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5 In-Home Ways to Stay Active

April 13, 2020 By Azayla Rodriguez Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way everyone is living their daily lives. Due to the pandemic, people are suggested to stay at home in quarantine, practice social distancing, and avoid as much interaction with others as possible. However, this does not interrupt staying mentally and physically active. Below are 5 ways one can stay active while being in the house.

Filed Under: Opinion/Editorial Tagged With: COVID-19

COVID-19: Through The Eyes of Boomers

April 13, 2020 By Cierra Franklin Leave a Comment

Generation X, Millennials, and Gen.Z have taken to various social media platforms to express their thoughts and feelings on how they are staying safe, their coping mechanisms, and how they are acclimating to the new normal in an on-the-go America. However, there seems to be little coverage on Corona through the eyes of Boomers, so here are the thoughts and experiences of 5 Boomers.

Filed Under: News, Opinion/Editorial Tagged With: coronavirus

Hey 2020 Presidential Candidates, Time Is Up For Private Correctional Facilities

April 13, 2020 By Cierra Franklin Leave a Comment

From Orange Is The New Black, to Locked Up, to Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons, it is clear that Americans have an affinity for crime-based shows, and media streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu are catering to the wants and needs of the masses. For many, the grittiness and rawness of the hour-long shows, keep many entertained and coming back for more each week. However, for those “inside” those sixty minutes are more like six years and do not come with a remote to change the channel or disconnect from the dysfunction. For inmates at incentivized correctional institutions, it is no walk in the park and the only silver lining for them is defunding private correctional facilities, a five billion sector.

Filed Under: Opinion/Editorial Tagged With: prison

How College Students are handling the stress of COVID-19

April 13, 2020 By Marissa Brown 1 Comment

Before, Kemp issued a statewide quarantine, many people were already socially distancing and self-quarantining. This is due to many people being aware, before Kemp’s address, that COVID-19 can be spread by asymptomatic people. Now that Kemp has forced non-essential workers to return home it has caused a great deal of stress for college students.

Filed Under: Campus Life, Opinion/Editorial Tagged With: college students, coronavirus

Help Out Your Local Animal Shelters

April 13, 2020 By Destiny Clay Leave a Comment

On March 27, news articles announced that the first animal had caught the virus. A cat in Belgium that more than likely caught the virus from a human. There is no actual evidence that humans can contract the virus from animals but ever since this news was heard worldwide, people have begun to turn their backs to their furry companions.

Filed Under: Opinion/Editorial Tagged With: animals, cats, help

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