The world as we know it is in a state of disarray as the COVID-19 pandemic has completely uprooted our way of life. The pandemic has led to many changes in society including the hated imposition of social distancing and the lockdown that California and many other states face at the moment.
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Amidst the COVID-19 madness, many people in America fear for their well-being and future. One of the groups most often overlooked during this pandemic is the homeless. COVID-19 will continue to have a huge affect on the homeless population in America if this issue isn’t properly addressed. The U.S. must do more than just address the problems...
As a university student in America when COVID-19 struck, my mind was elsewhere. It was nearing finals week and the end of a rough winter quarter, all news concerning the coronavirus seemed rather far removed from my own little bubble. In fact, it was not until the state’s public university systems began...
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Two months ago, when news first broke of the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 throughout Wuhan, China, the rest of the world flooded the internet with xenophobic memes mocking the crisis; today, it is abundantly clear that this is a global crisis that no corner of the world is...
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Spring quarter is a thrilling time for any college student, but it is especially thrilling for students who are about to graduate. It is a time to get one last laugh in with friends, stress over finals and enjoy the chaos of campus...
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This past week, the U.S. has topped China and Italy in total confirmed cases of COVID-19, officially making the U.S. the leader in confirmed cases during the global outbreak. In the midst of all of the chaos, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted nearly 3,000 points, the largest point...
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Coronavirus has rocked the world. Everyday we are updated constantly on statistics, addresses from officials and our employers. But people shouldn’t forget that the rising numbers of cases and deaths in our country and other countries each represent a real person who is sick. Real people are dying. I,...
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Regardless of quality, reality television is alive and well — just this year, Netflix released several new reality shows that gained significant audience and media attention. They’ve recently tapped into a gold mine that traditional networks have had a stake in for over decades; though looked down upon by most...
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Country music is the ideal genre for commenting on social issues giving a voice to sidelined populations
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As one of the most popular music genres in the United States, country music has a particularly long history of representing...
After a grim warning by top CDC official Dr. Anthony Fauci that a coronavirus outbreak in the United States was inevitable, there are now at least 536 confirmed cases with 22 deaths at time of writing. Around the world, the virus has rapidly spread and has now infected over 97,000 people in...