Cal Poly’s Spanos Stadium is currently under a $3.2 million renovation project as an initiative to improve the quality of the field itself. The project’s goal is to replace the natural grass field with a turf field that can be used for more events and programs. The renovation began in December and has been ongoing […]
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Masks no longer required for fully vaccinated individuals in Rec Center, PAC, other facilities
Cal Poly students who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear a mask in specific facilities including the Recreation Center and Performing Arts Center. The university will not check the vaccination status of students to determine whether they should be wearing a mask or not. “For students, it will be self-attestation — […]
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Cal Poly’s one and two-unit classes let students explore their interests
During the majority of his tenure at Cal Poly, business senior Trenten Tso had spent a lot of his time learning the intricacies of how to calculate foreign exchange rates and corporate auditing procedures as a finance concentration. It wasn’t until he entered his beginner guitar class that he began tackling more humbling skills, like […]
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Cal Poly Society of Women Engineers and San Luis Obispo High School sponsors local robotics competition
Two teams from San Luis Obispo High School won awards at the 11th annual robotics competition for middle and high school students on Feb. 5., and one team will advance to the state championships. The 2022 California Central Coast VEX “Tipping Point” Tournament is a regional qualifier for the state robotics championship and was held […]
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A pair of MLB prospects look to lead the Mustangs in 2022
Cal Poly baseball will open up the 2022 season with two MLB draft prospects on their roster: Brooks Lee and Drew Thorpe. They will look to lead the way for the Mustangs, who hope to make their first NCAA Regional since 2014. “As it pertains to the MLB draft, there’s a lot of players that […]
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“We need to address the elephant in the room”: Immunocompromised students face increased risk on campus
As Cal Poly students returned to campus after winter break amidst the Omicron variant, there were a number of students who were hesitant to do so due to their increased risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus: immunocompromised students. Individuals who are immunocompromised have a weaker immune system as a result of either a chronic illness […]
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Students reflect on local surfing scene post-shark attack
Manufacturing engineering junior Jack Adema and marine science junior Johnny Paneno have been surfing almost every day in San Luis Obispo for the last two years. “My mental state goes way downhill if I don’t surf,” Paneno says. “You get thrown in the flow state in the water, you don’t have to think — just […]
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California Schools Still Will Require Masks Even After Mandate is Lifted
California Health and Human Services (HSS) announced Monday via a press conference that, despite the change in masking requirements for vaccinated individuals indoors, students and teachers in California schools are required to continue wearing masks regardless of vaccination status. Although we are “getting to a place where we can relax state-wide masking requirements,” Secretary Mark […]
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The man behind the maze: Cal Poly student creates mazes in the sand, washed away with the changing tides
Like clockwork, the tides in Morro Bay rise and fall every day. For just a few hours, the beach becomes a blank canvas that environmental management and protection sophomore Sean Dahlberg takes advantage of. With nothing more than a long curvy stick of driftwood and his imagination, Dahlberg gets to work. Every project starts with […]
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Cal Poly spends more than $100,000 isolating COVID-positive students
Cal Poly spent more than $100,000 isolating students off-campus in January after a record-high number of students tested positive for COVID-19, according to documents obtained by Mustang News through a public records request. Cal Poly officials signed contracts with three local hotels to isolate COVID-positive students: the Lamplighter Inn, Sands Inn & Suites and Hotel […]
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Lo que los estudiantes necesitan saber sobre la nueva lotería de vivienda de PCV
El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Ava Farriday. En el próximo año, 500 estudiantes serán seleccionados para la vivienda en campus ingresando en una lotería debido a una disponibilidad limitada, como anunció University Housing (residencia universitaria) el 12 de enero. Según un correo electrónico enviado a los […]