Two more San Luis Obispo County residents have died from COVID-19, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported on Tuesday. This brings the county’s total number of COVID-19 deaths to 375. Of the two community members whose deaths were announced, one resident was in their 50s while the other resident was in their […]
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Cal Poly community petitions for safety protocols after week one COVID blunders
One week into winter quarter, Cal Poly community members are petitioning for safer COVID-19 policies after what they say is university administration’s mishandling of its worst coronavirus surge yet. The petition garnered more than 2,960 signatures in just a few days, including university employees, students, parents, alumni and community members. It cites a main issue […]
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Cal Poly is isolating COVID-positive students in off-campus hotels
Cal Poly has become so overwhelmed by on-campus students testing positive for COVID-19 that the university began isolating COVID-positive students in local San Luis Obispo hotels on Wednesday, Jan. 5. “The university engaged off-campus beds because it needed more than the 62 beds available on campus.” Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier wrote to Mustang News […]
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Building relationships: How the Cal Poly men’s basketball program was able to recruit through the pandemic
Freshmen basketball players Daniel Esparza and Matur Dhal couldn’t take an official visit to Cal Poly before committing to the basketball program due to the pandemic. “We would do campus visits via Zoom and take the phone around and show them how beautiful Cal Poly is,” head coach John Smith said. Despite not having a […]
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San Luis Obispo County reports more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past week
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported more than 2,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last week, officials announced Tuesday. This is the highest weekly total since January 2021. “We expected a surge across the county, the state and the nation after the holidays,” County Public Health spokesperson Michelle Shoresman, who […]
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Wrestling has duel meet against Northern Colorado postponed due to COVID-19
Cal Poly wrestling has postponed their dual meet against Northern Colorado that was scheduled for Friday, Jan. 7. This postponement comes after the cancellation of Alumni Weekend and their annual Crab Feed Benefit as well. The meet, which was supposed to take place at Mott Athletics Center, has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 protocols within […]
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Men’s basketball’s matchup with UCSB on Thursday canceled due to COVID-19
Cal Poly men’s basketball’s Thursday, Jan. 6 matchup against Blue-Green rival UCSB has been canceled due to COVID-19 within the Mustang program. This is the fourth straight game Cal Poly has not played because of health and safety protocols. Following the Big West Conference guidelines, the game will not be rescheduled and it will count […]
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Record-high number of Cal Poly students test positive for COVID-19
Three days into the new year, more students have tested positive for the coronavirus through Cal Poly’s COVID-19 testing program than ever before, according to the university’s COVID-19 Dashboard. On Sunday, Jan. 2, Cal Poly reported a record-high of 81 positive tests out of 1,939 total tests performed. Cal Poly students made up about 39% […]
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Men’s basketball has first two Big West matchups canceled due to COVID-19
The Cal Poly men’s basketball program announced on Wednesday that their two Big West Conference opening home matchups have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Mustang program. Cal Poly was scheduled to face off against Long Beach State on Thursday, Dec. 30 and Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, Jan. 1 to open up […]
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Update: Cal Poly requires COVID-19 booster shot, testing during first week back on campus
Students accessing campus are required to test for COVID-19 during the first week of winter quarter regardless of vaccination status, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced in a campus-wide email Wednesday afternoon. Pre-arrival tests will not be accepted, Armstrong said. The testing schedule is as follows: Unvaccinated students January 2-3: Unvaccinated students (those with medical […]
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First Omicron COVID-19 variant detected in San Luis Obispo County
The first confirmed case of the Omicron variant has been detected in San Luis Obispo County, officials announced Friday. County Public Health will not release the resident’s personal information, such as age and gender, to protect their identity, according to the news release. As a highly infectious variant, health officials express concerns and recommend residents, […]