Debra McRoberts Outreach Coordinator Although I completely understand the importance of masks, it does make everyday tasks a bit more difficult, and many agree that masks are an inconvenience in our day to day life. I personally struggle with masks as I work at Hy-Vee serving Chinese food [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The last few months have been hard for everyone, and to be honest I don’t think anyone thought we wouldn’t return to campus until the end of August when we left for spring break last March. Many of us lost jobs, have had to deal with food insecurities [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]During the aftermath of the derecho last month, many had lost power and access to internet. While most had power restored by the start of the fall semester, many students are still without internet. With most classes being held online, both completely and partially, it has become difficult [Continue Reading »]
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You may have seen plenty of advertising lately for the fairly new streaming service, ‘HBO Max’, one of many streaming services flooding the market as television companies adapt to stream rather than broadcast. Recently, HBO Max has taken some moves in censoring or altering the content in their [Continue Reading »]
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It’s easy to roll the recent events of this year up into a blanket and say, “We have come close to TOTAL WAR (Persian gulf crisis with Iran), experienced an APOCALYPTIC virus (COVID-19), been fearful of MURDER hornets (Asian giant hornets), and now hear almost daily about protests and [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]On Thursday, May 7, 2020, Kirkwood’s counselors Angie Ziesman Weiler and Mary Gesing held a Zoom meeting where students received advice for not only dealing with the stress of finals, but the stress we’ll have in the future. I believe they did an excellent job presenting ways of [Continue Reading »]
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Following our changing routines due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, college students globally have been impacted substantially and are learning online in order to adapt. Here is how some of our peers at Kirkwood have handled the unique challenges from quarantine to online classes. Luke Ockerlander, Liberal Arts [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Given the current state of the world, a number of occupations are being put in the spotlight more than ever before. The most notable are healthcare workers, and rightfully so. They are putting their lives at risk in order to provide the best possible care. Others include grocery store [Continue Reading »]
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Released on March 20th, the same day as, ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’, was a game that was equally hyped, ‘Doom Eternal’. Just by the name, you can already tell that this game is not for the faint-hearted. ‘Doom’ itself has had a history of success and influence since [Continue Reading »]
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The Shamrock Shake is a delicious treat that is hard to beat. It has had a rich history in the McDonald’s franchise as a celebratory menu item for St. Patrick’s Day ever since 1970. Interestingly, the shake used to have its very own McDonald’s mascot named Uncle O’ [Continue Reading »]
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