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A lesson on homelessness for Cal Poly students

Some students were evacuated from their dorms when the Poly Fire near the Cal Poly P broke out on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
Some students were evacuated from their dorms when the Poly Fire near the Cal Poly P broke out on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

Advice for the Cal Poly student evacuated because of a brush fire who asked, “Where are we going to live for the rest of our senior year?” Check with any of the hundreds of homeless individuals in San Luis Obispo living that way for a lot longer than the rest of their senior year.

Marvin Sosna, Morro Bay

This story was originally published September 30, 2017 at 12:06 PM with the headline "A lesson on homelessness for Cal Poly students."

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