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.
The Stute
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.
Much as I hate to admit it, one of the things I’ve started doing to waste time during quarantine is watching trashy television.
While the world has been focused on the ongoing pandemic, a topic that generally dominates the news cycle has fallen to the wayside: the 2020 United States election.
At a meeting this past Sunday, the Student Government Association (SGA) voted to formally recommend that Provost Christophe Pierre reconsider the current grading policy in order to better reflect student interests as the situation due to COVID-19 continues to change.