When Jenny Simrell ’25 tested positive for covid-19 on Sept. 5, she wasn’t sure what the protocols were for St. Joe’s community members who contract the virus.
After her positive...
As we enter into the fall and winter months, illnesses are beginning to surge, and covid-19 is no different. Covid has remained a current and ever-looming threat for many people, but for those whose concerns...
Where can I order at-home covid-19 tests?
Free at-home covid-19 tests can be ordered from the Biden administration’s website, covidtests.gov. Orders are expected to ship in seven to 12 days via the...
The spring semester began with new masking requirements, and free masks, as a new covid-19 variant, omicron, caused a surge in cases across the country.
All members of the university community could...
Covid-19 vaccine mandates cause controversy
Vaccine mandates in the U.S. are as old as the country itself. In 1777, George Washington mandated that all his soldiers get the smallpox vaccine, and subsequent...
Sometimes I think about what my life would be like if the coronavirus pandemic never existed.
It is amazing to think that it has changed the course of everyone’s lives, no matter where they live or...
Kevin Villec ’23 contracted covid-19 in February, but he never seemed to fully recover. His biggest complaint was shortness of breath.
“One day I was walking around the city, just a couple blocks,...
GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’24 & CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK
REPORTING: EDDIE DAOU ’22
SOURCES: Aug. 23 University Announcement from Cary Anderson, Ed.D., vice president for Student Life and associate...
We need to take precautions to operate in-person
When St. Joe’s announced over the summer that the upcoming fall semester would be conducted fully in-person, many within the campus community were excited....
The need to quarantine and social distance over the last year has resulted in the loss of a sense of community on campus, especially in many campus organizations. The fall 2021 semester has allowed for...
As students and faculty move through the third week of fall 2021, students are adjusting to fully on-ground, face-to-face learning after almost one year of online and socially distant classes. For students...
When the pandemic first began, I remember the term “new normal” was constantly ringing in my ear. Our “new normal” included socially distancing, limiting contact with our peers, using Zoom way...
