By: Yewon Lee
The question becomes: how do we reverse or mitigate declining enrollment in rural schools?
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By: Nicole Lavelle
2021 has already been a groundbreaking year in terms of vaccinations. Currently, there are two available and recommended by the CDC in the United States. These are the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. However, there are an additional three, AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Novavax, in phase three trials which means that more people may be vaccinated soon.
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By: Aambar Agarwal
November 25, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Christian and Jewish religious groups contested COVID-19 restrictions in New York. Despite rising cases and continued deaths in New York and the rest of the US, the conservative majority argued that Governor Cuomo’s restrictions attacked the religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment. They argued that communal worship is more important than countless American lives.
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There have been many changes since the start of the worldwide pandemic, COVID-19, from travel bans to school closings as social distancing measures became enforced, and people had to stay home all day. As social interactions became harder to have, many people increased their reliance on one method for contact: technology.
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As many facilities are going online due to global pandemic. Volunteering is no exception, This is why I have decided to make a guide to online volunteering, so many of the people in need will get the help even during this situation.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly shifted the lives of everyone. However, there is another large group of Americans who have yet to receive sufficient aid during these times: the students.
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As the school year began, many districts have decided to pursue online learning, at least temporarily until it would be safe for students to physically attend school. However this new method of teaching and learning had sparked many disagreements in our community.
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Work vs. Fun. This is a dilemma that floats around in the minds of current students as school has become online.
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Currently, over 40% of Americans are obese. If nothing changes, by 2030, one in four Americans will be severely obese (i.e. more than 100 pounds overweight. The obesity epidemic has long plagued the US; COVID-19 is just a newcomer. Unfortunately for us, there’s a deadly correlation between the two.
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Word Cloud by Emily Qian
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The virus isn’t taken as seriously as it should be right now. Why? Because everyone has bias. Yes, everyone. And it’s undermining our patriotism.
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In class learning and student activities were forcefully shifted into lagging Zoom meetings and awkward emails. Despite the drawbacks of virtual learning however, I strongly attest that the closing of educational facilities has and will continue to benefit our country throughout this infectious crisis.
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Now that it gets closer and closer to the start of the next school year, the debates for how the next school year will look grow louder and school districts have to decide how learning will continue.
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One by one, those I was inspired by began to drop out and I was deeply disappointed. Now, Biden is the Nominee and will go up against Trump in the General Election. I still am disappointed but I understand that Biden is necessary. Voting for him is necessary.
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The Trump administration has handled the Coronavirus Pandemic the worst out of any other country, and refuses to take accountability for it.
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By definition, civic virtue should be practiced despite government urging or rules put in place. But is civic virtue supposed to be practiced in America?
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What are the effects of coronavirus on immigration? Let’s make it even more specific. How is coronavirus impacting international students through immigration?
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From campaigns railing against the COVID-19 vaccine, to false conspiracies detailing how the vaccines would implant microchips, to YouTube videos asserting vaccines would kill millions, America has really gone down.
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As the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 lengthen in time, the U.S have been seeing a spike in unemployment rates. The uprise in gig workers have driven competition up while reducing pay checks. Many have debated over the pros and cons of the rising gig economy.
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