Students from all over the world have taken up new hobbies such as baking and cooking during COVID-19. Three students from all different countries share their perspectives and how the shelter-in-place order has affected food supplies and other resources available to them.
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Places of worship allowed to reopen with limited capacity
Places of worship, barbershops and hair salons were allowed to reopen in San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday, May 26, according to the county Public Health Department.
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LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue in San Luis Obispo over killing of George Floyd
Update 9:30 p.m.: Law enforcement have cleared the area and Santa Rosa Street has reopened to traffic. Video by Brady Caskey Update 8:45 p.m.: San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell said the protests were declared an “unlawful assembly” after it was determined there were public safety risks. “The protest was mostly peaceful and lasted […]
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Local golf courses adjust to social distancing standards to ensure play
Local golf courses have adjusted to the social distancing standards to ensure players can still enjoy the game. For many courses this means only one rider is allowed in each golf cart, unless married or with a young child. In attempts to discourage out-of-town visitors from coming to local courses, many places are implementing “locals only” […]
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Seniors look for alternative ways to celebrate graduation traditions
Graduation season is usually a time for seniors and their families to celebrate and participate in long-awaited traditions. However, due to COVID-19, many students are turning to different ways to celebrate their achievements. Every year, seniors take portraits in commencement caps and gowns to show off their accomplishments. However, with no commencement and delayed cap […]
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Freshman housing application deadline extended
The university extended the date for incoming freshmen students to edit preferences on their housing application from May 7 to June 1 due to COVID-19 complications. The pandemic, which has caused unprecedented increases in employment, was a reason for concern among many incoming freshmen — some of whom voiced their difficulties paying the housing deposit […]
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Graduating seniors share their thoughts about a not so typical graduation
For the first time, many graduating college students are not able to traditionally celebrate their years of hard work with a commencement ceremony. Cal Poly students share their thoughts about not being able to walk across a stage to receive their diploma.
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Day in the life under quarantine pt. 2
Mustang News video reporter Sofia Silvia takes us through a day in the life of a student under quarantine in Temecula, CA.
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UPDATE: The California Mid-State Fair canceled due to COVID-19
Update May 28: The California Mid-State Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19, according to the Mid-State Fair Board of Directors. The announcement was made Thursday morning during a virtual full board meeting. Update May 22: At the end of July every year the smell of livestock, funnel cakes and roller coaster screams fill the […]
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Students experiencing WiFi outages say it has severely impacted their studies
With many students returning home without access to the technology and WiFi Cal Poly’s campus already provides, some students have experienced technical difficulties that have severely impacted their studies. “There wasn’t anything that I could do, and I kinda just had to wait it out and hope that the Internet would come back on,” business […]
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Word On The Zoom: Thoughts From Incoming Freshmen
Incoming freshmen give their thoughts on the potential for online classes in the fall.