Three students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard. Thirty-eight University Housing residents were ordered to quarantine-in-place within the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of students quarantined-in-place to 173, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated this morning. […]
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Abolitionist Action Central Coast SLO to hold rally in support of #CopsOffCampus movement and RAs
Abolitionist Action Central Coast SLO (AACCS) will host an action at the Grand Avenue entrance to Cal Poly on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m to rally, hold teach-ins and distribute mutual aid to Cal Poly Resident Advisors (RAs) and students.
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New Vista Grande dining facility now open
The new Cal Poly dining facility offers students a wide range of meal choices and outdoor seating.
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Microsoft services falter in widespread outage
Microsoft 365 services were down globally for more than three hours on Monday, Sept. 28, which affected Cal Poly accounts and other colleges. Since 3 p.m. some people were unable to access Microsoft services such as Outlook, though anyone who was logged into their account before the crash wasn’t affected, according to Microsoft 365’s service […]
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Getting to know ASI President Shayna Lynch
Shayna Lynch, a fourth year Political Science major with a minor in Ethics, Public Policy, Science, and Technology, currently serves as the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) President for the 2020-2021 school year. Lynch ran on a platform consisting of four key elements: diversity, equity, and inclusion, health and wellbeing, sustainability, and empowerment to the student […]
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Jake Javier rolls a half marathon in a wheelchair
When biomedical engineering senior Jake Javier jumped into a swimming pool on his last day of high school in 2016 he broke his neck. “I was immediately paralyzed, and flown by helicopter to the nearest hospital and underwent emergency surgery to stabilize my neck and then was put on a ventilator because my lungs collapsed,” […]
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Last day to add, drop or swap a class
Today, Sept. 23, is the last day to add, drop or swap a class for fall quarter. Students often drop classes due to schedule conflicts, the difficulty level of a class, getting off the waitlist for another class or having other obligations such as work or extracurricular activities. Agricultural and environmental plant sciences sophomore Ashly […]
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“Sometimes I wouldn’t be able to log on to the portal”: How poor internet connection is creating problems for students taking online classes
Now, a week into fall quarter, Cal Poly students and staff are fostering cooperation and communication to work around technology barriers.
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Cal Poly Theatre Department takes on Zoom for virtual auditions
Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department introduce An Illiad for their Fall 2020 performance, and, due to its narrative style, will allow students to continue acting without ever meeting in person. The play, which will feature a total of seven roles, will be conducted through an entirely remote platform. With a majority of the university’s […]
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CSU Chancellor announces plans for virtual instruction for remainder of 2020-21 academic year
Although Cal Poly is on the quarter system, both Winter and Spring quarters will maintain minimal in-person learning, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier.
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University addresses plans for fall, students moving into the dorms must get a COVID-19 test
Cal Poly will focus on containing the spread of COVID-19 through sanitation measures and required COVID-19 tests for students before moving into residence halls on campus in response to concerns about plans for Fall quarter “Because the coronavirus has become endemic in our communities, our approach has to be one of containment and risk minimization […]