By Jade Leah Burns, Student Writer The Promise Office hosted a virtual event to discuss leadership skills. The event had two seatings on Zoom, Tuesday, March 31 and Friday, April 3, and was led by student Daylen Orlick. Five participants attended the event which was open to students on the…
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By Jade Leah Burns, Staff Writer During the Covid-19 pandemic, people on all social media platforms have been participating in social media challenges as a way to keep themselves entertained. These challenges consist of people who took part in a task, posted a video of themselves doing it, and tagged…
By Helen Flores, Staff Writer Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Easter Sunday and Passover were celebrated in rare form. Some students made the trip home after spring break to social-distance with their families and loved ones, but large gatherings and celebrations like Sunday Mass and Seders were off-limits. Easter is a…
By Alexandra Ferragamo, Staff Writer Central Park’s East Meadow was converted into a field hospital with 68 beds to help New York City battle the number of new coronavirus cases overwhelming its healthcare system. Central Park, a staple attraction of the Big Apple, along with the 1,800,000-square-foot Jacob K. Javits…
By Helen Flores, Staff Writer Due to the spread of COVID-19, the majority of campus has closed for safety and precautionary reasons. For international students, this news made them face a difficult decision, whether they should stay on campus or return home overseas. When the news about campus closing was…
By Jillian Mehta, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Tai Rosten, an undeclared freshman, transgender student, faces her deadname everyday in order to access her school services and accounts. Her daily struggles are unique, unlike those encountered by students who were born comfortably in their own skin, and only a few…
By Leah Arroyo, Staff Writer Just because students aren’t on campus, doesn’t mean clubs and events aren’t still happening. The Promise Office holds weekly virtual events via Zoom, and clubs have begun to host meetings over the online platform. One of the many clubs on campus still holding meetings is…
By Tiana Ono, Staff Writer With the outbreak of COVID-19, everyone is encouraged to stay indoors unless going out for essential purposes only. Because of this, people are now indoors for the majority of everyday throughout the week. Unless students have access to a personal gym, it may be difficult…
By Alexandra Ferragamo, Staff Writer Since in person classes ceased, several majors were impacted for various reasons. Health Science majors do not have access to laboratories and theatre majors cannot use the school’s stages to perform. One major that was greatly affected was game design. “Right now, we are using…
By Emma Robinson, Staff Writer As universities around the country transition to an online format, a new problem has developed, getting in the way of students’ education. That problem is a practice known as Zoom…