Three students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard. Thirty-eight University Housing residents were ordered to quarantine-in-place within the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of students quarantined-in-place to 173, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated this morning. […]
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Art and design students share their experience working from home
Andersson likes to work with oil paints, which can be toxic to breathe. She has to paint outside because she no longer had access to the Cal Poly Art studios, or any other properly ventilated areas, anymore.
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Social distancing guidelines pose challenges for guide dogs in training
For Cal Poly students, it is not uncommon to encounter a puppy training to become a guide dog on campus. Identifiable by its green Guide Dogs for the Blind jacket, a puppy in training patiently sleeps during its raiser’s classes, strolls across Dexter Lawn and attends weekly Poly Pups meetings. Amidst nationwide stay-at-home orders, however, […]
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How two friends celebrated the end of Ramadan while quarantined
Cal Poly students adapted to California’s stay-at-home order throughout the month of Ramadan, culminating in celebration for Eid al-Fitr May 23, the “Festival of Breaking the Fast.” Ramadan is a holy month and devotion during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Ramadan is typically marked by community gatherings and sharing of meals at sundown. […]
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Cal Poly students recreate Netflix show and find out if ‘Love is Blind’
Netflix’s reality dating show “Love Is Blind” has prompted viewers to ask themselves the question: Is love really blind? Some Cal Poly students have taken it upon themselves to find out. Unlike other dating shows, “Love Is Blind” features a dating atmosphere wherein contestants develop impressions of each other by talking through a wall so […]
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Day in the life under quarantine pt. 2
Mustang News video reporter Sofia Silvia takes us through a day in the life of a student under quarantine in Temecula, CA.
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The party don’t stop: How students are keeping music culture alive while social distancing
From Coachella to Glastonbury, music events all over the world have been canceled due to COVID-19 and social distancing regulations. But this has not stopped Cal Poly students from celebrating music culture — even from their rooms at home. Before the coronavirus pandemic, recent College of Engineering graduate Lizzie Wiley planned to attend six music […]
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How students are celebrating birthdays in quarantine
No matter how students typically celebrate, social distancing restrictions have challenged them to become creative in recognizing their special day.
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Day in the life under quarantine
Mustang News video reporter Brady Caskey takes us through a day in the life of a student under quarantine in San Diego, CA.
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Word On The Zoom (WOTZ): Quarantine sleep schedule
Cal Poly students share how their sleep schedule has changed since quarantine due to COVID-19.
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County says no residents are under quarantine, only “self-observation”
No San Luis Obispo County residents are in quarantine as of March 12, according to SLO County Health Care Access Division Manager Michelle Shoresman. However, some residents have been placed on a “self-observation status,” meaning they can leave their homes, but must report to County Public Health if they experience any COVID-19 symptoms, according to […]