Unfortunately, self-isolation has given us a very long list of things that we can’t do as well as tons of extra time and nothing to do with it. So what can you…
Author: Maddie Dawson
Online learning: an inconvenience or an opportunity?
Beds. Kitchen tables. Backyards. For the Spring 2020 academic term, these have become our classrooms. Students are rolling out of bed at 8:55 a.m. to catch the first 9 a.m. class, eating…
Mercersburg across time zones: voices of students
Compiled by Lian Wang ’21 and Zain Qureshi ’22 Opinion Editors We asked students in times zones across the world the following questions: What time zone are you in? When in the…
Some reasons to smile
Katrina Lovegren ’21 Front Page Editor For nearly two months, the world has been fully in the hands of the coronavirus pandemic. It seems virtually impossible to escape the haunting reality of…
Cooking through quarantine
Maggie Betkowski ’21 Arts Editor Having more time due to being stuck in quarantine has given many the opportunity to use food as a way to cope and connect to family. Especially…
Missing sports during quarantine? Try esports
Henry O’Brien News Reporter Like most television stations during the COVID-19 outbreak, ESPN, the self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports, has had to change what they present on their network. With every sporting…
Adapting to visual arts online
Emma Shuford ’22 Arts Editor Online visual arts courses present many challenges for students and faculty as they navigate the absence of materials and lack of in-person interaction. However, online learning has…
Is the coronavirus infecting our election?
Carina Cole ’22 Features Editor The coronavirus pandemic has had a tremendous impact on almost all aspects of life in the United States. In addition to obvious negative effects on day-to-day lives,…
Superheroes wear masks
Alexa Marsh ’21 News Reporter As the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 800,000 and the death toll continues to surge, the Center for Disease Control and…
March Sadness
John Xu ’22 Sports Editor The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the largest athletic event in the world, was scheduled to take place this summer. On March 24, amid increasing pressure from athletes…