In the midst of the country’s largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, some Cal Poly students have found themselves on the front lines of the university’s pandemic response. At the beginning of winter quarter, Cal Poly created the position of Isolation Assistant (IA) to better address the growing number of […]
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Students, staff see gaps in LGBTQ+ care due to pandemic
At the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, the University Health Center began providing comprehensive LGBTQ+ medical and mental health services that are critical for some students. One such student was Cal Poly alumn Autumn Ford, who at the time, emphasized the importance of having a safe space for students to access care — without having to worry about it being “taken away” from them.
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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.
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Recreation Center outdoor spaces open for workouts, indoor spaces set up for a COVID care site
More facilities have opened for student use at the Recreation Center this quarter. However, the Recreation Center continues to be prepared for use as an alternate care site for COVID- 19 patients. When COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders began in the Spring, San Luis Obispo County reached out to Cal Poly to use the Recreation Center as […]
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Eleven students test positive for COVID-19
Six students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 72 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated Monday afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing, which has performed 291 COVID-19 tests in the last 72 hours. The dashboard does not account for positive COVID-19 […]
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Instagram account ‘Cal Poly Stories’ exposes sexual violence and discrimination on campus
Trigger warning: Sexual assault The Instagram account Cal Poly Stories has been widely circulated on social media to bring awareness to discrimination and sexual violence faced by minority students on campus. The account is similar to Shades of Cal Poly, as they both share anonymous experiences of students. Cal Poly Stories is managed by an anonymous […]
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Instagram account ‘Shades of Cal Poly’ shares student stories of discrimination on campus
Shades of Cal Poly’s goals are to provide a safe, anonymous space for individuals to share their stories as well as to reveal faculty and staff members who have demonstrated repeated discriminatory behavior, according to the account’s mission statement.
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Change the Status Quo conference will feature activist Angela Davis
The Center for Service in Action is bringing Angela Davis to Cal Poly as the keynote speaker for the 18th Annual Change the Status Quo: Social Justice Leadership Conference on Feb. 29. The conference will feature a variety of workshops covering social justice and race issues. Davis brings years of both academic and personal experience […]
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Celebrating Black Love in elegance at the SLO Museum of Art
Black Student Union threw their annual Black Love celebration Feb. 23 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. With three hours of non-stop piano from music sophomore Edmond McGinley and drum riffs from James Balseiro, food catered by Nipomo House of Prayer Church of God in Christ chef Walter Harris, the Black fashion, Black […]
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Colleges required to create individual diversity action plans in CPX second phase
All six colleges across campus will be required to create individual diversity and inclusion action plans following the results of the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey. Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Jozi De Leon said she expects the plans to be ready by the end of the academic year as […]
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Cal Poly issues $950,000 toward diversity initiatives
As a result of the CPX Survey, Cal Poly will be providing more than $950,000 toward improving diversity, equity and inclusion on campus through several diversity initiatives, according to a campus-wide email.