Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, thousands gathered in Brooklyn on June 2 to peacefully protest the murder of George Floyd in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” social justice movement.
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In light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the social unrest it has unleashed, President Gibson released a statement responding to these events on The King’s College Instagram account on Monday which sparked an uprising of students and alumni demanding that the school remove Reagan as a House namesake immediately.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced American life to look quite different over the past few months, and among these visible differences are new ways people have found to celebrate birthdays in quarantine.
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Yes, I understand that a new process has been created by the NRC in which current and incoming students within a house may opt to change houses. Regardless, the college administration’s choice to not remove Reagan as a House Namesake is at best, a wasted opportunity, and at worst, a cowardly decision.
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AUBURN, Nebraska – Along Highways 136 and 75 in the cornfields of Nebraska, lies the small town of Auburn. Boasting a population of about 3,500, Auburn has always been a busy town for its size, full of thriving, locally-owned businesses.
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I’ve heard each of these phrases from my own family and friends. And as a college student diagnosed with clinical depression, my interpretation of their words came subconsciously, regardless of their intent.
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PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Amid the novel Coronavirus pandemic, many small businesses and restaurants are choosing to close their doors. Aunt Catfish’s on the River, located in Port Orange, Fla., is an anomaly to that trend.
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Students signed up for a four-year, in-person experience but found themselves back at home and taking virtual classes this past semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An ode to what could have been… for The King’s College Class of 2020.
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The campus closure and move to online classes due to the novel coronavirus was a difficult adjustment for most students — but it has been an especially trying time for King’s seniors.
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Racial tensions are part of America’s history and experience as a melting pot. This time, they are exacerbated by the Coronavirus that is sweeping through the U.S. and the world. The Coronavirus emerged originally from Wuhan, China, according to early news and government reports. As a result, Asians are suffering in the court of perceptions and public relations.
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Laying in my bed with a high fever and cough, I surrendered to the idea of living my worst fear—having the coronavirus.
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NEW YORK, NY—King’s alum, Victoria Bevill, and senior, Jonathon Keeler, married amid the novel coronavirus pandemic just four weeks after a quarantine had been set in place in the state of New York.
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LONDON–Through the locked doors of The Prince of Greenwich and past a sign that warned customers of the pandemic shuttering the pub, Pietro La Rosa poured wine and handed out garlic knots. Only staff and a few regulars were invited to this party with a purpose: drain the last of the beer together before it spoiled under the tepidity of social distancing. (The pub still lost 30 liters of beer.)
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Moving to New York City one of my parents’ first concerns was making sure that I was going to stay safe. I always laughed and said that they didn’t need to worry about me, that “I was a big girl now.” I laughed when my grandpa gave me a taser as one of Christmas gifts and when my grandma gave me two containers of self-defense pepper spray.
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At the end of last month, a record high of 6.6 million people applied for unemployment in a single week. Those who have lost their jobs suffer the most immediate consequences of this, but the situation shapes up to be troubling for another group of people as well: college seniors looking to enter the job market later this year.
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