Cal Poly CubeSat is sending its 12th mission into space on Sunday, Jan. 17. They will launch their small satellite — the ExoCube 2 — from the wing of a modified Boeing 747 plane mid-flight.
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Vitalant Blood drive scholarship offered to fight COVID-19
A new scholarship is being offered to students to encourage blood donations, specifically convalescent plasma, to help current COVID-19 patients heal from the virus. The scholarship of up to $1,000 is available until Feb. 28. The scholarship is being hosted and organized by Vitalant, a nonprofit blood services provider. To qualify for the COVID Rescue […]
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SLO community wants students to get COVID-19 tests on-campus
This story was updated Jan. 11 at 6:45 p.m. with additional information from Cal Poly’s Director of Media Relations Matt Lazier San Luis Obispo residents are raising concerns of a COVID-19 testing backlog in the community as students move back to Cal Poly for Winter Quarter — this time with more frequent testing requirements to […]
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Campus expands outdoor spaces for students during COVID-19
Cal Poly built new outdoor spaces on campus to allow students to study, eat or socialize with less risk during the pandemic. Cal Poly placed about 200 tables, 400 chairs, 200 umbrellas, and 20 Adirondack chairs on campus, according to a press release. The umbrellas can be found at the Performing Arts Center Plaza, Mustang […]
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Cal Poly alumnus pilots mission to space
Cal Poly alumnus Cmdr. Victor Glover starts his journey to space tomorrow. On Nov. 15, Glover will pilot a SpaceX mission to NASA’s International Space Station. People can watch the live launch here on Nov. 15 at 4:27 p.m. “Space exploration unifies and inspires — it is about humanity and creating opportunities for all people everywhere,” Glover said […]
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With 26 new cases — Cal Poly sees a “significant jump” in COVID-19
Nine students living on-campus and 17 students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 since Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5. University officials called this increase in cases a “significant jump,” in a campus-wide email. The increase in cases was caused by sorority chapters hosting events that did […]
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Obstacles to voting for college students
Changes of address, absentee ballots and long lines at the polls are just some of the difficulties college students face when placing their vote. With COVID-19 still a part of our everyday lives, the voting landscape has changed dramatically in 2020. “Young people have always been leading the way in our democracy and they’ve been […]
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University performs more than 1,200 COVID-19 tests in one day
Due to potential COVID-19 exposure in University Housing, 36 on-campus students were ordered to quarantine-in-place since Oct. 29. This is the highest number of new quarantine-in-place residents since Friday, Oct. 16, bringing the total number of students quarantined-in-place to 131. The university performed 1,237 COVID-19 tests since Oct. 29, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard […]
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Cal Poly is isolating COVID-positive students in Cerro Vista — but officials haven’t told residents
Cal Poly is using Cerro Vista’s Romauldo building to isolate COVID-positive students and residents in quarantine who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The university has not communicated its use of Romauldo to the 649 residents living in the other five Cerro Vista buildings. University Housing officials have also instructed residential advisors — who […]
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How Cal Poly students are voting
As the SLO County Local Elections draw near, students are evaluating their options — and according to recent poll data collected by Mustang News, issues such as affordable housing, police funding and homlessness are at the top of many lists.
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Why a Cal Poly dance club removed the term “urban” from its name
The former Cal Poly dance club “Urban Movement” changed its name to “United in Movement” this September.