In San Luis Obispo County, 17,511 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 1,908 people actively sick as of Thursday. These numbers mean that more than 6% of all county residents have at least tested positive since the pandemic began, with the majority of cases contracted over the holiday […]
County COVID-19 case count remains high, but may start to decrease
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“A big, deep breath”: Cal Poly students respond to Biden’s first week in office
President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C. Within the first week of his presidency, President Biden signed several executive orders including eliminating private prisons, reversing the 2018 transgender military ban, providing economic relief related to the pandemic, and reversed the Muslim ban. He has also taken key steps by rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Good News: Cal Poly professors answer your burning questions
One of the most challenging aspects of classes being online is not being able to have conversations that go beyond class material.
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Cal Poly tuition will not increase next year, but remains most expensive CSU
On Jan. 27, the California State University Chancellor announced that there will not be an increase in tuition cost for the next academic year. According to the CSU website, this means that Cal Poly’s yearly tuition will remain the same as the systemwide in-state, undergraduate tuition at $5,742 for students enrolled in six or more […]
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San Luis Obispo COVID-19 vaccine site forced to close due to storm
Storm damage at the San Luis Obispo COVID-19 vaccine clinic forced the site to close Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, according to SLO Public Health. Appointments originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28 will be postponed to Thursday, Feb. 4.
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41 students receive false positive COVID-19 result due to technician error
A technician error at Avellino Labs led to a false positive COVID-19 result for 41 students, according to a campus-wide email sent Wednesday evening by Cal Poly’s Office of the President.
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Bringing the studio home: Art students learn to cope with virtual class
For classes taught year-round, professors have had a few quarters to practice teaching in the virtual environment. For classes taught only once a year, however, the virtual teaching space is new. Art and Design Foundation Studies II (ART 103) — a course on color theory — is taught only in winter.
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High winds cause power outages in SLO with more to come
After a sunny Tuesday, heavy sweeping winds and nearly constant rain began to pour down across San Luis Obispo County Wednesday morning. In a press release, PG&E warns its customers to prepare for this winter storm to worsen due to potential flooding and power outages caused by the winds. Several regions in San Luis Obispo […]
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Campus hiking trails close due to weather conditions
Poly Canyon Road, the Cal Poly “P” and all adjacent hiking trails have been temporarily closed, according to a Jan. 27 email from University Facilities Management and Development. The rainfall and resulting ground saturation of these trails created unsafe conditions, causing the closure. Any use of these roads or trails will damage them and destabilize […]
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Pandemic Relief Bill Simplifies FAFSA
Cal Poly still has funds left over from the first stimulus package, and the university will have to allocate about $7 million towards student relief aid with the second stimulus package.
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Cal Poly radio station didn’t skip a beat when going remote
Rather than being surrounded by easily accessible equipment and being face-to-face with her team in the KCPR studio, Hughes has been tackling her job from a 13-inch computer screen.
With the move to virtual learning, KCPR’s biggest change — among both the news and music teams — has been the remote production of shows, according to Hughes.