It is unfortunate that all the usual ceremonies and traditions had to be cancelled, but this also frees up breathing room for re-thinking and re-working how we run our school.
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I arrived in my expatriate home with the equivalent of a blank easel and a command to, somehow, read it.
I’ve begun to notice a common trend for myself while I’ve been in quarantine: the more bored I get, the more crafty I get.
About a week and a half ago, the SGA (Student Government Association) conducted a survey on grading policies that garnered 850 responses — nearly a quarter of the student body!
I recently rewatched Avengers: Endgame and it got me thinking about the music choices that were made in the movie. Marvel tends to have a pretty solid standard for the music they add to the soundtracks of their ever-growing list of movies.
As the dreaded COVID-19 continues to ravage large swathes of the globe, back at home, people have been trying to wrestle a modicum of normalcy from the current XK-Class End-of-the-World scenario.
To say the least, the economy is not in good shape right now. With the number of people filing for unemployment benefits up over 16 million and businesses struggling to survive, there is no telling what the near future, or even tomorrow, will look like.
Probably the only good thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the groundswell of support that it is generating for progressive policy ideas.
Since arriving at Stevens six years ago, Professor Theresa MacPhail has been a go-to source for advice on nasty viruses. She is a medical anthropologist who specializes in global responses to pandemics.
When Stevens started cancelling events in the first week of March, everyone in Stevens Dramatic Society (SDS) hoped and prayed that our production of The Addams Family would be spared.