The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many aspects of daily life by bringing about unexpected societal outcomes, such as the notable increase in sexual violence. Domestic abuse is becoming increasingly prevalent during the pandemic, a consequence of the many stay-at-home orders instituted throughout the past year. As people face worsening…
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Vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 variants
As we pass the one-year mark of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate, causing variant strains to emerge and spread across the globe. Currently, the main coronavirus variants of concern have been identified as originating in Britain, South Africa, Brazil and California. COVID-19 vaccines scheduled to be approved at the end…
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Opinion: The normal that we miss
The idea of normal has been thrown around a lot in the last year since our world was upended by COVID-19. What was our normal before the pandemic anyways, and how should we even begin to consider what our return to it will look like? I think my perception of…
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Call Your Mother: Yes, being a college student really is harder this year
I had a meeting with one of my favorite professors a few weeks ago. We started the meeting with the usual pleasantries and questions about how things are going. I told her they were going surprisingly well. I was ahead of schedule on multiple projects, had just gotten a good…
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Jewell hosts vaccination clinic, plans to enter new phase of pandemic response with Operation Resurgent Campus
With vaccine eligibility extended to some 880,000 Missourians under activation of Phase 2 of Missouri’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, William Jewell College partnered with Cobblestone Family Health to host a vaccination clinic for members of the local community and newly eligible Jewell employees March 29. In total, volunteers from Jewell, Cobblestone…
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Key provisions of the American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by President
After weeks of debate, President Biden officially signed his historic $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The massive financial relief package is the first major piece of legislation that President Biden signed into law. As the pandemic still rages on across the country and globe, the bill was designed to be…
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Unsolicited Advice: Leave campus for the day
Once again, no one asked, but I have thoughts to share. My unsolicited advice is to get off William Jewell College’s campus for the day. Go. Leave. I’ll even drive you. There are certainly perks to going to a small school – the strong student-teacher connections, the opportunity to establish…
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Opinion: We connected while staying apart
I used to never get phone calls – maybe one every couple of months if I was lucky. But at the time, it didn’t matter how often my phone rang because I was always hearing other people’s voices, talking to them face-to-face. I would get text messages like “hey how…
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Third coronavirus vaccine approved by FDA
On Feb. 27, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued another emergency use authorization for a coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. This is the third COVID-19 vaccine that has been approved by the FDA for emergency use. With the approval, hopes rise for expanded vaccine outreach.…
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