The San Luis Obispo music industry has adapted to the pandemic with livestream performances and making their music available online.
Thanks to COVID-19, the show must go on livestream
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Community members stand in solidarity with George Floyd
Community members lined the corner of Santa Rosa St. and Walnut St. Saturday morning in solidarity with George Floyd — the man who died after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee to Floyd’s neck. Approximately 40 activists were present on the corner by the San Luis Obispo Police station. Many held signs and had […]
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RA’s adapt to COVID-19
Residential Advisors (RA’s) who decided to stay in the dorms during the shelter-at-home order saw a shift in responsibilities. Jordan Bouskos, a second year psychology major, is an RA in PCV who chose to stay on campus for the remainder of the year. At the start of spring quarter, Bouskos’s floor buzzed with 86 students. […]
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Engineering Department conducts COVID-19 resilience study
How flexible are your instructors? To what extent do concerns about finances impact your ability to work or study remotely? One Cal Poly professor wants to know. In an attempt to gather more information about the challenges of remote learning, the College of Engineering recently sent out a survey hoping to gather insight about the […]
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Some SLO wineries have opened, none can offer wine tastings
After two months of closed doors, many San Luis Obispo County wineries are reopening — but wine tastings may stay virtual for now. When the county was approved to move into Stage 2 of California’s Pandemic Roadmap on May 20, 2020, wineries able to offer food on-site could begin welcoming customers again for dining-based reservations. […]
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Behind the Story: Discovering the Economics of Strawberries
This is a behind the scenes story of Discovering the Economics of Strawberries. As a born and raised Californian, strawberries have been a constant throughout my life. They are so consistently available and delicious that I never once stopped to think about the industry behind the fruit. When my teammate, Nicole Troy, introduced the idea […]
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Behind the Story: Miaoxin Wang
This is a behind the scenes story of Miaoxin Wang: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected an international student’s life. I had never met an international student at Cal Poly until this project brought me to Miaxon Wang, a senior from Zhengzhou, China. As a senior myself, feeling robbed of my final college memories, I couldn’t be more grateful […]
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Behind the story: Ali Chavez
This is a behind the scenes story of Ali Chavez: Caring for Cats During Quarantine. The beginning of the quarter felt like one big question mark, a reflection of all of the unknowns weighing on the world. I was super curious about how a journalism senior project class was going to be structured virtually, a concept […]
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SLO will close downtown streets for dining on weekends, creating more space for social distancing
As more “lower-risk workplaces” begin to open throughout San Luis Obispo County, officials continue to work together to promote public safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. San Luis Obispo County is currently in stage two of the four-stage resilience roadmap outlined by the state of California. The city of San Luis Obispo plans to […]
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SLO Days to be online summer 2020
Update: Title revised to say “summer 2020” instead of “fall 2020.” SLO Days, the summer orientation program for incoming freshmen students, will be a fully virtual experience, New Student and Transition Programs (NSTP) announced. The university, with advice from local public health officials, decided to move the orientation online in order to “maintain the health and […]
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San Luis Obispo has one new COVID-19 case – 23 active cases
San Luis Obispo County has 269 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Friday, May 29 — up one case from yesterday, according to County Public Health. Of the total cases, 19 patients are at home in isolation and 245 patients have recovered. There are currently four patients hospitalized, all of which are in intensive care. There […]