At 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 7th, the San Luis Oriental Market was robbed. According to the security footage, within a minute, three individuals broke through the front door and stole money from the store’s safe before making their exit. The family-owned Asian grocery store opened in San Luis Obispo 29 years ago and is […]
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All CSU campuses to require COVID-19 vaccine for the fall
The California State University (CSU) announced Tuesday morning that all students and employees accessing campus facilities are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 going into the fall term. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their last vaccine dose. Cal Poly requires residential students to be vaccinated by Sept. 14. All other […]
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“I was living in terror:” Cal Poly professor shares his personal experience of Asian hate crimes
Complete terror is how Cal Poly ethnic studies professor, C.T. Aradanas describes his experience as the victim of a series of hate crimes. The crimes to which he is referring to occured in Oct. and Nov. of 2020, near the presidential election, by one individual at Aradanas’s residence in Lompoc, about an hour south of […]
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A judge ruled to end new DACA applications. Here’s what that means for Cal Poly students.Â
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can no longer accept new applications after a federal judge ruled on Friday that the policy was unlawful, according to a July 21 university email sent to students. The DACA program, created by former President Barack Obama in 2012, serves approximately 616,000 people nationwide and nearly 200 […]
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SLO County Summer: Morro Bay’s Art in the Park
After a year of closures and cancelations, Morro Bay’s Park is once again filled with colorful creations, handmade crafts and art-loving visitors. Art in the Park is celebrating its 65th year in operation with 108 booths and 125 independent artists. The Fourth of July weekend, combined with a year with hardly any events, resulted in […]
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SLO County Summer: Templeton’s Annual Fourth of July Parade
Another annual tradition has come back after being cancelled due to COVID-19. Templeton’s Fourth of July Parade is a beloved event that includes a concert in the park, a pancake breakfast and a parade filled with vintage cars and patriotic floats. The theme for this year was “Hometown Hospitality.” This event is put on by […]
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Three new confirmed COVID-19 deaths in SLO County today
Three San Luis Obispo County residents died this past week due to COVID-19, which are the first confirmed deaths since May 17 according to a press release from the County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department. One resident was in their 50s, one was in their 60s and one was in their 70s. This […]
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SLO businesses react to the state reopening
Throngs of people at the Thursday night Farmers market and seeing smiles freed from masks was once unheard of — but it is now the new reality for San Luis Obispo. Businesses suffered during the pandemic, but with the state reopening and the lifting of the mask mandate, things are looking up once again. Erica […]
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Brooke Tjerrild: The pole vaulter who jumped to new heights
Senior Cal Poly pole vaulter Brooke Tjerrild has been named the Big West Field Athlete of the Year, won three consecutive conference pole vaulting titles and recently helped the Mustangs win their first women’s track and field Big West Championship. Since Tjerrild has broken two school records in both outdoor and indoor pole vaulting, pole […]
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The first Delta COVID-19 variant was found in SLO County today
The first case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been identified in San Luis Obispo County, according to a press release from San Luis Obispo County Public Health. This variant was first identified in India and appears to spread easier and quicker than earlier COVID-19 strains. The CDC labeled Delta as a variant of […]
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Cal Poly extends summer credit/ no credit deadline
Cal Poly extended COVID-19 credit/ no credit options into the Summer 2021 quarter, according to a campus-wide email sent out Tuesday, June 22. This allows students enrolled in a summer session to change the basis of their grading until the final day of instruction for which they are enrolled. If a student previously opted to […]