CPP to Receive Roughly $31M from CARES
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STUDENT PRESS OF CAL POLY POMONA UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 VOL LXXV NO. 28 WWW.THEPOLYPOST.COM Campus employee tests positive CPP to receive roughly for COVID-19 By SARAH HAN $31M from CARES Act Staff Writer A campus employee has tested positive for COVID- 19, becoming the second confirmed case at the university. The staff member is currently at home following the city’s self-isolation guidelines, according to an April 17, university-wide email by Leticia Gutierrez- Lopez, the associate vice president for Student Health and Wellbeing. The employee was last on campus on April 3 before feeling ill on April 6. The university has notified individuals who may have had close contact and has disinfected the locations visited by the employee. However, CPP will no longer be alerting the campus community with further positive test results, according to the email. AMBER LI | THE POLY POST “Going forward, as testing Three California State University campuses (Northridge, Long Beach and Fullerton) are among the top 10 in the nation in stimulus money for COVID-19 increases in allocations. Source: U.S. Department of Education. the region and statewide, See CARES ACT / Page 3 we expect that more people may receive a positive test result,” Gutierrez-Lopez CSU provides $500 emergency grants for students said in the email. “However, we will no longer send mass By ZUVANNY MACIAS April 2 on the CSU website. marketplace for hardworking to allocate these funds, which notifications to the entire Staff Writer The CSU emergency funding families,” according to its may include distributing the campus community when The California State announcement comes after website. The CSU system will funds to all students or only it does not apply to the University (CSU) system is President Donald Trump receive around $525 million to students who demonstrate overwhelming majority of continuing to implement signed the Coronavirus Aid, from the CARES Act, with significant need,” according to people.” changes among all 23 Relief, and Economic Security Cal Poly Pomona receiving an April 9 press release by U.S. For students experiencing universities in response to (CARES) Act into law on roughly $31 million, according Secretary of Education Betsy an unforeseen crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, with March 28. The CARES Act is to the U.S. Department of DeVos. “The only statutory the COVID-19 pandemic, the the latest including a $500 administered by Mission Asset Education. requirement is that the funds Broncos Basic Care Needs California College Student Fund, which is a nonprofit “Each institution may be used to cover expenses Program is offering housing Emergency Support Fund for organization “on a mission develop its own system and related to the disruption of and financial resources. students in need, announced to create a fair financial process for determining how See CSU/ Page 3 Short-term emergency housing, which will provide a maximum of two weeks of housing, is available for enrolled students experiencing shelter insecurity. The application to request emergency housing is posted on the CPP Basic Needs website. The Poly Post reached out to Judy Crawford, the care services coordinator for the Broncos Care Basic Needs Program, regarding the emergency housing options, but a response was not received in time for publication. Students currently enrolled and in need of financial assistance can also apply for an emergency grant, a AMBER LI | THE POLY POST See COVID-19 Page 2 The CARES Act also provides federal funds for colleges to maintain essential operations such as campus and building maintenance. NEWS Page 4 A&E Page 5 OPINION Page 8 SPORTS Page 9 WWW.THEPOLYPOST.COM Students write letters to Small local buinesses to How to find creative The coronavirus impact on @THEPOLYPOST elders, detainees support during ‘Safe at Home’ inspiration at home spring coaches Summer 2020 Starts May 27 Add/Drop Starts May 3 100% Online See Your Advisor Today! Virtual Learning Visit www.cpp.edu/summer for more info NEWS 2 THE POLY POST Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Board of Directors postpones budget approval By NICOLAS given to student leaders. HERNANDEZ After Singh, a third- Staff Writer year environmental biology student and The Associated ASI vice president-elect, Students, Inc. (ASI) suggested spending less Board of Directors opted on this kind of apparel, unanimously on April 16 Associate Director for to delay the approval Student Government of the 2020-2021 ASI Ashley Joseph said Budget until the next “those numbers can board meeting. change,” and explained Originally, the that ultimately the budget’s two amount spent on any components, the items is dependent on ASI portion and the the group’s consensus. Facilities and Operation Once questioning