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Cutting Distractions While Working From Home
By: Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu With the current number of global confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, already past 1.5 million and deaths swiftly rising to 100,000, it is extremely important to limit exposure by…
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Fear and Loathing in St. Louis: The Life and Times of an “Essential Employee”
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu On March 20, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued his necessary stay-at-home order for the state of Illinois, which closed all nonessential businesses throughout the state to stop the spread of COVID-19. Shortly…
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The Planned Online Classes Happening Throughout the United States
By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu According to Lewis and Clark’s website, since March 20, 2020 the governor ordered the state of Illinois, including Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) to close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday…
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No Child Left Hungry During this Pandemic
By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu The statewide mandated school closing issued by Governor J.B. Pritzker’s directive to limit the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a dramatic change for students within the Alton Public School…
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Amazon’s Shipping Times Heavily Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu The shipping times for tech giant Amazon (which for their Prime service has promised to have two-day shipping) has jumped dramatically because of the recent outbreak of COVID-19. The shipping times…
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Queer Dating Stories: Cheating is Never the Answer
By Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu Coming to terms with one’s sexuality is at times a long and exhausting process. It took me many years to completely accept myself, and try to venture into the dating world.…
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L&C Student Trustee Election 2020
Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu The deadline to enter the race for Lewis and Clark Community College’s (L&C) student trustee position ended at noon on Friday, March 13. The upcoming election is an important event that…
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Open Letter to The Jerk Who Thinks It’s Okay to Ridicule Disabled People
Ashtyn Britt abritt@lc.edu I really wish I did not have to write this. You would think now that we are all adults in college and working toward our own individual and collective future, that…
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Take the 2020 Census; It’s More than a Headcount
Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu “Data collected in the census will inform the distribution of more than $675 billion in federal funds to states and communities each year for things like infrastructure, health care, and food…