A look at Calpolysleeps

We see you when you're sleeping, we know you're not awake.



Thanks to the @Calpolysleeps Instagram account, Cal Poly students can share and laugh at funny pictures of their fellow students falling asleep on campus. By directly messaging the anonymous account holder, any Cal Poly student can try to make a napping student or faculty member become the next post or Insta story on @Calpolysleeps.

First encounters

Ever Heard of Calpolysleeps?

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Being Caught

Sleeping on the Job

Students laugh at the many posts on Instagram. But what can happen if it's you the gram?

Those Awake

those Awake

Here is how two students get their sleepy peers on @calpolysleeps, from picture to post.

SAN LUIS OBISPO- February 7th, 2020: In order to get new content to post on the Calpolysleeps Instagram account, the anonymous account holder scrolls through their direct messages, a common practice the current holder has done daily for two years. No longer posting original pictures like the owner of the account, created in 2013, the current owner depends on its 8,300 followers for its sleepy content.
SAN LUIS OBISPO- February 7th, 2020: In order to get new content to post on the Calpolysleeps Instagram account, the anonymous account holder scrolls through their direct messages, a common practice the current holder has done daily for two years. No longer posting original pictures like the owner of the account, created in 2013, the current owner depends on its 8,300 followers for its sleepy content.

(s)Napping Spots

(s)napping Spots