Despite the current pandemic, life goes on. This is especially true for the incoming class of 2024, for whom Stevens finalized admissions for the final round of decisions last week.
The Stute
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.
Although many Hoboken residents are staying home to fulfill their employment duties, construction workers are still showing up in-person to continue working.
Greek Life fundraisers and events have been canceled due to the pandemic, however, our Greek Life Organizations have been finding unique ways to stay connected during this difficult time.
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.
While the city of Hoboken continues to push out suggestions and policies that are intended to flatten the curve, the pandemic continues to rage onward.
Cheers were heard (virtually, of course) when it was confirmed that Stevens would be providing refunds to Stevens leased housing students and those with meal plans; however, it was still left uncertain whether tuition refunds were still up for grabs.
Since the writing of this article, three additional cases have been confirmed, bringing Stevens’ total confirmed cases to 11.
As of now, two additional students have tested positive for COVID-19, the seventh and eighth member of the Stevens community to do so.
Well, it was inevitable. The coronavirus column. It is hard to ignore something that quite literally puts your entire life on hold as you move back home to your house in sleepy-little farmland in the middle of nowhere.