The rain at the start of winter quarter came down in sheets. Life in San Luis Obispo seemed to come to a pause for several days; classes were canceled, roads […]
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Horses trained by students, sold by students: The Quarter Horse Enterprise and Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale
Smooth and Snappy. Nine Ball Wild Card. Cowboys Fancy Sage. Wednesday Corona. WW Colonel Hawkinson. Hes All Wright. Miss Jackson. Smooth Jaguar. Bullet Proof Boon. Willie Was Colonel. Call Me […]
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Cal Poly students plan on celebrating ‘St. Fratty’s’ weekend amid lifted COVID-19 restrictions
Students make plans for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in San Luis Obispo as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back, but safety enhancement zones and health concerns remain. As Cal Poly […]
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Sociology students use Easter eggs on Dexter Lawn to protest Cal Poly COVID-19 policies
Groups of students walked across Dexter Lawn between classes and asked one another which color they should grab. After choosing, students popped open colorful plastic eggs to reveal a Hershey’s […]
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Cal Poly lab works to understand students’ perception surrounding Sexually Transmitted Infections and what it means to be “clean”
Cal Poly students are researching students’ perceptions around Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) – exposing a lack of awareness and knowledge about reproductive health on campus. The Sexual and Reproductive Health […]
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New Instagram account sharing Cal Poly COVID-19 concerns says student health is not ‘negotiable’
A new Instagram account is sharing anonymous posts written by Cal Poly students who have had negative experiences with COVID-19. These posts criticize Cal Poly’s testing centers, isolation policies and […]
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“Hidden history”: Cal Poly student leads tour of San Luis Obispo’s WWII Black history
A Cal Poly history graduate student is leading a presentation and tour this Friday about a Black artillery regiment that resided in San Luis Obispo during World War II. “They […]
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What is stalking? Cal Poly Safer Community Panel explains
Safer, Lumina Alliance, Cal Poly Police Department and the Civil Rights & Compliance Office at Cal Poly defined what each of their groups consider to be stalking during a Jan. […]
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The University Union Market is now open
A fourth campus market is now open, this one in the University Union. “It’s super convenient as an off-campus student who spends most of their time at the [Multicultural Center],” […]
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Cal Poly’s COVID-19 saliva testing to be brought to market through local partnership
Cal Poly faculty developed saliva-based COVID-19 testing technology that students have used on campus since February 2021. Now, those saliva tests will be brought to market. Nathaniel Martinez, associate professor […]
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Two more COVID-19 deaths and 41 hospitalizations reported in San Luis Obispo County
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 […]