It was 2 a.m. on March 12. President Trump had just issued a travel ban for Europe. “At the time, my friends and I were at the club, so it was the craziest experience of my life,” Economics and finance…
COVID-19
Stay-at-home order extended amid spike in COVID-19 cases
California extended stay-at-home orders for the Southern California Region, which includes San Luis Obispo County, on Tuesday Dec. 29, according to an announcement from California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly. This extension follows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order,…
SLO County gives first round of COVID-19 vaccines
San Luis Obispo County administered their first COVID-19 vaccines to health care professionals Thursday and Friday. “Is this an exciting day or what?” Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said. The County Public Health Department has received 1,950 doses of…
COVID-19 policies increase for winter quarter
The university will enforce stricter COVID-19 restrictions, which includes increased testing of students, according to a campus-wide email sent by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Thursday.
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…
SLO County to implement new stay-at-home order Sunday
A stay-at-home order will take effect in San Luis Obispo County tomorrow, Dec. 6, at 11:59 p.m., County Public Health announced in a press release today.
Dancing during a pandemic: “The hardest part is not being with other people”
After yet another day of being cooped up inside, communication studies senior Annie Margolis and her roommate went on a walk to the Cal Poly campus. They agreed on their destination and headed towards a place they both missed. They…
Students rethink their Thanksgiving plans
This year Cal Poly students had to rethink Thanksgiving plans. Reporter Anya Dimaio caught up with some students to hear what they’re up to for this holiday.
How to reduce the spread of COVID-19 this Thanksgiving
The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to celebrate Thanksgiving at home with people from the same household, or celebrate virtually, County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein wrote in a Nov. 16 press release. “Californians are…
Cal Poly students respond to a potential COVID-19 vaccine
With the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, some students said they would take it, and others said they wouldn’t. Moderna, a biotechnology company, and Pfizer, a pharmaceutical corporation, have both published studies showing the effectiveness of their vaccines, but some Cal Poly students…
California issues stay-at-home order, more Cal Poly residents quarantined
California issued a limited stay-at-home order mandating that all non-essential work, movement and gatherings cease between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for all counties in the widespread, purple tier – including San Luis Obispo County. People may…