Starting tomorrow, March 3, San Luis Obispo County will be in the less restrictive red tier for COVID-19 guidelines, according to the county’s emergency website. “This is a positive step in the right direction for our community, but we cannot take this gift for granted,” County Public Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said in a […]
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Cal Poly to hold most fall classes in person
The “vast majority” of fall 2021 classes will be held in person, President Jeffrey Armstrong announced in a campus-wide email today, March 2. Cal Poly expects fall quarter to be as close to “normal” as possible while still adhering to safety precautions, according to Armstrong’s email. The university anticipates that student spacing in classrooms will […]
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Sonya Renee Taylor gives message of “radical self-love” at Change the Status Quo conference
At the 19th annual Change the Status Quo Social Justice Leadership Conference, keynote speaker Sonya Renee Taylor relayed a message of “radical self-love.”
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ASI plans for fully virtual spring election
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is preparing for an entirely virtual election process this spring. Although ASI has conducted their elections for ASI President and ASI Board of Directors in a virtual format for several years now, the pandemic has brought additional challenges to the ASI election process, ASI Recruitment & Elections Committee member Parker Swanson […]
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Studying in the dark: Cal Poly student faces power shutoffs, extreme cold in Texas
When architecture sophomore Diana Fierro Gonzalez and her family first got an email that Texas was going to experience some cold weather, she said wasn’t worried. Cold snaps are common for a Texas winter. When the power shut off for supposed rolling power blackouts, she still wasn’t worried. But then, the power didn’t come back for almost a week.
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Truax, Lamer qualify for Nationals as Wrestling places fourth overall in Pac-12 Championships
Cal Poly Wrestling redshirt sophomore Bernie Truax defeated Trey Munoz of Arizona State in a 11-2 major decision for the 174-pound title at the 2021 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships inside Gill Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 28. With the win, Truax qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championship tournament for the second straight year. Truax qualified […]
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Women’s Tennis continues perfect season with two big road victories
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis won both of their matches during their first weekend on the road of the year, with wins against Sacramento State and UC Davis on Feb. 27-28. Cal Poly handled Sacramento State 7-0 on Saturday at the Sacramento State Tennis Courts. In the second half of the back-to-back on Sunday, the Mustangs […]
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Vaccine lottery registration system soon to be implemented in SLO County
San Luis Obispo County is planning to install a new registration and lottery system for vaccinations this week, announced at a county press briefing Wednesday, Feb. 24.
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“Data for all, data for good”: Faculty launch initiative to make data science education more accessible
A team of about 20 Cal Poly faculty across all six colleges has been collaborating since summer 2020 to launch a cross-disciplinary initiative that would expand opportunities in data science education to students from all disciplines as well as lay a pathway for more collaborative, data-driven faculty research.
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Baseball takes two out of three games in away series at USC
Cal Poly Baseball won their weekend series against USC, taking two out of the three games on Feb. 26-28 at Dedeaux Field. This was the second series of the season for both the Mustangs (3-4) and the Trojans (3-3). Friday The Mustangs came out on top in the first game of the series in a […]
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Beach Volleyball records two sweeps, finishes 3-1 in opening weekend tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball traveled to Tallahassee, Florida on Feb. 27-28 to take part in the Seminole Beach Bash. The Mustangs finished the tournament 3-1, highlighted by a top 20 victory over No. 18 Georgia State. Cal Poly opened the tournament against the University of Tampa Spartans. The Mustangs swept the Spartans to capture their […]