On April 7, San Luis Obispo County expanded vaccine appointment eligibility to individuals aged 16 and older. More vaccine appointments are available to students now than ever, as Campus Health and Wellbeing has started offering student vaccination appointments at the Health Center on campus, and an additional vaccine clinic has recently opened in the University Union (UU).
“We’re not out of the woods:” The perception of COVID-19 safety and risk at Cal Poly
A survey distributed by Mustang News on Jan. 25 asked Cal Poly students to rate their risk level associated with activities college students typically engage in like attending gatherings, going out to eat or going for a walk. Mustang News sent the survey to 12 randomly-selected general education classes with at least 60 enrolled students.
San Luis Obispo County reaches 200 COVID-19 deaths
Since the start of the pandemic, 200 people have died in San Luis Obispo County, according to a Feb. 9 press release from the City of San Luis Obispo. The county passed the 100-death milestone about four weeks ago, Mustang…
Full-time California students may get an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits
Unemployed full-time students in California are now eligible to receive an additional $300 weekly stimulus for COVID-19 impacts on unemployment.
More than 100 people have died of coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County
More than 100 San Luis Obispo County residents have died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, the County confirmed in a Jan. 8 press release.
The stories behind the statistics: Three Cal Poly students share their experiences with COVID-19
Cal Poly has reported 1,015 positive COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Jan. 11., and many students that live on campus have already experienced quarantine or isolation.
Meet the makers of STYX and STONES, a Cal Poly robot
A group of eight Cal Poly mechanical engineering seniors are advancing to the semifinals for a NASA competition that asks students to create technology for the future of space exploration. NASA’s Moon to Mars Ice and Prospecting Challenge is asking…
Some students are now exempt from bi-weekly COVID-19 testing
Students can qualify to be exempt from COVID-19 testing requirements for Winter and Spring quarters, according to a Presidential Order amendment made by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Dec. 31. Beginning on Jan. 4, students accessing campus services in any way,…
SLO County to implement new stay-at-home order Sunday
A stay-at-home order will take effect in San Luis Obispo County tomorrow, Dec. 6, at 11:59 p.m., County Public Health announced in a press release today.
Cal Poly students respond to a potential COVID-19 vaccine
With the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine making headlines, some students said they would take it, and others said they wouldn’t. Moderna, a biotechnology company, and Pfizer, a pharmaceutical corporation, have both published studies showing the effectiveness of their vaccines, but some Cal Poly students…
With no open isolation beds, Cal Poly isolates some students at downtown hotel
Following a spike in COVID-19 cases in University Housing, Cal Poly began isolating students with the coronavirus off-campus late last week, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier. Cal Poly moved 20 students to isolate off-campus last week, but Lazier said…