Empty performance halls don’t have to mean empty hearts — music professors discuss how virtual concerts can provide a (albeit different) sense of community.
Tag: Quarantine
A campus ‘bubble’: What you need to know about Pomona’s reopening plans
Pomona College administrators answered questions about a possible on-campus spring 2021 semester at virtual town halls Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
With competition on hold, athletic departments zero in on student-athletes’ mental health
With competition still on pause, 5C athletic departments are as focused on student-athletes’ mental health as much as their physical health.
Assorted novelties: A literary reflection on Beston’s ‘The Outermost House’
Book columnist Anna Solomon ’23 reflects on Henry Beston’s “The Outermost House” and how it gave her a better sense of place in quarantine.
OPINION: By disappointing overseas returnees, Beijing fails its second battle against COVID-19
With tens of thousands of students returning to China after fleeing COVID-19 abroad, the Chinese government is taking strenuous measures to prevent them from reintroducing coronavirus. Rather than setting returnees up for criticism and bullying, China must bear the undeniable responsibility of accommodating its own citizens.
Humans of Mudd: Capturing community in the time of coronavirus
Social media account Humans of Mudd is spotlighting the familiar faces of Harvey Mudd College as students and staff feel the lack of on-campus run-ins that are inherent to on-campus life.
The quarantine chronicles: Ponderings on loss and leaving home for college
Jessica Shen-Wachter SC ’23 reflects on her weeks at home since her first year of college life was interrupted by a pandemic. “Though many stressors are very present in my life because of COVID-19, separation from my moms and my sister isn’t one of them. For better or for worse, time feels almost suspended in this moment of almost soothing monotony,” she writes.
Dancing through a pandemic: Pair of CCBDC dancers find dancefloor on Instagram
Amidst social distancing, Alana Weiss PO ’22 and Christina Dong PO ’22 share choreography they’ve learned online to connect with friends.
What TSLikes to eat: Senior staff’s best meals in isolation
The Student Life’s senior staff suggests their go-to meals to comfort any social distancing woes, from smoothie bowls to matzo brei.
The quarantine chronicles: My 11 days of self-isolation
Jaimie Ding SC ’21 documents the bores and the pleasantries of her self-imposed quarantine at home in Vancouver, Washington. “I realize that without any responsibilities or human beings to interact with, I no longer have to abide by societal norms of when to eat or when to sleep,” she recounts.