Dear Online Classes, You Will Be Missed
"Subject: A Message from Chancellor Subbaswamy about Fall Operating Plans" April 22, 2021 Dear Campus Community, As we prepare for a return...
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How to Keep Going the Rest of This Academic Year
This past academic year has been challenging for everyone, to stay the least. Coming up on one year of online classes, I’ve been really...
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Why I Think Online Learning Helped Me Grow
As much as I’m so ready to be done with Zoom classes, I can’t help but notice how this kind of educational environment has really changed...
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Why I Still Recommend Online Study Abroad
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world, my fear and anxiety, if I could pursue my exchange program in Sweden, got bigger...
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Finding Motivation During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Quarantine fatigue has made it extremely difficult for finding the motivation and energy to get things done. After over a year of lockdown...
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From "Zoomversity" Back to In-Person Anxiety
After having “Zoomversity” for over a year now, I have gotten used to waking up five minutes before class, logging onto my computer, and...
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5 Virtual School Must-Haves
Since the onset of COVID-19, my college experience has been fully remote. As an international student from Seoul, this caused a major shift...
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How to Stay Productive Over the Summer
Whether you have a job lined up for the upcoming summer break or twenty-four hours of free time that you want to fill in a way that doesn't...
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Student Fee Petitions
Even before the decision from the University of St Andrews to fully cancel in-person teaching following winter break, there were numerous...
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College + Pandemic = Intense Stress
Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some students were entering their first years of college, whereas others were finishing out...
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Navigating Online Classes From a Different Time Zone
At the start of the pandemic, I decided to fly to Germany to be closer to my family. My mother grew up in Germany and recently relocated...
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So Your College Cancelled Your Spring Break and You’re Experiencing Major Burnout
Being home for yet another semester of my college experience has taken an unanticipated toll on my wellbeing. While I am still hanging in...
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Adjusting After A Gap Quarter
Graduate admissions teams, do not read.
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Call Me by My Name
Here’s how I felt after abandoning my English name.
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When Life Gave us Online Classes, I Moved Cross Country to Colorado... And These are the Lessons I Learned
The onset of covid marked a time of online classes, too much time indoors, and excessive tik tok binges. I was in an endless loop of...
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Items to Help Relieve Physical Stress From Online Classes
In the time of online classes, our time on our computers takes up most of our days. With class, homework, meetings for clubs, and events...
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What 2020 Could Have Been (& Moving On)
March 16, 2020. The day that quarantine ended our year on an empty pause. 2020 became an introspective year for everyone around the world...
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Finding Solace in Walks
We’re over a month into the remote semester now, which means that my fatigue levels are relatively high. Taking four online classes can be...
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An Honest Account of A Remote, Sleep-Deprived Student
The shrill blare of the alarm, unfortunately, wakes me up. I reluctantly roll out of bed saying a bitter farewell to my growing collection...
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Setting Boundaries and Restoring Work-Life Balance in the Zoom Era
I think it’s funny that our first mini-break (singular day off) nearly coincides with the one year anniversary of the country going into...
