It took two months for COVID-19 to seem real for most of us on this campus. It’s taken less than five days for it to turn us inside out and upside down. What felt last Wednesday as more of a formality than a shock to the system (President Parham’s email announcing three days of canceled classes […]
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UCI Cancels Commencement Due to Coronavirus. Will Other Universities Follow?
Screenshot image from University of California, Irvine’s website. University of California, Irvine, cancelled commencement earlier today in precaution of the coronavirus and other universities may soon follow, including CSUDH. The UCI Office of the Vice Chancellor Student Affairs shared a message on their Twitter regarding how the coronavirus will affect their campus in terms of […]
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Cal State Long Beach Suspends Face-to-Face Classes; CSUDH Discussing Contingency Plans
Photo By Nova Blanco-Rico By Robert Rios, Co-News Editor Cal State Long Beach this morning became the latest–and closest to CSUDH–university to announce it is suspending face-to-face classes out of concern over the coronavirus. According to the campus’ alerts page, the school is canceling in-person classes Thursday to Tuesday and will begin alternative or online […]
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CSUDH Academic Senate Informed of Campus Plans to Prepare for any Virus Outbreak
By Robert Rios , News Editor Although it wasn’t on the agenda, the coronavirus and, more importantly, steps that the university is taking to protect against any possible outbreak on campus, topped last Wednesday’s Academic Senate meeting. President Thomas A. Parham asked the senate to veer from the scheduled agenda so he could share information on […]
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Preparation, not Panic: It’s Going to Take a Hands-on Approach for Everyone
Photo By Nova Blanco-Rico By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor With the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus topping 100,000 worldwide, including 250 in the United States, the University of Washington announcing today that is moving to online classes only until at least March 20, and three UCLA students currently self-isolating off campus as they await word whether they are […]