Written by Joyelle Ronan “There was one great part to your song – it was the end!” – Simon Cowell Allow me to take you back to my most prominent memory of 2008: the finale of the seventh season of American Idol. It was David Archuleta against David Cook. My friend and I had printed…
Written by Zoe Manoukian This school year I had the privilege of studying at Université de Nantes in Nantes, France. I arrived in September and left in March due to the pandemic, though I will continue my studies online through May. Through my study abroad experience, I learned a lot about different cultures as well…
Written by Alexis Meadows What does online school look like for you? Jared Martin, a Junior from Roanoke, VA: “Online school has its perks. It frees up a lot of time in my schedule allowing me to decide when I will do my school work. Although, I personally am not an online learner because I…
Written by Devon Mitchell As the country is facing the largest amounts of deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19, many of those cases are in the nation’s largest metropolis: New York City. As of April 3rd, New York City surpassed 50,000 cases making one in every four cases in the United States a New York…
Written by Kaelyn Spickler In the last week there has been an overload of social media posts, trends, and memes. For some, this may be annoying, but it’s important to remember we are all locked up in our homes with not much to do besides schoolwork, and we aren’t supposed to be seeing each other…
Written by Alexis Meadows What does online school look like for you? Shannon O’Leary, a Freshman from New Hampshire: “Online school for me has been a lot of learning on my own. It takes motivation to not only complete the assignment posted on inquire, but learn and take notes from professors’ powerpoints posted. This method…
Written by Devon Mitchell In the past two weeks, daily life has drastically changed for all Americans due to COVID-19. Some places in America have closed all “non-essential” businesses. So, what does this mean for Americans, and how have statewide orders to stay at home affected daily life. It’s no secret that over the course…
Written by Vanessa Mutesi 2020 has come with energy that we never expected. For many, 2020 was going to be THAT year, but we didn’t know it would hit us with heavy curveballs. The world is in a state of frenzy because of a disease and we have lost a significant amount of people in…
Written by Joyelle Ronan I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t procrastinate. You already know this information because your professor told you two weeks ago when the assignment was announced. We’ve all been in this boat. The “this is due in two hours and I haven’t started yet” boat that crashes into the…
Written by Robby Mangum While the Coronavirus dominates the news, one thing you may have missed is a recent bill working through Congress with many ramifications for online privacy. The EARN-IT Act, crafted to protect children, could give the federal government the ability to force tech companies to build backdoors into their encryption software. The…