Fully vaccinated students will no longer be required to wear masks in classroom and lab settings beginning spring quarter. Students will be able to self-attest to their vaccination status as the university will not implement additional checks to determine which students should be wearing masks. “All students will still be required to take part in […]
Tag: Jeffrey Armstrong
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Here’s what President Armstrong says about Cal Poly’s proposed campus fee increase
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong gave two presentations last week about the recently proposed College Based Fees (CBF) increase, which would increase Cal Poly’s total in-state cost by nearly 20% for students enrolled after the 2025-26 school year. In order to increase mandatory fees, Armstrong is required […]
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A poor start to Cal Poly’s winter quarter
Brayden Martinez is an architecture engineering sophomore and Mustang News opinion columnist. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. There are many flaws with how Cal Poly administration handled bringing students back onto campus after winter break. They failed to provide enough time for students to get settled back into campus […]
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The Hoof: President Armstrong sends another campus-wide email
The Hoof is a satire column created to find the humor in the daily life of Cal Poly students. If you’re looking for news, this is not it. If you’re looking for sports, this is kind of it, because we’re having a ball. Ha. Puns. Elijah Winn is an environmental earth and soil science sophomore […]
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Omicron goes to school: students and faculty frustrated upon return to campus amid largest COVID-19 surge
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. The first week of winter quarter looked different for all students at Cal Poly this time around. As some students scrambled to make it to class on time after waiting in hour-long testing lines, other students emailed their professors informing them of their inability to attend the first […]
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Ómicron va a la escuela: Cómo la variante ómicron ha afectado a Cal Poly durante la primera semana del trimestre de invierno de 2022
El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por Mieke Esparza. La primera semana del trimestre de invierno se vió diferente para todos los estudiantes de Cal Poly este año. Mientras algunos estudiantes se apresuraban a llegar a clase a tiempo después de esperar en la fila de prueba por […]
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Proof of negative COVID-19 test not required to return to campus after Thanksgiving break
Cal Poly students will not be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to return to campus after Thanksgiving break, according to an email from President Jeffrey Armstrong on Tuesday. The university’s seven-day positivity rate has remained below 1% since September, lower than San Luis Obispo County’s positivity rate of about 3.5% and […]
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Letter to the Editor: 25 years ago, Kristin Smart disappeared. Female students still feel unsafe
Michelle Mueller is a history freshman. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Dear President Jeffrey Armstrong, It is nearing 25 years since Kristin Smart’s disappearance on Cal Poly’s campus. As did many others, I felt a sense of relief but also heartache for Smart and her family after hearing that […]
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Patient tested for coronavirus in San Luis Obispo County after showing mild symptoms
Cal Poly students studying abroad in Italy will be removed from the country due to coronavirus concerns, President Jeffrey Armstrong said around 3:15 Tuesday.
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Cal Poly becomes first Fair Trade CSU
“The biggest goal is to educate Cal Poly students,” business administration junior and co-president of Net Impact Jenny Hoekstra said.”The leaders of tomorrow now are going to know more about this, and whatever company hopefully they will be advocates for environmental and social impact that they can make.”
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Everything you need to know about President Armstrong’s raise
An in depth look at the California State University executive raises, including President Jeffery Armstrong’s five figure raise.