By: Yewon Lee
The question becomes: how do we reverse or mitigate declining enrollment in rural schools?
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By: Yewon Lee
Rural students make up approximately 15% of all American students, but are often left out of the national conversation in addressing roadblocks to their educational success.
By: Sarah Son
On May 13th, the C.D.C. announced that it is safe for fully vaccinated people to take their masks off in most indoor settings. Despite this seemingly positive shift of mask policies, it has brought much confusion as well.
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By: Sarah Son
Unsurprisingly, the two most populous states in America - California and Texas - have the most cases of the coronavirus. However, these two states, home to one-fifth of all Americans, have handled the pandemic in a noticeably contrasting manner.
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By: Phillip Seo
On January 23, 2021, we lost a legend of the entertainment and media industry. Larry King was an iconic American television and talk show host that unlike many other journalists was not confrontational with his questions, and spoke in a respectful and friendly banter tone. In addition, he would converse with a variety of people from presidents and politicians all the way to authors, actors, and celebrities. King has forever impacted the media industry and has left a lasting legacy that will be remembered for generations to come.
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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: Serene Hwang
Since March of 2020, most schools in the U.S. have moved to virtual learning due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Looking forward to college in the next couple years, American high school students have been especially affected by this transition. In the average U.S. high school, AP courses play a major role in the students’ lives.
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By: Bobin Park
After suffering devastating losses over the virus, more than 400 thousand cases in the U.S. alone, lawmakers in Congress have finally approved the $900 billion Covid relief package. However, this Tuesday, Trump refused to sign the new relief package.
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By: Aambar Agarwal
In the past few weeks, as cases and deaths continue to rise, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized by the FDA for emergency use: one made by Pfizer and BioNTech and the other by Moderna. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you should know.
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By: Snigdha Cingireddi
The Coronavirus epidemic occurred in late 2019, but the American recovery could be closer than expected with the hopes of a possible recovery with a Moderna vaccine. This poses a lot of problems, though, such as what happens after the pandemic? Will we really restore the depleting prestige of America? How is the world's most strong nation going to recover?
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By: Nicole Lavelle
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the United States entering the winter season, lockdowns, closings, and shutdowns are inevitable. A second wave means different things for Americans. Businesses are shutting down, unemployment is up, and millions of Americans are facing food insecurity. Food insecurity is currently at extremely high levels, which can have disastrous effects on people’s health in the future.
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By: Kaila Morris
With only 5,491 coronavirus cases compared to the 327,000 in Ohio, Rwanda has handled the pandemic remarkably well. Often overlooked in global politics, the 12-million person country has long been poor and overpopulated, in part because of its limited natural resources and the brutal aftermath of the 1995 genocide––but their largely successful approach to the pandemic has proved that fighting the coronavirus doesn’t have to be a losing battle, even with limited supplies.
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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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By: Katie Harbaugh
I know the last thing you probably want to read right now is another coronavirus article. I totally understand that--this virus has been the focus of most media for almost a year. However, with novel vaccines just having been developed by two companies (Moderna and Pfizer), the tides seem to be changing.
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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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It is currently mid-August, 2020. We're four months away from a new year - one which a lot of us are hoping won’t continue along the rails of this never-ending train wreck.
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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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