We have all had to put up with a lot of inconveniences during the height of the pandemic. Wearing a mask in class, Zooming into three lectures a day, staying inadvertently trapped in your dorm for a week: These are just some of the hardships we have had inflicted on us (or have inflicted on… Continue reading One pandemic perk that should stick around post-COVID
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Lessons from the pandemic: density may be the best policy
In the last hundred years, the name of the game in housing and work has been density. Since 2007, more people globally live in the world’s urban centers than outside of them. In America specifically, that number goes up to 80%. Higher density urban development has come with some costs, like increases in rent across… Continue reading Lessons from the pandemic: density may be the best policy
Fine Arts Gallery features faculty artwork
The UTM Fine Arts Gallery is currently hosting an exhibit titled “Made in Quarantine,” which features artwork made by faculty members in the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts who found creative inspiration even through the pandemic. Gallery visitors can see artwork such as ceramics, fibers, paintings, graphic design creations and digital projections by faculty… Continue reading Fine Arts Gallery features faculty artwork
Keeping Spiritual Doors Open
This area, along with the rest of America and the rest of the world for that matter, has never faced anything quite like this. With quarantines, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders everything in life has become so uncertain lately. Businesses are closed, restaurants are only doing carry out, and churches have even closed their doors.… Continue reading Keeping Spiritual Doors Open
Weekly Viewpoints: O muh-muh-muh-my, coronavirus
Well, this week has been a rather dramatic chapter in the coronavirus saga. We started this week as a relatively normal return after spring break, and we are ending it as temporary online students with UTM closed for three weeks. Across the country, things aren’t looking much better. Coronavirus has spread to 47 states as… Continue reading Weekly Viewpoints: O muh-muh-muh-my, coronavirus