Two Cal Poly students fell out of windows in the same dormitory within weeks of each other last October — and the university has now shared details about why.

The Tribune first reached out to the university on Oct. 27 about reports of two students falling from windows.

At the time, spokesperson Keegan Koberl said Cal Poly was aware of the two incidents but didn’t share any additional details about why the students fell.

On Nov. 10, The Tribune submitted a public records request to Cal Poly for records relating to the incidents.

Those records, obtained by The Tribune on March 3, confirm that both students fell from windows in Tower 2 of Yosemite Hall in the same month — and new comments from spokesperson Matt Lazier indicate that the windows were tampered with.

The October incidents were not the first time a student has fallen out of a Cal Poly window. The Tribune previously reported on a similar incident in 2017.

According to redacted incident report records obtained by The Tribune through its public records request, the first fall was reported to a resident assistant around 8:11 p.m. on Oct. 4 and occurred at Tower 2 of Yosemite Hall.

The student fell from a dorm window and landed on the ground, the report said.

The RA called the Cal Poly Police Department which subsequently arrived at the incident location, the report said. Another RA also received a report and arrived on scene, where other residents gathered to help.

According to the documents, the student fell from a window that had the screen removed to make room for an air conditioning unit.

The report said the window’s safety system in the room had been “tampered with” to install the unit, and Lazier later confirmed the air conditioner was not a university unit.

Two individuals who were on scene and whose identities were redacted in the documents reportedly explained that they wanted to sit on the edge of the window by climbing out of it.

According to the report, the student fell into a tree, which partially broke their fall before they hit the ground.

One of the individuals involved reported having “a few beers” prior to the incident, the report said. Due to redactions, it was unclear if the person who reported drinking was the person who fell from the window.

The second incident occurred just three weeks later on Oct. 24 — also at Tower 2 of Yosemite Hall.

That fall was reported to an RA around 2:20 a.m, according to an incident report. The victim was found on the concrete outside of Tower 2.

According to the report, a group of residents heard the fall happen but didn’t see anything. The victim was transported to the hospital.

A second report for the same incident updated that police confirmed the student fell from a dorm room window, and added that alcohol may have been a factor, after a roommate said they found “a bunch of Coors Lite in the trash and fridge” when they arrived home around 3:45 a.m.

After receiving the records, The Tribune reached out to the university for an update on the situation.

According to Lazier, Cal Poly found “unauthorized alterations” to the window areas in each location from which the students fell.

“These alterations have been corrected,” he said in an email.

He added that the university housing department conducted window inspections across campus housing.

“Additionally, the university has undertaken an educational campaign to remind all residents about the risks of falling from windows, the danger of tampering with installed mechanisms, and the processes for requesting repairs to their residences,” Lazier said.

Citing privacy concerns, Lazier did not offer any details about whether students were disciplined for the altered windows.