Grace Urquhart, junior psychological science major, discusses the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the local theatre community and Jewell student experiences, as well as encouraging people to take care of their mental health through this trying time. I like routine and planning and knowing exactly what’s going to…
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My COVID Story: Chaos in NYC
Erika Storvick (‘18) has been attending Columbia University in New York City through the dual-degree engineering program at William Jewell College. Storvick recounts a chaotic two weeks as the city was overcome by cases of COVID-19 and her final semester was cut short. We don’t receive many emails from President…
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My COVID Story: Evacuating Jordan and maintaining faith
Caris Boegl, ‘18, writes from a hotel in Denver, Colorado,where she is completing two weeks of quarantine after having to hastily evacuate Jordan. From Jewell to Jordan My time at William Jewell College ended in 2018 with a flurry of essays and comprehensive exams. I crossed the stage with a…
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My COVID Story: Staying optimistic while staying home
Chris Seward, senior biochemistry major, addresses fellow students from William Jewell College and offers his thoughts on staying optimistic through this pandemic. To my fellow Jewell students, Somehow I find myself writing this letter to you at 1:35 a.m. on a Sunday. About a week ago I was asked if…
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My COVID story: An unprecedented conclusion
Hannah Keeney, senior psychological science major and president of the student body, discusses the loss felt by seniors as classes are moved online in their final semester as William Jewell College students. A Jewell staff member that I’ve spoken to recently implied that the emotional side of the impact that…
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My COVID story: Abandoned research and a hasty departure from Peru
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe, senior chemistry and communication major, describes a chaotic two days in Peru before her trip was cut short and she was obliged to either return to the United States or risk being stranded for an indefinite amount of time. On March 12 I departed Kansas City for Lima,…
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My COVID story: From Oxford to California
Isaac Chizhik, junior Oxbridge: Molecular Biology major, has been studying at Oxford’s St. Catherine’s College. A California native, Isaac has now returned to his home. Isaac shared his experience of identifying and reacting to the pandemic and his return home. “Needless to say, the current epidemic has confounded what would…
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My COVID story: Weathering the pandemic at Oxford University
Christina Kirk, junior international relations and Oxbridge: Institutions and Policy major, has been studying at Oxford’s Mansfield College. Because Kirk lives in New York – a COVID-19 epicenter – she is the only Oxbridge student who has stayed in residence in Oxford. “Over the 5-week break, I had planned to…
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My COVID story: Employment uncertainty and self-isolation
Hannah Payne, ‘17, writes about the struggles she has overcome throughout the past several weeks after having contact with a potential COVID-19 patient and being ordered to self-isolate. Payne describes the contrasting reactions from her two employers and the lessons she has learned in her first week of quarantine. My…
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