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.
Category: covid-19
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Retiring during a pandemic
To some, the past few decades seem to have brought more change in every walk of life than the entire century prior. But to mechanical engineering professor James Locascio, the one thing that has remained the same are his students.
County moves to purple tier, restaurants to move service outdoors
As of Monday, Nov. 16, San Luis Obispo County moved from the red tier to the purple tier in regards to the California blueprint for reopening during the pandemic. The […]
What to expect from COVID-19 testing Winter quarter
In a campus-wide email Nov. 15, Campus Health and Wellbeing shared the updated Winter quarter testing requirements for 2021, including who is required to participate in testing requirements, testing that […]
With no open isolation beds, Cal Poly isolates some students at downtown hotel
Following a spike in COVID-19 cases in University Housing, Cal Poly began isolating students with the coronavirus off-campus late last week, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. Cal Poly moved […]
About one-quarter of Cal Poly on-campus students quarantined, County approaching “widespread” tier
About a quarter of the students currently living on campus are quarantined (947 of the nearly 4,500), up 509 students from last week. This week, 71 on-campus and 79 off-campus […]
University adopts new COVID-19 testing methods for winter quarter
Cal Poly is adopting new COVID-19 testing methods that will help increase testing for winter quarter amid a spike in virus infections, President Jeffrey Armstrong announced Tuesday, Nov. 10. […]