portion, were both from the board scheduled to be voted members ceased, Yu, a NICOLAS HERNANDEZ | THE POLY POST on for approval during third-year hospitality All ASI senate meetings (pictured on Feb. 6) now take place virtually through Zoom to practice social distancing. the April 16 meeting. management student However, following and ASI president-elect, for the administration job,” Yu said. Rachel Hunter, a fourth- matters.” a series of questions motioned for the budget next year.” Following Yu’s motion, year political science The board will once mainly focused on votes to be tabled until “My questions and Senator-at-Large student, encouraged again meet on Thursday student government the next meeting. concerns were stemming Susana Delgadillo, who board members to use via Zoom to hold a final spending, the budget’s “I think that the from everything represents the Inter- the extra week to review vote to approve the vote for approval was board needs more time happening with COVID- Hall Council, seconded the budget and to come budget. postponed for one week. to look over the budget 19 …. Manshaan and I the motion, forcing a see her if they wished to The agendas and Collins College more in-depth before we have some plans in store vote on whether to table discuss it further. minutes for the ASI Senator Lucy Yu and either approve or don’t for student government the votes until the next “When we meet again Board of Directors that Attorney General approve this budget,” Yu and depending on how meeting. next Thursday, nothing provide of the meetings Manshaan Singh posed said. “I think that there (COVID-19) plays out, I With no dissent, the may have changed, and can be found at https:// questions concerning are just more questions just want to make sure votes were successfully that’s OK as long as every asi.cpp.edu/student- funds being used for that we need to ask that our new board of postponed until the single board member is government/meetings/ student government individually and that, directors and cabinet next meeting. confident in their vote board-of-directors/. apparel, specifically have the financial After the vote to on this document,” Yu personally, Manshaan Reach Nicolas Hernandez at jackets and T-shirts and I would like to ask resources to do their table, Vice President said. “That’s all that [email protected] COVID-19: President Trump halts WHO funding Continued from Page 1 federal guidelines to one-time payment of reopen the economy. up to $500. Applicants Governors will must be able to provide determine when and how proof of financial need to implement the plan by submitting necessary accordingly. documentation. For Under the first phase of further inquiries, the three-phase guideline, contact the Care large operations — Services coordinator at including dine-in [email protected] restaurants, theaters and or visit the Basic Needs sporting venues — will be website to apply. allowed to reopen under To comply with state appropriate distancing orders, all essential protocols. university workers reporting to campus On a statewide level are required to wear In California, there are a face covering as of 28,963 confirmed cases April 16, as announced and 1072 deaths as of by the Division of April 17, according to the Administrative Affairs California Department of on April 14. Public Health. The campus police will On April 14, Gov. Gavin be distributing reusable Newsom announced the face coverings at the key indicators that would Parking Information guide the state’s decision Booth until April 24 to lift the stay-at-home order. between 7:30-10:30 a.m. SARAH HAN | THE POLY POST each day. To receive a Though Newsom face covering, campus The gross for domestic product (GDP) is declining in 2020, but shows an an upward trend come 2021 , according to the clarified that there is no employees will need to International Monetary Fund. precise timeline to make drive up to the booth April 14, Gopinath stated full story of what is going unemployment rate.” world’s poorest and most modifications, the six and present their Bronco that global growth on in the labor market,” For the U.S. to get past vulnerable people.” indicators for making the ID number. Masks are is expected to fall by she said. the crisis as a nation, Among the many decision will include “the limited to one per person. 3% in 2020, which is The unemployment Gopinath emphasized disapprovals of Trump’s ability to monitor and significantly larger than rate is unaffected when the need for exceptional decision to withdraw protect (the) communities On a national level the 0.1% drop during the people switch from being policy actions. “Countries valuable resources through testing … ability There are now more 2009 Global Financial full-time employees to should continue to spend in fighting the virus, of hospital and health than 2 million COVID-19 Crisis. part-time for economic generously on their Rep.