When Chase Nelson received a phone call saying he had tested positive for COVID-19, he was surprised to say the least. “It was almost funny because I didn’t think I […]
Category: covid-19
Alternate care site “warms up” for possible use
San Luis Obispo County has put the Recreation Center’s COVID-19 alternate care site into a “warming-up phase,” according to Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Executive Director Marcy Maloney. In a Jan. […]
Second COVID-19 testing location opened in Poly Canyon Village
Cal Poly added a new COVID-19 testing location at Poly Canyon Village, which opened to students on Thursday, Jan. 7 and will open to employees in the near future, according […]
Students see the world through virtual study abroad
When architecture senior Rioka Anne Kanazawa first told her parents about virtual study abroad, they didn’t think it was worth it. After explaining that it was her only option to […]
San Luis Obispo County reports nearly 900 cases after the holiday weekend
San Luis Obispo County reported 887 new COVID-19 cases over New Year’s weekend, according to a Jan. 4 San Luis Obispo County press release. The nearly 900 newly reported cases […]
Some students are now exempt from bi-weekly COVID-19 testing
Students can qualify to be exempt from COVID-19 testing requirements for Winter and Spring quarters, according to a Presidential Order amendment made by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Dec. 31. Beginning […]
“A super last minute scramble:” students recall leaving study abroad programs during COVID-19
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]