(Photo courtesy of TIME) “Colleges across the country have varying degrees of COVID-19 measures still in place.” Julie Sage Connector Contributor Everything feels like it’s returning to normal after COVID with only a few restrictions and protocols. Many people consider COVID over and no one really needs to worry about catching it anymore. However, COVID…
Study Abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell ) The pandemic put a halt to many programs and adaption was needed/curated. Kyra Barry Connector Editor With the pandemic ongoing, with no clear end yet in sight, UMass Lowell continues to function and provides many of its usual services, although in different capacities. One of their programs that is…
The impact of remote learning on elementary school students in Lowell
(Photo courtesy of Getty Images) Remote learning rose to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in 2020. Jessica Shomphe Connector Contributor Students in Lowell were fully online from March 2020 until April 2021. This was a trying year for teachers and students alike. In an interview, Shannon Flahive, a third grade teacher from the…
The importance of equitably distributed vaccines amidst the Corona virus Pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Thirdway.org) With the Corona-virus pandemic still on going, the question and concern over the equitable distribution of the vaccine is an ever-growing and pressing issue. Kyra Barry Connector Staff COVID-19 spurred a global pandemic that has struck the United States particularly hard. As of February 2021, cases have reached 27 million in…
How remote learning is affecting higher education according to students and professors
(Photo courtesy of Ridofranz/Getty Images) Timothy Delay Connector Contributor Every aspect of human life has changed as a result of the pandemic. For students, this change is seen in-part through a web camera and a computer screen. Although some universities have begun holding in-person classes, UMass Lowell is only conducting essential lab work to be…
College advising amid a Global Pandemic
(Photo courtesy of Umass Lowell Graduate, Online & Professional Studies website) Photo shows a drawing of three books stacked on top of each other with a digital mouse in the right hand corner to showcase the evolving nature of online advising. Victor Martinez Connector Contributor The surge of COVID-19 has had an unparalleled impact on…
Op-ed: Massachusetts sees a spike in COVID-19 cases and it will not stop till we do more
(CDC/Unsplash) Matthew Micale Connector Staff As of Oct. 28, Massachusetts has had a total of 153,000 coronavirus cases. Of these cases, close to 10,000 have resulted in deaths. This past week, there was a recent spike of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts with over 1,000 new cases per day. This is amid social distancing guidelines and…
