As California governor Gavin Newsom loosens COVID-19 restrictions, such as the recently-lifted mask mandate, many businesses and communities are able to return to what they once were pre-pandemic. Dominique Floyd is the associate director of Front Porch, a non-profit coffee shop and community hub for students of Cal Poly and Cuesta College. Front Porch serves free coffee everyday and hosts free dinner on Wednesday nights for students.

Since 2003, Cal Poly’s Center for Service in Action has hosted social justice leaders like writer and activist Angela Davis and led workshops for its annual ‘Change the Status Quo’ event. This year’s installment on February 26 started out with a keynote address from Hoda Katebi, a Chicago-based writer, abolitionist organizer and creative educator.

Cal Poly’s students take advantage of going to school near the water. Reporter Jordan Triebel has more on the sailing club on campus.

Political science sophomore Sofia Dipanova recently published her own book of poetry titled "A World Ugly."

There was recently an open potluck inviting all Cal Poly students and community members interested in culinary arts. This event was hosted by statistics senior Rachel Castellino, who said she planned the evening with hopes of bringing people in the local culinary space together.

A new student-run craft business called Inside the Box has opened in San Luis Obispo.

A second Kin Coffee location has opened on Taft Street. This one aims to provide a creative and inclusive atmosphere for students and community members.

Latin Grammy Award-winner Twangero performed at Cal Poly last weekend.

Cal Poly's Track and Field Team is back and getting ready for the upcoming spring season.

Before the rest of Cal Poly’s in-person campus community returned for classes this fall, some students and professors who participated in the university’s quarter plus program were concerned after an alleged lack of clear COVID-19 protocols during the summer program.