By Anisha Jintoorkar, Staff Writer Some states across the country, which anticipated an end to social-distancing in early April, extended their stay-at-home orders to further flatten their curve of cases and minimize the spread of the new coronavirus. New York was set to end its stay-at-home order April 15; however,…
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By Jade Leah Burns, Student Writer Love Beyond Walls is a movement becoming more popular by the day. Terence Lester, the organization’s founder, started a new campaign in which he is placing portable sinks around Atlanta so the homeless can also fight the COVID-19 virus. Lester and his organization were…
By Emma Robinson, Staff Writer Post has extended the deadline to opt for a pass or fail grade to April 15 for students whose grades may have been affected by the school’s decision to move classes online due to COVID-19. Students can take a maximum of two elective courses on…
By Jillian Mehta, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor On Tuesday, April 7, Campus Speaks held a Zoom event for LGBTQ students and allies called “Queering in Quarantine: Support and Allyship for LGBTQ community.” Tara Fuller, the host of the event, came up with the idea when the stay-at-home orders started.…
By Alexandra Ferragamo, Staff Writer As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, student extra-curricular activities continue to be canceled or changed to a virtual format. A major event held on campus that was impacted is Relay For Life. This is the first time in 25 years that Relay For Life will not…
By Chanel Lubsey, Staff Writer During the current stay-at-home orders most of the country is spending their time indoors. Many students have found this time to be useful for discovering new hobbies or exploring further into current hobbies. Beth Hillman, a junior nursing major, has devoted some of her time…
By Jade Leah Burns, Student Writer The Promise Office hosted a virtual event to discuss leadership skills. The event had two seatings on Zoom, Tuesday, March 31 and Friday, April 3, and was led by student Daylen Orlick. Five participants attended the event which was open to students on the…
By Jade Leah Burns, Staff Writer During the Covid-19 pandemic, people on all social media platforms have been participating in social media challenges as a way to keep themselves entertained. These challenges consist of people who took part in a task, posted a video of themselves doing it, and tagged…
By Anthony Cavarretta, Staff Writer With all professional sports postponed, one industry is powering through the world’s uncertain time and making the best of it: professional wrestling. On April 5 and 6, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) put on “WrestleMania,” their biggest show of the year, in an empty training facility…
By Hayley Cohen, Staff Writer Super Bowl LIV kicked off with singer Demi Lovato singing the national anthem on Sunday, Feb. 2. Lovato wore all-white attire for the performance, and one student who watched the performance commented on the outfit. “I thought she looked great and very confident,” they said.…