunt for any student during finals week: the library. Caught between two friends in an argument over a midterm answer, she…