The university’s ongoing COVID-19 testing program has performed 940 tests in the last 24 hours. Campus Health and Wellbeing has performed 244 COVID-19 tests in the last 24 hours. A total of 1,184 COVID-19 tests were performed on-campus on Tuesday. One student living on-campus and three students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the […]
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San Luis Obispo County schools consider returning to in-person teaching
San Luis Obispo County K-12 schools can choose to reopen in-person with modifications, County Health Officer Dr. Penny Borenstein said on Oct. 6. Schools must maintain criteria outlined in the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. In accordance with county and state guidelines, all San Luis Obispo County schools that reopen will do so with […]
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Local school district reduces the cost of childcare
The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the San Luis Coastal Unified School District at a meeting Oct. 6, which will provide reimbursement for childcare during distance learning. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) allows families to pay $100 for a week of childcare services instead of the usual state […]
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Cal Poly releases new COVID-19 testing requirements
New COVID-19 testing requirements will take effect next week, according to a Campus Health and Wellbeing email sent to students on Friday Oct. 9. Students living on campus are required to take a COVID-19 test every other week, according to the new requirements. The testing program is appointment-only and free with or without health insurance. […]
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Local movie theaters express concern as San Luis Obispo County moves to red tier
San Luis Obispo County’s recent move to the COVID-19 red tier — which is the second most restrictive tier on the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy — allows for movie theaters to open at 25 percent capacity, but the cost of operating with restrictions outweighs potential revenue, according to local movie theater managers.
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Architecture without the lab: What happens when you take the arch student out of the arch environment?
Pre-COVID-19, architecture students spent hours producing drafts, drawings and models in their design studio classes. Online schooling presents an unexpected challenge to Architecture Studio Design classes, forced to alter their hands-on approach. According to architecture junior Tomy Stankiewicz, in-person studio class is a hub of collaboration, with students working together into the night on projects. […]
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Cal Poly and county COVID-19 cases rise again this week
This week, Cal Poly saw 10 on-campus students test positive for coronavirus, according to the Cal Poly coronavirus website. There are currently 16 on-campus residents in isolation, and 234 students are in quarantine. Since Oct. 1, 40 off-campus residents tested positive for COVID-19. Cal Poly Daily Positive COVID-19 Cases San Luis Obispo County had 3,815 […]
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Cal Poly Cat Program provides new pet owners comfort during COVID-19
Since COVID-19, the process of finding new homes for the cats has turned into clockwork, as many people throughout San Luis Obispo have shown an increased interest.
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SLO’s Congressman tests positive for COVID-19
Congressman Salud Carbajal tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in a press release today, Oct. 6. Carbajal announced he had been exposed to a person with COVID-19 on Monday, but tested negative for the virus that day. Even though he had tested negative, he began a 14-day quarantine on Monday, as directed by the House […]
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61 Cal Poly students confess to attending Pirates Cove gathering last weekend
Sixty-one Cal Poly students told the university that they were a part of the group of people congregating at Pirate’s Cove last Sunday, Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Humphrey wrote in a Facebook post. A Cal Poly Barstool post showed two women engaging in a mock football drill, where the crowd counted to three […]
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Student tests positive for coronavirus in Tenaya Hall
Update on Oct. 2: Vice President for Student Affairs Keith Humphrey shared in a document that a student tested positive for a communicable disease, not the coronavirus. A student has tested positive for the coronavirus in Tenaya Hall, according to residents of the dorm. Tenaya Hall residents on the dorm’s first and second floor were […]